Absolutely it&#x27;s dead as the default. Storage is for app repositories, i.e. software which tunes into the cloud which hosts actual data.<p>Note that&#x27;s the default. It&#x27;s still optional (e.g. pay $100-200 more for more storage, or buy seemingly increasingly more niche phones that offer SD card slots).<p>And of course the age old alternative, which is making a compromise. i.e. not store all and any music, video, photo etc on your insta-use phone. Instead keep old albums on an external drive in your home, just like movies you&#x27;ve already seen or movies you won&#x27;t get to anytime soon. Or albums you rarely listen to. Compromise.