topic Re: How to reduce RAM usage in XPERIA archive

How to reduce RAM usage

ramsagar — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:30:30 GMT

Hi Sony,

Is there any way to reduce RAM usage? My phone is Xperia P . In settings every time i find ram usage is above 550 - 600MB and free memory will about 150 - 200. Is there any solution for this?. Iam using ICS

Regards,

Sagar.

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

Miltos95 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:41:23 GMT

Hello Sagar.

Mind looking the Apps that are running in the Background? It's in Settings > Apps > Running.

Disable the Apps that you don't use :smileyhappy:.

P.S. I'm getting about 350MB RAM free, maybe less.

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

rajbabur — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:43:13 GMT

Yes, Killing unwanted apps will reduce the RAM, Easy way to know the open apps is by holding Home button for few seconds, It shows open apps, Just drag a app towards right or left will remove the app from the phone.

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

Miltos95 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:45:14 GMT

It doesn't close every app but it helps a bit i guess! I do the same :smileysilly:.

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

Uliwooly — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 18:08:44 GMT

do NOT use taskillers, this will close an app, yes but this app will be re-open, thus draining more battery, also it will make Android unstable.

you do NOT need taskillers, once Android needs extra RAM it will stop unused apps.

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unrelated topic, if you have some time please check this thread

http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/244522#244522

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

Miltos95 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:27:01 GMT

Oh thanks for reminding me that lol.
Forgot to give this link here too.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=678205

Might help some people understand how android works and why they shouldn't terminate the apps using task killers.

Edit: Here's another one that explains how the android handles the Apps and which of them will have to be terminated first.
Right under the "Illustration of the RAM usage"
"When running low on RAM..."

http://developer.sonymobile.com/2012/03/30/learn-about-the-technical-differences-between-gingerbread-and-ics/

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

Uliwooly — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:33:44 GMT

great link.

when I had my first Xperia (X10) a taskiller was a must, since Sony had quite a buggy Android (1.6) but now you don't need that, but sony should improve a LOT more.

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

Miltos95 — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 21:47:19 GMT

Right, my brother's X10 mini pro was in the need for a Task Killer too.
I don't see a reason of having a task killer on a Phone with 1GB Ram... Except for using it as a "Quick-Access Running Applications List", see about how much Ram and maybe the CPU. Other than that they seem useless to me. Also ICS does pretty good his job at Memory Managing.

Re: How to reduce RAM usage

Uliwooly — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:09:19 GMT

I agree, I hope that Sony add the Xperia T/TX/TL task manager to all Xperias