processes in RAM memory

[azzido]

Hello everyone.
Can anyone please explain the following?

As I go to settings --> Applications --> Running and select any application and click "Stop" the application will be stopped and wiped out from RAM memory. In this case amount of available memory will increase, for example if I had 1.1GB of RAM free and the app I stopped was 100MB I will have 1.2GB of free RAM now. It is fine.

But while being in "Running" tab, as I click on "Show running processes" and will do the same operation (stop an application that was taking as well 100MB) I will have 1.0GB of free RAM. How come?

Can anyone please explain?

[HussainQuadri]

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@azzido wrote:
Hello everyone.
Can anyone please explain the following?

As I go to settings --> Applications --> Running and select any application and click "Stop" the application will be stopped and wiped out from RAM memory. In this case amount of available memory will increase, for example if I had 1.1GB of RAM free and the app I stopped was 100MB I will have 1.2GB of free RAM now. It is fine.

But while being in "Running" tab, as I click on "Show running processes" and will do the same operation (stop an application that was taking as well 100MB) I will have 1.0GB of free RAM. How come?

Can anyone please explain?

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Happens sometimes if you kill an app that was idle (not using much RAM). When killed, it probably becomes 'awake' increases RAM usage then terminates.

[azzido]

Once I killed one app from processes, it is called "jakdojade.pl" and saw i was cut from 1.3GB to over 800MB of RAM. I thought "holly.... "! But slowlyvit returned me part of it I guess (what I saw) but was not monitoring it for long. You mean there is no point to kill this processes but only active apps?

To clarify I am not trying to kill it to have more free RAM, only because I noticed some apps even in idle as the one I mentioned are draining my batteey a lot. And "jakdojade.pl" is a good example, it requires Internet connection to work, also GPS, integration with Google Maps and that's wht it is rather demanding. Probably bad developed as it drains my battery (was on 1st place in battery usege even before the screen) after i closed it...

[azzido]

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[HussainQuadri]

"Free RAM is wasted RAM"

[azzido]

yes, it's wasted, especially when app that is in RAM and not used (idle) is still taking a lot of battery because is ugly developed...