Samsung Galaxy s2.
Low RAM, Only (804mb)
I know that Candy Crush is RAM/memory hungry. And I know that my phone has low RAM.
When the app opens, it lags alot and mostly when i enter a level i have black background (not playable because jellies are not visible), very rarely it shows good background and jellies are visible (playable). The most recent update is more worse for phone as it don't even show jellies. The newer versions lags more and more.
I am using an old version now 1.57.0.3. It works almost smoothly but it has less features. I want to play on newer version of candy crush. Is there any way to trick the RAM or other android settings that make newer version of candy crush to load perfectly so that i have good background (not black)?
Simple answer is no. You will have to get a better device.
Its sad to hear that
May be some other developers know some way to do that
use ram expander to use sd card for more ram
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adeelraj said:
use ram expander to use sd card for more ram
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I downloaded ram expander from playstore but there was junk file cleaner and booster but nothing to increase ram
sadiqeen3210 said:
I downloaded ram expander from playstore but there was junk file cleaner and booster but nothing to increase ram
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Its because it is placbo. These apps target noobs that dont know any better. The reason this doesnt work is the way android loads the SDcard. It is loaded last long after ram is assigned.
sadiqeen3210 said:
I downloaded ram expander from playstore but there was junk file cleaner and booster but nothing to increase ram
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Trust me..
I stole my brothers credit card and downloaded ram expander.
These apps r bs.
The only way I can tell is disable/unistall unnecessary apps/bloats.
Force stop apps so that they can't run in background and eat ram.
Greenify is the best solution.
U can try gltools if u r rooted.
I don't know about Ur gpu,cpu but 804
mb is enough for this game.
zelendel said:
Its because it is placbo. These apps target noobs that dont know any better. The reason this doesnt work is the way android loads the SDcard. It is loaded last long after ram is assigned.
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What do you mean by placbo?
BatDroid said:
Trust me..
I stole my brothers credit card and downloaded ram expander.
These apps r bs.
The only way I can tell is disable/unistall unnecessary apps/bloats.
Force stop apps so that they can't run in background and eat ram.
Greenify is the best solution.
U can try gltools if u r rooted.
I don't know about Ur gpu,cpu but 804
mb is enough for this game.
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Hey BatDroid,
The one i downloaded from playstore was free. Here is the link (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ander&pcampaignid=APPU_1_xl5dV_-PK8Ova9_iguAL ) are you referring to same app or another?
BatDroid said:
Trust me..
I stole my brothers credit card and downloaded ram expander.
These apps r bs.
The only way I can tell is disable/unistall unnecessary apps/bloats.
Force stop apps so that they can't run in background and eat ram.
Greenify is the best solution.
U can try gltools if u r rooted.
I don't know about Ur gpu,cpu but 804
mb is enough for this game.
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I see more than 1/2 of ram is occupied. In order to do experiment with greenify. I want to know how which apps are occupying the ram and how much of it. How to know that?
And you can see gpu in google. My phone is samsung Galaxy SII plus (GT-I9105P) please see
I want to know how much ram each app is occupying. Is there any app that tell this
i am waiting for any assistance, please look into this tread for troubleshooting
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I have installed RAM Booster and ZD Box(task killer) to help free up RAM, however i feel that the RAM usage on my x10 is still too high.
On average the free RAM on my phone is between 40MB -60MB, is that normal?
My question is how else can i free RAM on my phone? will installing apps to SD Card help? Also my internal memory widget is reading "414MB used out of 465MB" thats sound too high. my phone feels laggy and ive even stopped using live wallpapers, sumtimes the phone would even reboot on its own but hasnt done so in a while.
if u install too much apps without using app2sd, its normal to have that amount of ram.. i recommend u to use link2sd, u can manually select apps to move to sd. bt make sure that dont move any widget apps to sdcard or else it will stop functioning and appearing in ur widget list
I use Advanced Task Killer, from the market.
That being said, Android naturally will kill processes and apps. It waits for a certain amount of time, or until the resources are needed elsewhere. You shouldn't have to wory about how much free ram you have available... Unlike Windows, Android will manage it all on it's own!
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I have installed RAM Booster and ZD Box(task killer) to help free up RAM, however i feel that the RAM usage on my x10 is still too high.
On average the free RAM on my phone is between 40MB -60MB, is that normal?
My question is how else can i free RAM on my phone? will installing apps to SD Card help? Also my internal memory widget is reading "414MB used out of 465MB" thats sound too high. my phone feels laggy and ive even stopped using live wallpapers, sumtimes the phone would even reboot on its own but hasnt done so in a while.
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Use auto memory manager free from market
Requires root and when set to aggressive free ram great
Doesn't eat battery as it isnt a task killer
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to OP i wish i am a mod so i can move your post to Q&A thread.. geezzzzz
Eddie_Brock said:
I use Advanced Task Killer, from the market.
That being said, Android naturally will kill processes and apps. It waits for a certain amount of time, or until the resources are needed elsewhere. You shouldn't have to wory about how much free ram you have available... Unlike Windows, Android will manage it all on it's own!
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then y does my phone feel laggy if u say android will manage processes on its own? im going to try "link2sd" now and see how it goes.
Free RAM is wasted RAM, why don't people get that?
theskeptic said:
Free RAM is wasted RAM, why don't people get that?
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not if it's causing his phone to reboot and have problems because he is using it all...
xcxa23 said:
if u install too much apps without using app2sd, its normal to have that amount of ram.. i recommend u to use link2sd, u can manually select apps to move to sd. bt make sure that dont move any widget apps to sdcard or else it will stop functioning and appearing in ur widget list
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link2sd is telling me i need to partition my sd fisrt and im not sure how to, im going to try apps2ds
First i don't this is a place to post such question, there is a section called Q&A.
Second, i recommend using AutoKiller Memory Optimizer, it's super amazing and very essential app for me. I get usually more than 100 MB free RAM most of the time, and it's easy customizable, after your read the help section.
Give it a try
it wouldnt be a lack of memory causing a phone to reboot but the app w memory leaks causing the phone to reboot. the apps youre killing werent designed for you to kill them unexpectedly. they were designed to run any necessary cleanup routines on exit. if the app youre killing doesnt have an option to exit, then you should replace it w one that does or ask the author to provide an exit/close for the app to free itself from the list of running processes.
you're introducing dirty unintended states for the apps and the os by killing them unexpectedly. you will have immediate gains in performance and will gain unexpected problems when those same apps go to run later. lost widgets, widget data, duplicate widgets, or maybe even break an app that wasnt designed to open from a dirty state.
keep an eye on the tasks, but leave them alone if you can.
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First i don't this is a place to post such question, there is a section called Q&A.
Second, i recommend using AutoKiller Memory Optimizer, it's super amazing and very essential app for me. I get usually more than 100 MB free RAM most of the time, and it's easy customizable, after your read the help section.
Give it a try
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Thanx guys will try it...
to op, i think u better try the autokiller 1st. because the link2sd and app2sd need to make partition.
1st make a fat32
2nd make a ext2
size of partition 2 put less than 1gb, i assuming u having a 8gb class 2 sdcard
the rest of it goes to fat32
ps : this require u to format ur sdcard. so make sure u backup it up in ur pc
khakhi said:
link2sd is telling me i need to partition my sd fisrt and im not sure how to, im going to try apps2ds
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Apps2sd needs partition as well... try a partitioning program and make a main fat32 partition and then a second one ext2 partition (i suggest 1gig max should be more than enough)
You don't want to free up ram. It messes with your phone. Your suppose to use ram
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Get rid of the task killer and get AutoKiller Memory Management. I went from ~35mb free to ~135mb by changing the last 3 settings to 150, 200, 250 and never need to kill anything
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i use automatic task killer and it works pretty good for me...
Hi, i recommend the app "Taskiller Full" from AxDroid LLC ( i dont know if the free version is the same ) when i kill apps get a 150-200 free ram
do NOT use task killers. all you will succeed in doing is to use MORE battery. Andoid (which is linux based) is designed to have very little free memory. The way android handles application and memory use is it keeps frequently launched apps in memory so they launch quicker. if a task comes along that requires resources android will simply ditch the reserved memory (that is reserved in case you launch a particular app that is in memory) and will allow it to be utilised for the new app. as has been said 1000's of times before, free ram is wasted ram!
all a task killer will do is to fight against the native android instruction set, each time android attempts to launch a process into ram the task killer will kill it, and each time this happens it will chew a bit more battery life.
having a lack of ram is not necessarily the reason your handset is lagging.....the perceived lack of ram is only because it is earmarked for potential use.
my advise to you? just leave it be, maybe reboot your handset a bit more frequently, and remove some of the apps that you have installed that are fighting against android!
good luck!
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Free RAM is wasted RAM, why don't people get that?
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+++ exactly, let your phone do the thinking! (bump)
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I have a " samsung galaxy player 4 ". I was wounder how much memory ( RAM ) it has ?
I thought i had 512.... but its only showing like half that, why ?
Thanks
savvymatthew said:
I thought i had 512.... but its only showing like half that, why ?
Thanks
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The OS e.g. Android and Touchwiz use up about 100mb RAM for itself leaving only 300-400mb for the user. My HTC Desire S has 768mb but really i can only use 623mb hope this helps.
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The OS e.g. Android and Touchwiz use up about 100mb RAM for itself leaving only 300-400mb for the user. My HTC Desire S has 768mb but really i can only use 623mb hope this helps.
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Is there a way to install a mod to free up some of the RAM the OS uses? Or a lighter android that doesn't use quite as much?
ZaIINN said:
Is there a way to install a mod to free up some of the RAM the OS uses? Or a lighter android that doesn't use quite as much?
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I would recommend a 3rd party launcher like ADW Launcher on Android market very light weight, also a app like memory booster which frees RAM. Their are no such mods to change the file system usage as changing the amount of RAM the system needs could result in a unstable device. I have a Galaxy wifi 5.0 with 512mb RAM and the 200mb left is enough for me without lag etc. hope this helps
I recommend using Advanced Task Killer. It has a very easy interface, and frees up ram quickly.
What does it say for ram on the player.... I have seen 377... and 345.
I have 345 and Im pretty pissed about it.
I have 342mb of RAM available. But I heard that around 100+ mb are dedicated to the gpu on the galaxy s phone, and the galaxy player has the same hardware so should be the same. So I think it still has 512mb of ram, but just 342 is usable by Android.
Have a look at the output of dmesg (e.g. run the following in a terminal and copy the resultant file to your PC to view: dmesg > dmesg_output.txt) and it tells you how much memory you have and how much has been set aside. Note you will probably want to reboot before you do this as otherwise the interesting messages have scrolled out of the kernel message buffer.
I've been using an app called Fast Reboot Pro. It appears to simply close processes that are running in the background. It then shows you how much memory was was freed. I hit every so often and especially when things appear to lag. Seem to work pretty well.
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I've been using an app called Fast Reboot Pro. It appears to simply close processes that are running in the background. It then shows you how much memory was was freed. I hit every so often and especially when things appear to lag. Seem to work pretty well.
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Gingerbread/Samsung has it's own task manager which in turn has it's own widget which does this. No need to install an app for this
I to use fast reboot, find it much more effective than what the player comes with. I also use ram manager pro witch is a very good tool to set different ram profiles, I like "balance (more free memory)" the best. I first select my profile, then I run fast reboot, very effective! The more you run fast reboot, the more memory it frees up, witch is great for big games like asphalt 6. Also, I use zeam launcher, very lightweight, perhaps the lightest, but still a great improvement over touchwiz. Another thing, NO LIVE WALLPAPERS is an absolute necessary! These things eat WAY more ram than they say on taskmanager. THEY CAN EAT 50+ MB OF RAM!! Also, services like widgetlockscreen and such will eat your ram. If you want to play a heavy game, go to running services and kill as many as you can, you can also clear cached apps by hitting the menu button in running services. Hope these tips help you to make the most of our small supply of ram!
Hmm, after more testing, it would appear that wifi burns around 25mb of ram when on! So, if your really short on ram, just turn on airplane mode to kill all antennas. I just played modern combat 3 with 25mb free ram throughout the whole level I had 190mb free originally, that game sure eats the stuff :s The CPU rides at 1000mhz through the whole game, lol, could always use some more of that stuff! That's what oc is for
After using my phone for a while I noticed the RAM is getting smaller, I've used supercharger but the RAM is still the same, and some of my apps is getting force closed. Why is that?
-sorry for the question if it's very noob. thanks.
You don't get more RAM. You can't get more RAM than hardware allows.
Android itself uses part of the RAM, apps use other part, everything over is free.
Supercharger only changes the minfree amounts, that is when Android starts closing apps to free up RAM.
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You don't get more RAM. You can't get more RAM than hardware allows.
Android itself uses part of the RAM, apps use other part, everything over is free.
Supercharger only changes the minfree amounts, that is when Android starts closing apps to free up RAM.
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But the supercharger offers engine flush which frees RAM and cache apps? but my phone still lags after a while.
rerenznz said:
After using my phone for a while I noticed the RAM is getting smaller, I've used supercharger but the RAM is still the same, and some of my apps is getting force closed. Why is that?
-sorry for the question if it's very noob. thanks.
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You should then bulletproof only the apps that you dont want to be closed by v6, i.e. widgetlocker/sms apps/etc. That way, it'll free up ram w/out closing necessary apps. It does not increase your maximum ram but it manages it efficiently.
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rerenznz said:
But the supercharger offers engine flush which frees RAM and cache apps? but my phone still lags after a while.
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Be careful when using mod of that kind, you will surely get a lot of FC's if you are not familiar with it.
Try to un-install or freeze apps you don't frequently use or as mentioned earlier by bulletproofing apps you don't want to FC.
Hi Dev,
I have rooted my Xperia U and want to increase the RAM size of my Xperia U. cause it's still showing 388MB even after rooting.
I have superuser rights so please help me out.
Is somebody know how to increase the RAM size of Xperia U?
Please do help, much appreciable.
Thanks
anupesh said:
Hi Dev,
I have rooted my Xperia U and want to increase the RAM size of my Xperia U. cause it's still showing 388MB even after rooting.
I have superuser rights so please help me out.
Is somebody know how to increase the RAM size of Xperia U?
Please do help, much appreciable.
Thanks
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U want to increase RAM or free up some RAM?
for increasing u need to create swap file... u can do that with RAM Manager Pro app(it may brick your device or SD card if it s cheap one)
To free up RAM just delete bloatware --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2440394
Thanks for your concern.
I want to increase RAM not to clean RAM cause device is so pathetic to work, it works very slow.
Can you please suggest to me the prior step to increase RAM in Xperia U?
Thanks,
anupesh said:
Thanks for your concern.
I want to increase RAM not to clean RAM cause device is so pathetic to work, it works very slow.
Can you please suggest to me the prior step to increase RAM in Xperia U?
Thanks,
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Open app>Grant root access>Set Profile "More Free Memory" and create Swap file to 256MB. Once in a while clean memory and drop cache.
Do on your own risk! If u have cheap SD card it might break!
Don t say Thanks! Hit the "Thanks Button"
P.S. Your device runs slow because u have lack of free ram... so I still recommend u to delete garbage apps from system and then try to increase ram. Also set animations to 0.5x your device will open stuff quicker.
Thanks for your prompt reply,well of which app are you talkin about?
I'm using RAM Manager free app. I'm able to ceate swap for that, Even Still phone performace is bit slow,
and after that I have seen RAM in my Xperia U RAM is still 388MB.
phone is still laggy and not able to meet a good performance,
Please help,
can you tell some other method to increase RAM in Xperia U please don't say to remove app i don't have any extra app?
Thanks
Hey are you aware about linux kernel?
If you'r you must know about swap area which assist as virtual memory for RAM?
well I'm not talking about to change any hardware, m interested to do some tweak in linux kernel so that i could get faster performance.
I want to put one thing in light i have rooted device with super user rights.
If anyone find something essential please share your views here.
Thanks,
IAmNice said:
You want to increase ram? Thats impossible you cant just add in ram like its a pc.
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theoretically it is possible, to use sd cards memory as Ram, some says it s working but also it s a risk to degrade sd cards life.
There is no other option to increase ram, either delete system apps that u won t use, or get over it.
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Thought he was talking about the ram inside the phone and not about swap. I myself killed my old sd card with swap. On my old phone. So dont know if its a good idea. So its kinda hard to repair if you messed up your phones sd card
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sure it's a risk.
how did yours died? how long it took?
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It was a old 2 gb sd card. It died after I used swap for 6 months. It was already a slow sd card and I bought a new one after it died.
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I see.
Thanks for the info
Thanks for all your replies above.
Just need to ask so what are the more benefits i can get after rooting.
Please Explain and gimme the method as well.
Thanks
anupesh said:
Thanks for all your replies above.
Just need to ask so what are the more benefits i can get after rooting.
Please Explain and gimme the method as well.
Thanks
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With root access u can install many cool and handy apps, since u are concerned about ram I suggest following apps:
Root Explorer - Excellent file manager --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.speedsoftware.rootexplorer
Disable Service - for disabling background processes --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2455525
RAM Manager Pro - you allready know this --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smartprojects.RAMOptimization
Set CPU - Helps manage processor performance and saves battery --> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mhuang.overclocking&hl=lv
SetCPU Guide here --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245399
Hello guys, in my Moto E I only have about 200mb of free RAM, that's because of Facebook, Dashclock widget and battery extension, clean master and google search, so I have about 200mb free, is that bad, I mean, I didn't notice any performance issues, it's normal, but do you think it will get laggy eventually and do you think only having 200mb of free RAM is bad?
Thanks.
97pedrocas said:
Hello guys, in my Moto E I only have about 200mb of free RAM, that's because of Facebook, Dashclock widget and battery extension, clean master and google search, so I have about 200mb free, is that bad, I mean, I didn't notice any performance issues, it's normal, but do you think it will get laggy eventually and do you think only having 200mb of free RAM is bad?
Thanks.
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for me,its bad..use Greenify to stop unwanted background third party apps..
hope Greenify will helps you
Well I rebooted and now have 370mb free is that bad?
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Well I rebooted and now have 370mb free is that bad?
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no ...itz perfectly normal..
even i have 375-450mb free ram....occasionally it goes over 550mb when i manually fc any big app like chrome fb n all. .... otherwise 370 is perfectly normal....
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Well now I have around 300mb, the widgets and Facebook take a lot of ram. Also, any idea why clean master is always running in background?
Don't worry about the amount of free RAM you have. Android is designed to use the maximum RAM available to it. Task killer apps may have been useful in Gingerbread but are unnecessary in Jellybean and later versions.For more info read this and this.
Greenify is all you need. If you're rooted and have Xposed even better, you can even make some apps stay in memory so that they won't be killed off.
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Don't worry about the amount of free RAM you have. Android is designed to use the maximum RAM available to it. Task killer apps may have been useful in Gingerbread but are unnecessary in Jellybean and later versions.
Greenify is all you need. If you're rooted and have Xposed even better, you can even make some apps stay in memory so that they won't be killed off.
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most usefull post in this topic. free ram is wasted ram, android isn't windows....
Ok I think I got it, I'm not rooted, I'm still waiting for the 4.4.4 update.