So, the app explodes in size, and since almost no app provides a "clear cache/temp" feature, apps grow til you are crashing routinely. While iOS may clear some space when it feels like it, I have a monthly routine of deleting and reinstalling a slew of apps which take up gigs of space on the device after usage, even though they are just showing data stored on a server. I know, I shouldn't have to worry about this, th…
iOS cleans up Caches/tmp directory, it it needs space. https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/Fi... > "Note that the system may delete the Caches/ directory to free up disk space, so your app must be able to re-create or download these files as needed." > tmp: "however, the system may purge this directory when your app is not running."
Re: Xcode 8.3 produces binaries 3x larger than Xcode 8.2.1
#141But system controlled garbage collection is great until it's not. When I need space, I need it now, not when system decides I do. We've seen it with Java, and now with iOS. Yet another thing that iOS does on my behalf that I may wish to do myself.