[Q] RAM memory: how much? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Dear members,
I've seen that someone asked before how much free memory do you have on your Nexus.
I think that this depends ALOT on what rom do you have installed.
And when it comes to this subject, I've seen that my memory tends to decrease over time, for example when starting (and killing almost everything) I have between 410 and 460 mb, and in 48 h (without turning off) I see that it decreases to 330 mb (this is again, when killing every app with task killer and clearing recent apps).
Do you know why this happens??? And who wants to know, I'm running Codename Android.
(Paranoid Android tends to use more memory: when starting (and killing every app with task killer and clearing recent apps) there is 340 mb free.)

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This probably had been asked at least 200 times now. The reason is that 300-400mb amount of ram is being used by gpu and stuff. So only 600 is available for the cpu
Swyped on my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP with Franco Kernel

.... I guess some people isn't satisfied until the OS use 1 Pico byte and have a gazillion bytes free memory...
Swype'ed on my CM10 Galaxy Nexus

) funny comments ) really..
Well... sorry guys for not dreaming android and asking a silly question...
And "kyokeun1234" you still haven't answered my question. I didn't asked why t.f. I don't have 1GB of available ram... Anyways, maybe I didn't expressed myself corectly or maybe some people are just... people

Daniel Bostan said:
) funny comments ) really..
Well... sorry guys for not dreaming android and asking a silly question...
And "kyokeun1234" you still haven't answered my question. I didn't asked why t.f. I don't have 1GB of available ram... Anyways, maybe I didn't expressed myself corectly or maybe some people are just... people
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Lol ok.
Well than the answer is that apps takes more ram over time. But you take shouldn't worry about them, since android takes good care of the ram anyways
Swyped on my Galaxy Nexus running AOKP with Franco Kernel

In Android, unused RAM is wasted RAM. Yes, more and more will show used over time, but will also free up on its own, as well as when it is needed. I'm well over 80hrs uptime and have 350-375MB free. I use stock, no mods, no task killers, nothing.
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Zeinzu said:
In Android, unused RAM is wasted RAM. Yes, more and more will show used over time, but will also free up on its own, as well as when it is needed. I'm well over 80hrs uptime and have 350-375MB free. I use stock, no mods, no task killers, nothing.
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Dude really? I have only like 200
But then again, I got live wallpaper and widget running
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Related

Galaxy nexus CPU clock speeds 1.65Ghz!

just wondering what you guys are getting for clock speeds on your galaxy nexus, im successfully running 1.65 Ghz using franco's #18.2, stable and random reboot free, i would love to hear yours
What are your uv settings?
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Weird I'm having trouble uploading from my app. But its 1450 mV for 1.65 and 1.6 1400 mV for 1500. i haven't done any undervolting yet, i dont want to mess with the stability, mainly because im happy my phone even runs on 1.65.
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"Today, we put to rest our dear friend, Battery. He will be missed, even though he was rarely there when we needed him most."
*Shovels dirt into the grave*
I myself not so concern about battery life loss from CPU OC as long as the screen is still consuming 50% of it everyday...
meh, i have a extended battery, get decent battery life and have an extra, so im not worried. and its not like im at a constant 1.6, im happy with it so far gonna use it for a few days and see how it goes
who cares about battery life when you have a massive e-peens!
Literally just got into rooting and theming with my first android (gnex). Rooted and installed aokp b25 with nova launcher and loving it!
Is there noob guide to over clocking? Or a go to app or anything?
Maybe a tutorial? lol
Google can be your best friend. thats how i did it
s2d4 said:
you have a massive e-peens!
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Guilty as charged.
s2d4 said:
who cares about battery life when you have a massive e-peens!
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But....Quadrants must rule!
To the person who said they don't care when the screen takes 50%....
That makes no sense on why not to care about battery loss from overclocking.
Less == less, no matter what is draining it.
Dylerium said:
Google can be your best friend. thats how i did it
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Thats how I rooted my phone and installed my rom. All googling, literally had no idea how to root or install a rom. Didn't even know any of the terminology.
Overclocking seems to be a bit more risky. I've tried googling a tutorial/beginners guide would be amazing.
What kernel are you guys using and where can I find it?
im using franco's #18.2 kernel you can find it in the cdma developer section
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Does anyone find it amusing his CPU score is lower than a stock Galaxy Nexus and instead his i/o score is inflated?
adrynalyne said:
Does anyone find it amusing his CPU score is lower than a stock Galaxy Nexus and instead his i/o score is inflated?
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generous use of of loading quadrant into ramdisk?
i noticed this too, i was gonna ask but i figured since all phones are different, it didnt really matter, but who the hell am i to say, your the expert...
I don't play the benchmark game, but ignoring your i/o score, your CPU score which an overclock would address is lower than stock 1.2ghz.
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generous use of of loading quadrant intobramdisk?
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wtf is bramdisk?... i honestly dont know why my phones like that, i just dl'd and benched... i have a feeling i might have to upload a video for you guys... hahah
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Real RAM?

Whats my real available free ram?
Most apps give me this
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But at the same time in running services i get this
Running services screen always give me a high amount but other apps are always hovering in the 100's
So im confused about whats my available ram
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So you really couldn't just add the 345 used and the 349 free?
694 right there with the rest of the GB probably already allocated to system tasks.
063_XOBX said:
So you really couldn't just add the 345 used and the 349 free?
694 right there with the rest of the GB probably already allocated to system tasks.
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Thanks for replying but what i really wanted to know was my true FREE ram
Not the total amount just the remaining unused ram
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negrobembon said:
Thanks for replying but what i really wanted to know was my true FREE ram
Not the total amount just the remaining unused ram
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"FREE" ram doesn't work like that anymore, this isnt windows 98. When your system or app requires more ram it reallocates it to satisfy the active application. It isn't a simple concept as you are used to where ram was simply gauged as if it were a glass of water and the more unused water was measurable. Now the system holds it in reserve.
free ram will be different every single time you check.
Darunion said:
"FREE" ram doesn't work like that anymore, this isnt windows 98. When your system or app requires more ram it reallocates it to satisfy the active application. It isn't a simple concept as you are used to where ram was simply gauged as if it were a glass of water and the more unused water was measurable. Now the system holds it in reserve.
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By this i understand that regardless of which amount of free ram is the right one, i shouldnt pay that much attention to it
And to stop trying to manage my ram
Ive heard something like that before
Well as long as it doesnt slow down i wont worry that much
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Ram usage

Hello everyone im getting way to much ram in use causing the phone to lack. If I reboot the running services are minimal and no lack but the running services start to pile up by themselves (example maps and why 2). Can someone compare there usage. Im stock unroot.
Thanks
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With maps, in location services turn off wireless network locating and only use gps. Maps, when network locating is on, Maps issues crazy amounts ie thousands of kernel wakelocks.
You're not lagging due to RAM you're only using half of your memory.
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It was low when I took the screen shot but I've seen it go up more than 1.2g. I only have about 10 apps install from the market as of now cause I just recently got the phone and planning on rooting.
LaloHigh said:
It was low when I took the screen shot but I've seen it go up more than 1.2g. I only have about 10 apps install from the market as of now cause I just recently got the phone and planning on rooting.
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You may be using 1.2gb of memory but your note2 has 1.75gb of usable ram. The stock ROM has about 100apks that qualify as bloat. Even at stock my n2 didn't noticeably lag.
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Skripka said:
You may be using 1.2gb of memory but your note2 has 1.75gb of usable ram. The stock ROM has about 100apks that qualify as bloat. Even at stock my n2 didn't noticeably lag.
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Yeah theres alot of ram left but my phone starts lacking around 1.2. I just wanted to see if someone is experiencing the same. Guess ill root and remove bloat and see what happens.
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Yeah theres alot of ram left but my phone starts lacking around 1.2. I just wanted to see if someone is experiencing the same. Guess ill root and remove bloat and see what happens.
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Really, I'm stock unrooted since the release date and never experience any lag. I'm hesitant to root not because of no experience is because this phone is the only phone I've used that is super smooth while still rocking stock unroot.
I uninstalled my apps first and see if its one of them.
Performed a factory reset and now the ram looks normal and no lack. Thank you both for the feedback.

Impossible data usage

So I noticed last night that the too much data triangle popped up. I clicked it wondering what the heck because in the 2yrs I've had the phone it has never popped up. In fact I don't think there is one bill that even has 1GB on it for the whole month. (4GB is the allowance) 99% of my usage is on wifi.
So for 7 days I get what you see in the screen shot. First off, breaking news is just news alerts. All text in the app when launched, so no media at all.
Facebook... In 7 days I have uploaded 2 pics.
So the data is totally wrong. In no way is it even remotely close. Breaking news I don't think could even use that much data if it wanted to. Nearly impossible.
So my question is... Is this caused by a rogue app, false info or what? I even did a reboot thinking it would fix it.
It worries me something like this has happened seeing the amount of days for that usage as well as the apps & the fact I'm on 4G no longer probably 2hrs a day if that.
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IIRC, some ROMs were reporting data incorrectly by a factor of 10, so 100 MB would be reported as 1 GB, etc. Check your account, as your carrier will have accurate usage stats, and see how they compare.
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IIRC, some ROMs were reporting data incorrectly by a factor of 10, so 100 MB would be reported as 1 GB, etc. Check your account, as your carrier will have accurate usage stats, and see how they compare.
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Right, it was introduced in math functions of CM 10.1 .
Upgrade your ROM and reset data usage.
I'm on a AOKP rom & have been for months. Odd it would just now happen as it hasn't happened before. I'll check my account & see what it says.
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Looks like Verizon shows 128mb from the 18th up until this morning so all is good. I'll reset the data. I guess a more effective way to make sure data isn't out of control is to set up alerts & not rely on what the phone says.
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2gb vs 4gb model, weird memory usage

So my 1.8ghz 2gb zen2 model was thrown and the only thing that stop working is the sim1 slot. So instead of waiting for repair I purchased the 1.8ghz 4gb model.
Crazy thing... Both phones are set up exactly the same. Fully stock. It seems the 4gb model is using more ram than the 2gb model. I have less than 800mb avail on both. Makes no sense at all. Any ideas why or has anyone else noticed this?
Why are all People complaining about RAM usage. Only a full RAM is a good RAM.
More Apps in RAM doesn't mean more battery usage like on Windows.
I didn't say anything about battery. I payed the extra $30 for 4gb so when I'm switching between apps, and I usually have quite a few running, that they aren't reset when I switch between them.
I was just wondering why I seem to have less ram available than my 2gb model. Which I was gonna reply seemed to fix with a cache partition wipe.
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So my 1.8ghz 2gb zen2 model was thrown and the only thing that stop working is the sim1 slot. So instead of waiting for repair I purchased the 1.8ghz 4gb model.
Crazy thing... Both phones are set up exactly the same. Fully stock. It seems the 4gb model is using more ram than the 2gb model. I have less than 800mb avail on both. Makes no sense at all. Any ideas why or has anyone else noticed this?
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Well the 4g (really it's 3.8g but they round that up) ram model is a 2.3ghz processor and are you sure you are reading your ram usage correctly? I have the 2.3 4g ram 64g hd and it shows more than 1 g usable ram left (it's about 1900 to 2000 used on this picture with apps in the background) completely stock. If you are reading correctly it might be the apps your running. In short though your suppose to have higher ram usage and the kernel frees ram as needed when your ram gets too low and that's exactly how proper ram management should work.
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You would clear the ram by pressing the power & boost quicktile or by quick pressing the window swap hw button on the bottom right of your phone and clearing your recent apps.
Here is a pic after clearing the recent apps.
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alope said:
Why are all People complaining about RAM usage. Only a full RAM is a good RAM.
More Apps in RAM doesn't mean more battery usage like on Windows.
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That's the theory, yeah - RAM on Android should be mostly filled up and then released by the OS as needed depending on use. But for whatever reason on the stock ASUS firmware the OS is not managing RAM effectively - it's taking up too much and not releasing it properly. Mine drops as low as 200MB and then there are very noticeable slow downs. Not sure if this is because of 5.0 memory leaks, or bad RAM management specific to ASUS code. I have had to limit background processes under the developer options in settings to acheive acceptable smooth running.

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