Not every app is well designed. With almost 3 million apps in the Play Store and countless more that you can sideload from other sources, there are bound to be a few stinkers. And many of them work horribly with RAM.
Poor memory management by apps hurts everyone. Whether you have a budget phone with 4 GB or less of RAM or a flagship with 8+ GB, when just one app consumes more memory than necessary, the whole system can slow down. Fortunately, most Android devices have a built-in tool that helps with this problem.
Method 1: Find Active Services
If your phone has Android 6.0 or higher, it has a pre-installed RAM manager. Known as Running Services, this menu shows all components of apps running in the background for an extended period of time.
Now open Developer Options and select "Run Services". There will be a list of background services and a bar chart showing the current RAM usage by apps. If at least 1/3 of your total RAM is free, you probably don't have a memory problem and the slowdown you're experiencing is slightly different. However, if you are below this threshold, you have found your problem.
Select an app from the worst consumer (which is at the top of the list). Depending on the app, you will see & # 39; Stop & # 39; or & # 39; Settings & # 39 ;. "Stop" simply terminates the service, and tapping "Settings" redirects you to the corresponding "App Info" page in Settings where you can delete the problematic app or force quit.
Samsung Galaxy users can access another tool, Device Maintenance. Under Settings -> Device maintenance -> Memory you will find the currently available RAM for your device. Samsung suggests apps that you are not using or that are problematic, and list them here under the "Clean Now" button. However, you don't want to use this button to free up space as this won't fix the problem. Instead, use this information to snooze or uninstall the affected apps.
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