With iCloud, you can flip on a setting to optimize your storage, which frees up space on your device.īut not everyone wants to pay for iCloud’s expanded storage, which can get a bit pricey in comparison with other solutions. There are actually a number of applications that do something similar these days, in addition to the native support provided by Apple’s iCloud Photo Library. With the debut of a new app for iOS called Avast Photo Space, the company is now aiming to help users free up storage on their devices by moving full-res photos to the cloud service of users’ choice, while optimizing those photos remaining on the device.
The 25-year old software maker still claims 230 million individuals and businesses using its security applications for mobile and PC, including anti-virus, VPN utilities and other programs, but today it’s expanding into a new direction: photo management. Avast is a company best known for its security software, but the days where everyone’s first download to their Windows PC is an anti-virus program are fading into the past.