When I check running apps , sum of available and used memory is 694 MB.
On my nexus 7 its 974 mb . I thought nexus 7 and gnex both had 1 GB ram so why do I see less ram I gnex ?
I am running stock 4.2.1 with stock kernel on both the devices.
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That's normal and it's the same on every phone. Your firmware and OS and preloaded apps takes that ammount of ram. So you won't see 1GB of free ram. The nexus 7 is a tablet and doesn't have cell antenna. These services are running all the time on phones
The missing ram is used for the graphics adapter.
Thanks for the explanation!
Is there a way to keep launcher always in memory ? Many times when I return from chrome or gplus, my launcher gets refreshed. Its pretty annoying as you can't do anything till your launcher refreshes. Currently I am using stock launcher but faced similar issue with Holo launcher as well.
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anil76 said:
Thanks for the explanation!
Is there a way to keep launcher always in memory ? Many times when I return from chrome or gplus, my launcher gets refreshed. Its pretty annoying as you can't do anything till your launcher refreshes. Currently I am using stock launcher but faced similar issue with Holo launcher as well.
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Nova launcher has an option to keep it in memory. It looks like that it is increasing (lowering value) the oom priority from 6 to 2. AFAIK that's connected to android's memory management which gives app an chance to act in low memory situations.
If you're rooted, you could use a script to do the same (to what every app you want).
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I used similar option in holo launcher but that didn't work. Will try nova and see if its works any better.
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Hi every one , I started this thread to see the amount of ram people are being left with with no apps in the multitasking .the reason is because we get 1gb of ram and I still found my one x doesn't have a lot of ram left , my phone uses between 800 and 900 mbs of ram which is too much I think.I believe it is because of HTC sense 4.0 to be honest .Due to lag when scrolling with live wallpapers , I have a launcher as I believe it runs smoother.sorry for ranting but my question is this: how much ram does your phone use and what launcher do you use ?
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Task Manager: If i stop all i have 594mb used and 382mb free.
In setting\apps: 585used, 392 free.
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Hi every one , I started this thread to see the amount of ram people are being left with with no apps in the multitasking .the reason is because we get 1gb of ram and I still found my one x doesn't have a lot of ram left , my phone uses between 800 and 900 mbs of ram which is too much I think.I believe it is because of HTC sense 4.0 to be honest .Due to lag when scrolling with live wallpapers , I have a launcher as I believe it runs smoother.sorry for ranting but my question is this: how much ram does your phone use and what launcher do you use ?
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Mine uses 689MB after using it, but after restart its about 540-550MB
Mine uses around 707 MB ram usage after restart.
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450 free from task manager
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450 free from task manager
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Haha don't see it with tapatalk.
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Used: 575
Free: 401
Using ARHD 6.1.0
Used: 571
Free: 405
Currently running Leedroid 6.4 with Franco r9 kernel.
Just for the fun: Just saw on the Gs3 forum somewhere they only have access to 780mb of ram.
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Good information about Android memory management here:
RAM: What it is, how it's used, and why you shouldn't care
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Hi every one , I started this thread to see the amount of ram people are being left with with no apps in the multitasking .the reason is because we get 1gb of ram and I still found my one x doesn't have a lot of ram left , my phone uses between 800 and 900 mbs of ram which is too much I think.I believe it is because of HTC sense 4.0 to be honest .Due to lag when scrolling with live wallpapers , I have a launcher as I believe it runs smoother.sorry for ranting but my question is this: how much ram does your phone use and what launcher do you use ?
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Thanks for the responses , I wonder why mine uses so much ram , maybe howany apps I have , let's keep this thread alive
UPDATE:after restarting my phone it had about 300mbs free , that's good
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If I kill all tasks I have about 400mb free. With apps running as normal, I have between 150 - 250mb free. I have about 85 apps installed.
Check this out , if you want more RAM free check this thread (I disabled all the bloatware and languages apart from English )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1681729
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Curious with so much memory usage on hox,
I went in to Samsung showroom, and test SGS3, clear memory on its taksmanager, I've got 390MB afterward.
Didn't much different from my hox, so... theory about sense 4 bloat? debunked, touchwiz also the same.
If you want more maybe you need pruse aosp rom.
Another point is that a phone is NOT like a pc you don't need loads of ram sitting doing nothing. I've no probs sitting with about 190mb left when I'm using my phone. if there's more it just means it's being wasted
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Hi every one , I started this thread to see the amount of ram people are being left with with no apps in the multitasking .the reason is because we get 1gb of ram and I still found my one x doesn't have a lot of ram left , my phone uses between 800 and 900 mbs of ram which is too much I think.I believe it is because of HTC sense 4.0 to be honest .Due to lag when scrolling with live wallpapers , I have a launcher as I believe it runs smoother.sorry for ranting but my question is this: how much ram does your phone use and what launcher do you use ?
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Most of the ram used is cached ram which is freed as soon as an app needs it. Normal apps actually use very little ram.
In other words stop worrying about it.
Thanks for the responses
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How come you guys have so much free space? I have 378 used and 294 free. I have the NA HOX
I've check from setting>app>running,it says 674mb has been use and 309mb free without task killer.sometimes when I restart my phone,there's will hv 4xxmb available,but never can keep it anyway
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Why do you want lots of free RAM? I would rather have it being used and doing something productive than sitting there idle. That's the point of it, this aint a PC as someone else has said, you need to stop obsessing over something pointless.
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Hi all I want to ask that why GTA iii v1.3 can't play on my gaming stock rom XXLM8? It keep force close when I accept EULA. And I try to play GTA 3 ver 1.2. It can play awile but after 30sec it will freeze and need to pull the battery. Any suggestions?
Thx for helping
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It freezes because it's insufficient ram while playing. Try to close some apps before playing.
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I use autokiller and quick restart also the same problem
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It work fine for me. With no lags at all and sometimes i have a lot of apps work background. I have cm10 a2 from arco. With no tweaks and anything else at all. Pure cm 10. I also got need for speed most wanted, dragon slayer, bia 2, blood and glory, real football 13 and much more..
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Hi all I want to ask that why GTA iii v1.3 can't play on my gaming stock rom XXLM8? It keep force close when I accept EULA. And I try to play GTA 3 ver 1.2. It can play awile but after 30sec it will freeze and need to pull the battery. Any suggestions?
Thx for helping
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Try using some gaming tweaks and RAM tweaks such as Supercharger6, game booster, RAM manager, and so on. Maybe some bloatware stock system apps can be freezed or uninstalled in order to free RAM usage, because usually some stock system apps run in background. Hope this helps..
farizzed said:
Try using some gaming tweaks and RAM tweaks such as Supercharger6, game booster, RAM manager, and so on. Maybe some bloatware stock system apps can be freezed or uninstalled in order to free RAM usage, because usually some stock system apps run in background. Hope this helps..
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okay i'll try it. thanks
Same here
I'm facing the same problem too with my InDroid V6 REMICS ROM too! Its playable but only when things get nasty like when you hit against a wall with your car during the start... Although Dead Trigger seems to work fine... btw, can you give me the link for your CM10 a2 ROM thingy?
Working Fine now...
I've installed CM10 Alpha 3 and GTA lll works fine but with a few lags... No freezes like my old ROM... I also installed Supercharger V6, TweakZ, Bravia Engine and Geeky Engine MOD on my device and it seems to have no improvement whatsoever.... At least GTA3 work :good:
Thanks anyway!
But it also seems lag, so I will try vice city tomorrow
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Are you sure you are gonna download a 1GB game?
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i swapped my 16gb externel sd card
That's something big you got there...
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... looks like almost everyone nowadays has at least a16gb sd card, i really want one... i only have a lousy 2gb LOL ):
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I only have a GB... Not gingerbread lol...
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Lol, just buy it la
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i found a method to play very well all the game you must to install THIS task killer and active all the root killing option and when you clean the ram you have more than 200mb of ram and the app not restart(i add to excluded list the launcher and swiftkey beacuse when he kill swiftkey then i must select again because the stock keyboard is active) (after play restart the phone for normal use) sms and call work normally when you play super fluid ....i try on CM9, CM10,CM10.1 with :
asphalt 7
real racing 3
subway surf
temple run 2
cm9 is clean with no script ecc ecc
i install a fast reboot program to reboot fastly when i finish to play
NOW YOU CAN FINALLY PLAY WELL!!! :laugh:
UPDATE
i add screen to see my setup.....
i try on CM10, CM10.1 and CM9 and i see better performance and more free ram on CM9 but i can play well on CM10, CM10.1 too
If you you want the apk......
Download apk here --> http://www.mediafire.com/?dgn20btes32xykz
Enjoy
Thanks for your advice! Starting download Real Racing 3
I'm using CM9 RC6 and got my real racing 3 freezing, does this method can solved this freeze issue?
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i don't know this is for lag but you can try
bjtmosfet said:
i don't know this is for lag but you can try
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Ok, I'll try
I think task manager + crossbreeder a bit better.
Thanks for your trick
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I'm using CM9 RC6 and got my real racing 3 freezing, does this method can solved this freeze issue?
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Freezing on rr3 is because it rr3
I use rc6, rr3 sometime freeze and i must force shutdown
my fried use GB and still see this issue
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Freezing on rr3 is because it rr3
I use rc6, rr3 sometime freeze and i must force shutdown
my fried use GB and still see this issue
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Maybe it causes of RAM factor, I play rr3 on fresh rc6 really fresh without 3rd party apps. And I got rr3 run smoothly and not freezing.
But, I can't live with no apps on my ROM
edited : of course with custom kernel mod
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Thanks for this useful guide, I've link my ROM to this guide :good:
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if the problem is shortage in ram, the real solution is to create swap.
task killers can only clear as much ram there is in the device.
games like real racing 3 and contract killer 2 need more ram than what our Wonder have.
by creating swap at least 256mb, ram is extended so these games do not fc no more.
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if the problem is shortage in ram, the real solution is to create swap.
task killers can only clear as much ram there is in the device.
games like real racing 3 and contract killer 2 need more ram than what our Wonder have.
by creating swap at least 256mb, ram is extended so these games do not fc no more.
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Need to buy microSD class 10 for best performance for creating swap.
Try this later when I have it.
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R: really working trick for hard gaming
Yes sd class is very important I have I SanDisk mobile ultra class 10 32gb
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eza azami said:
Need to buy microSD class 10 for best performance for creating swap.
Try this later when I have it.
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you can also use your internal sd for it if you have space left, i've tried 128mb and contract killer 2 works just fine
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you can also use your internal sd for it if you have space left, i've tried 128mb and contract killer 2 works just fine
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Yes, I have do it. I use ram manager pro to create swap file., but I scared it can degrade my sd card life.,
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UPDATE first post with setup screen
this really works .Thanks
But i cant free soo much memory ^....Even though i use hadidj's kernel (which has 376 mb of ram) I can get only 160-170 mb free. And i kill the swift key too , I excluding the phone.. I would like to free 200mb like you or more on this kernel hehe
It is much better to play subway surfers. Only very rare small lags ^^
R: really working trick for hard gaming
I use stock kernel and I wait to try a hady kernel to try with more ram yes often a small lag persist e rarely the app restart again but I think because I kill first to wait for the super user gain of the program
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thank you c:
It work's
Thank
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there is the THANKS button to give a thanks
pleas upload this program
I've done some reading and found launchers, suggestions and apps. Wondering if anyone has a setup they can share? My little cousin is 7 and I got her a nexus 7
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I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for but I share my device with my kids (4 and 7). I've set up an user account for them and I've locked it down with "kid' s place ". They can only reach the apps that I allow and can't mess with any settings. You can also use the timer function to limit their usage of the device. Exciting "kid's place" needs (if you choose this option) a code too...
The reason why I use different user accounts is to allow them to have their own user data in shared apps
I hope this is useful to you...
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ryanstfl said:
I've done some reading and found launchers, suggestions and apps. Wondering if anyone has a setup they can share? My little cousin is 7 and I got her a nexus 7
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If you update the tablet to Android 4.3 you could use a restricted profile
Hope that helps
One thing I just thought of is, you could use desktop visualizer and make big icons on the home screen for the apps that they would be using so they dont need to go into the app drawer and open up unnecessary apps (Or I suppose you can just take off a shortcut to the app drawer from the home screen with a custom launcher).
A setup I used when I handed down my old tab to my son (3yo) is smart app lock from thinkyeah and apex launcher with icon size set up for bigger icons - kidoz TV for kid friendly vids and use adaway to - well that's obvious.
I use zoodles
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zoodles.kidmode
4.3s new restricted profiles would work well for this. I haven't tried it myself though.
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PlayPad Kid's Launcher
Kids Place
KIDO'Z Play Mode-Safe for Kids
Famigo
Kytephone
Take a look at all these apps. I'm sure one of them will fit your needs.
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A Gumdrop Case would be another good addition for a child.
1.First restrict play store for keeping adult material out of kids reach
2.put on low level puzzles game like cut the rope,where is my water etc
3.search for some drawing apps
4.I don't think launcher will have an impact but if u need some attractive icons u can try apex,nova launcher
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So I realize that Samsung decided to remove this feature from the 4.2.2 update, but I was wondering if anybody has figured out how to turn this back on or if I have to use a third party app for this?
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GGWC808 said:
So I realize that Samsung decided to remove this feature from the 4.2.2 update, but I was wondering if anybody has figured out how to turn this back on or if I have to use a third party app for this?
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I'm interested in this as well.
I assume 3rd party apps require root?
Yeah, the 3rd party app I was looking at is called switch me and requires root.
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Multi user profile usually makes your tablet with Android 4.2 (nexus 7 or Asus tf300 ) lag a lot. .. it is supposedly made better with 4.3 (nexus 7 2013)
Could be due to 1 gb ram or poor I/0 writing speeds on the asus nexus and tf300
The new nexus 7 has 2gb ram..like the note 8
Probably with 4.3 update. . We will get it on note 8
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