I'm on the xda app so before I probably get flamed for asking a question I'm not even sure others have asked because there is no search function for topics your reading on or etc.... I have issues where my browser just closes out not force closes just closes and goes back to the home screen almost like android was clearing it for memory like I wasnt using it...it does the same when I'm in the browser and listening to music it constantly closes whatever I'm using to listen to music , is this just me ?or is there a way to fix it
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I'd bet flash is the problem. Try disabling it/using a browser without it. Ensuring you're not set to Desktop in preferences may help also. I mostly use Opera mobile with no flash and get very few crashes but also use Boat browser with flash set at desktop for some sites and it crashes all the time.
Another possibility is that it is hogging too much RAM, and just closes. I have had that happen when I have too many tabs open..
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I think its a memory problem aswell.
It happened alot to me when i was using maxthon, so i switched to the dolphin browser seems to do a better job at memory management then maxthon.
Also if you have a custom rom you can turn off the ram purging option in the performance settings menu.
There weren't the same problems with browser crashing in ICS, so it's not all memory. I generally believe RAM tweaking to be placebo; in my experience the only thing that improves low RAM problems in the real world is more RAM, however making sure you don't have a load of processes running in the background is key to good performance on this device. I freeze Google Maps when I'm not using it, switched from the Gmail app to Aqua Mail, freeze almost everything freezable in the system, auto kill startup at boot of many apps.
Fast Reboot is a handy little widget to free up RAM and let you know what's running. I usually have 100 to 140mb free RAM on TWA_Priv's latest and greatest.
Thanks for the Maxthon tip John, looks like a nice lightweight browser.
Are you using silk? If so that may be the problem. It's extremely sluggish and buggy.
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I have started to notice the performance of my htc Desire degrading.
Apps take longer to load. Where before it was almost instant, now I have to look at plain black or white screens while the apps load.
Not sure what could be causing the problem. Anyway i can find out whats the causel?
Its a stock unrooted 2.1 desire.
Only things i have loaded recently is HTC IME keyboard mod and "what the doodle". all other apps were running for a long time.
Stock Unrooted 2.1? Just install 2.2, it's much faster.
I have found that the amount of available memory/RAM decreases the more you use the device. Not sure if its due to a memory leak somewhere, apps getting greedy with RAM, or what. I find that when it gets to a point thats too low for my taste, or performance starts to degrade, a simple restart works to clear up the issue. This happens even with a task manager, so I am not sure what the cause of the memory degradation is.
Mine did the same whilst on 2.1
Does a re-boot not speed things back up? If not it could be a dodgy app hogging memory.
When this happened to me, I fixed it by backing up using mybackup pro (worth every penny) and doing a factory reset. Takes only half an hour, and gets your desire back to box fresh speedy. Just be mindful of which apps you put back on.
I also take it your stock desire is branded? When your carrier releases 2.2 to you, you'll see a vast improvement too.
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I noticed this on my Desire (2.2 custom ROM) just now, and it seems to be a memory thing as according to "Android System Information" the CPU usage is low (under 10%) while the RAM usage is high (only 7% free). Is there any way to prevent the RAM going so low and performance degrading as a result? Will a task killer help for this? (I've read not to use them as Android's meant to take care of tasks but if it's not doing a good enough job of clearing up old tasks then surely it would be better to use one?)
Es task manager works well for me when my ram is getting low. Nice not having to reboot. Im on froyo 2.2
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Stock Desire on 2.1 used to slow down once it got to about 40mb free. Now running 2.2 and its always above 100mb. Runs fast all the time now but I keep my task manager from the 1.5 days as its handy to know what is running and using up the RAM
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ergoulf said:
Es task manager works well for me when my ram is getting low. Nice not having to reboot. Im on froyo 2.2
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What do you do in ES Task Manager to free up your RAM? I tried "Kill All" but it didn't seem to have much effect (still stays at around 40 MB free). Had to restart in the end to get the performance back up to scratch (now has over 140 MB free).
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I have found that the amount of available memory/RAM decreases the more you use the device. Not sure if its due to a memory leak somewhere, apps getting greedy with RAM, or what. I find that when it gets to a point thats too low for my taste, or performance starts to degrade, a simple restart works to clear up the issue. This happens even with a task manager, so I am not sure what the cause of the memory degradation is.
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Same issue here and i suspect that default browser is the cause.
When free RAM goes very low, generally after one or two days from the startup in my case, i use free app OSManager to see all running processes. This app shows several instances of default browser process (called Internet), each one eating 40-50 Mb of RAM and in sleep state (not zombie). System never removes them and manual killing doesn't work, so there stay in memory over time. I tried different task managers, but only OSManager shows this detail.
To confirm this hypothesis, now i start to use Dolphin instead of default browser: in a couple of days, i will know if the issue is still present.
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Same issue here and i suspect that default browser is the cause.
When free RAM goes very low, generally after one or two days from the startup in my case, i use free app OSManager to see all running processes. This app shows several instances of default browser process (called Internet), each one eating 40-50 Mb of RAM and in sleep state (not zombie). System never removes them and manual killing doesn't work, so there stay in memory over time. I tried different task managers, but only OSManager shows this detail.
To confirm this hypothesis, now i start to use Dolphin instead of default browser: in a couple of days, i will know if the issue is still present.
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Well, this isn't the cause for me as I have always run Dolphin Browser HD on the Desire. I don't use the default browser. I think it's mainly system processes that just stack up in the background. I found that going through and trimming the list of system processes did free up the memory, but it's just as fast to restart the device.
Hi Arc Users,
Do you guys encounter low memory after long period of usage? It seems like the memory does not free up after using the phone for a long time. I mainly use the phone for FB, Camera and messaging.
When the phone hits like 50+MB ram or so it starts to slow down and if it goes lower than 40MB my home screen starts to lag and the app icons take a few secs to load every time i return to home screen. I'll usually reboot the phone but its quite a pain considering the boot timing for my phone is rather long, like close to 1 min.
What are the possible solutions? I've heard that advanced task killers are unnecessary for Gingerbread. If thats the case, how do I free up more memory or have better memory management for the Arc?
Am a first time android user, appreciate any advice from you guys
Thanks!
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Root is the solution. Delete apps and services which you do not use.
I haven't any problem either when free ram goes down to 30MB and i don't use a taskiller.
Just what are you doing when you run out of ram? Never did I run out of ram yet. Running ram hungry games will free up more what is needed as I experienced. When I return to homescreen, it takes a while (around 2 secs) because it will free up ram from the game, then load the homescreen launcher from start/scratch.
Same here but my Arc works fine, even with 30-40MB RAM, so it isn't a real problem.
But it would be nice from SE to make 400-450MB of the 512MB RAM available for the user.
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But it would be nice from SE to make 400-450MB of the 512MB RAM available for the user.
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What? That is a completely pointless excercise if you understand how ram is handled by the os.
You need to root and remove bloat, check ya settings etc to get better performance. I found letting things constantly access the network was a juice eater, I don't want fb to check every 4 seconds, I update it when I want to read it lol
I use a task manager, but only because I like to see what is running and using resources. I rarely actually kill any apps, just occasionally a few things I rarely use. Even then it fills the space with other stuff.
:edit: sorry flo95, that sounded a bit crappy, no bad attitude was intended.
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This is the solution...https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lim.android.automemman&feature=search_result
not a task killer... a memory manager that enhances googles memory management.
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Just what are you doing when you run out of ram? Never did I run out of ram yet. Running ram hungry games will free up more what is needed as I experienced. When I return to homescreen, it takes a while (around 2 secs) because it will free up ram from the game, then load the homescreen launcher from start/scratch.
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I do not play games with my Arc. I just used facebook, MSN, Camera and messaging occasionally throughout the day. Medium usage.
It runs smoothly for several days but maybe after a week or two, the RAM starts to get low.
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This is the solution...
not a task killer... a memory manager that enhances googles memory management.
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Thanks! Working so far... will monitor after a week or so.
Try a cache cleaner also will free up some space for ya
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I use battery guard as a task killer. It comes with a widget where you can see the available amount of ram.
I'm happy about it. Though a lot of people say a task killer doesn't help I have no negative experience using this one... and I never go below 130 ram.
I still think it does help to close tasks that otherwise keep running in the background... But I'm new on android so I could be wrong.
Hey guys
Have you tried this script
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111145
maybe this can help w/o having to install apps or task-killers. Should work on Xperia Arc but I don't guarantee it.
That script seems to do basically the same thing as auto memory manager.. (per my previous post..)..
PS.. I currently have mine set to aggressive.
I don't know what is going on but all of a sudden my browser is sucking all the CPU and knackering the battery from a fresh startup. I tried removing the battery and SD card and rebooted without the SD card and it still does it. I use a CPU monitor to see what is munching on the CPU and it's that. I tried clearing its cache etc and force stopped it and the CPU usage dropped to normal. If I open the browser manually it does not suck the CPU. But as soon as I reboot the handset it sucks on it again.
Any ideas? I can switch to using Dolphin for browsing if I can disable the default browser from starting that is. How do I do that? Also any ideas on why it's doing this?
I am using rooted ICS but this is the first time I have had this issue after updating a bunch of apps last night.
EDIT: Fixed! It was a rogue app that hijacked my browser with an Airpush addon. Grr!
Apps it was probably from were Human Anatomy and/or Rainbow Cloud Attack.
I see this Airpush is the new Android malware.
Oh well. It came back so it's not the push addons. Something else is going on. I ended up disabling the default browser and using Dolphin instead.
yup..default browser is buggy...
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yup..default browser is buggy...
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does xperia s browser make any difference? I can't get it working
Dolphin Browser HD is probably the best full browser out there. The default browser just doesn't hold candle against it.
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uninstall your deafault browser with titanium backup, and try another browser.
recomended : Dolphin HD and Opera
I prefer Firefox Beta more
Though slightly unstable but I love its smooth scrolling and simplicity
GNex on 4.2.2 slow and memory-starved...is a "keep in memory" tool the answer?
Lately on 4.2.2 completely stock I've been very disappointed with the performance of my phone. The launcher always redraws after using Chrome and Chrome and the new Hangouts app pretty much never stay in memory and can take up to 5 seconds to relaunch when I come back to them. It's ridiculous for a late 2011 phone.
I've always been anti-task killer tools, but I don't have these sorts of problems on my Nexus 10 and the reason why is obviously that it has more RAM. The Nexus 10 reports 700+ MB free RAM, the GNex often reports <50 MB. So it is clear that after using a couple apps, apps like Hangouts, Chrome, and the launcher just can't stay in memory and take forever to reload.
So I wonder, is a "keep in memory" app the right solution? Can I use a tool to tell Hangouts, Chrome, and the launcher to stay in memory to improve my basic usage of the phone? What would be the best tool? I don't want an auto-kill app, I just want an app that says "if you're going to kill things, don't kill these." Is this the best option, or are there other things I can use that don't require root?
Thanks.
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I have a Galaxy nexus on android 4.3 and running 3d games have lots of lag. For example, the game with the most amount of lag is Modern Combat 4 with the meltdown update. Is there a way to improve the gpu processor power on the phone so that itwouldboost the framerate? Its always about 5-15 fps and im so annoyed. If there is a solution, could you let me know? My galaxy nexus is not rooted.
Does it plays smoothly then, for no reason, it gets laggy for some seconds, then come back to play everything smoothly again, then repeats? Or it just keeps being laggy at all times?
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Does it plays smoothly then, for no reason, it gets laggy for some seconds, then come back to play everything smoothly again, then repeats? Or it just keeps being laggy at all times?
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It does exactly that, it plays smooth for 5 seconds then ridiculous lag for 10 seconds then repeats like a loop.
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It does exactly that, it plays smooth for 5 seconds then ridiculous lag for 10 seconds then repeats like a loop.
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What I'm gonna tell you now may be related to what what is happening with your device or not. It was my problem, so if it's not this I don't know what can be happening.
First, the galaxy nexus can downvote it's processors when it's too hot, although it's probably not that, just keep that in mind.
Anyway, go to settings - apps then "running apps" and check the used and free ram. If you have high RAM usage (like, 600 mbs being used) than this is probably the problem. While you're in the game, your gnexus will try to clean RAM for it, but since your gnexus is already out of RAM, it will force close background app's and services, but since those are required to run all the time, all that's going to happen is that they will keep being restarted, causing lag in the apps that are running.
To check if this is the problem, just check how much free ram you have free. If it's too low, open a game (even temple run 2 or sub way surfers will do), then when the game starts, go back to settings-app-running apps and check for things restarting.
If this is the problem, then you need to see what is the apps that are consuming all your RAM (although it can be android itself, just keep reading).
Just check what apps are in the running part of the "running apps". If you have a lot of apps running, then you can try freezing some of them or unnistalling the ones that consume more RAM. BUT! it may be that there's just too much RAM being consumed even though you have few apps running, in this case, the problem is android itself.
I don't know if this happens to android 4.3 itself, the gnexus's version of it or if it's some app causing it, but there's a memory leak that will eventually consume all your RAM. I'll use my case as an exemple: I have some common apps running on background (facebook, messenger, whatsapp, airdroid, 3d watchdog). If everything is normal, my "used RAM" keeps aroung 430mb~. Leaving almost 200mb~ free for apps to use. But after some days using my phone, the used ram will grow to 500, then 550, then 600mb, eventually to 630mbs.
Check if this is happening to you. To check, simply reboot your device, then when it boots, check how your RAM is being used.
If it was normal before the reboot (around 500mb, probably even less) and stay this way after the reboot, then your problem is another one, then I can't help you.
If your RAM was high and after the reboot it's still high, check your running apps.
If it's high but after the reboot it's back to normal, then you just "solved" your problem. Just keep rebooting daily.
If this was your problem, then enjoy your phone. If it's not, you can try checking some other things like the I/O speed (which was solved in android 4.3. Check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971852&highlight=trim ).
ygorvaz said:
What I'm gonna tell you now may be related to what what is happening with your device or not. It was my problem, so if it's not this I don't know what can be happening.
First, the galaxy nexus can downvote it's processors when it's too hot, although it's probably not that, just keep that in mind.
Anyway, go to settings - apps then "running apps" and check the used and free ram. If you have high RAM usage (like, 600 mbs being used) than this is probably the problem. While you're in the game, your gnexus will try to clean RAM for it, but since your gnexus is already out of RAM, it will force close background app's and services, but since those are required to run all the time, all that's going to happen is that they will keep being restarted, causing lag in the apps that are running.
To check if this is the problem, just check how much free ram you have free. If it's too low, open a game (even temple run 2 or sub way surfers will do), then when the game starts, go back to settings-app-running apps and check for things restarting.
If this is the problem, then you need to see what is the apps that are consuming all your RAM (although it can be android itself, just keep reading).
Just check what apps are in the running part of the "running apps". If you have a lot of apps running, then you can try freezing some of them or unnistalling the ones that consume more RAM. BUT! it may be that there's just too much RAM being consumed even though you have few apps running, in this case, the problem is android itself.
I don't know if this happens to android 4.3 itself, the gnexus's version of it or if it's some app causing it, but there's a memory leak that will eventually consume all your RAM. I'll use my case as an exemple: I have some common apps running on background (facebook, messenger, whatsapp, airdroid, 3d watchdog). If everything is normal, my "used RAM" keeps aroung 430mb~. Leaving almost 200mb~ free for apps to use. But after some days using my phone, the used ram will grow to 500, then 550, then 600mb, eventually to 630mbs.
Check if this is happening to you. To check, simply reboot your device, then when it boots, check how your RAM is being used.
If it was normal before the reboot (around 500mb, probably even less) and stay this way after the reboot, then your problem is another one, then I can't help you.
If your RAM was high and after the reboot it's still high, check your running apps.
If it's high but after the reboot it's back to normal, then you just "solved" your problem. Just keep rebooting daily.
If this was your problem, then enjoy your phone. If it's not, you can try checking some other things like the I/O speed (which was solved in android 4.3. Check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971852&highlight=trim ).
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When I checked, I had about 300-400 megabytes of ram being used. Thank you for the info and the effort though. It has a dual core processor, it should be able to run well.
I figuare out the problem of the game lag, the CPU temperature limt!
If you're using custom kernel, set the limit to 74, and u will find out it smoothly on game play, plus if you of the gpu to 384, its almost lag free, but frame drop is also here coz the gpu power.
Does this work on stock kernel also? Last time i had custom kernel, lots of screen problems.
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Does this work on stock kernel also? Last time i had custom kernel, lots of screen problems.
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Nope, flash leankernel, wipe cacje and dalvik cache, install trickster mod, and adjust the settings.
Quite less you can do with stock kernel.
ok i have lean kernel but where do i change the setting in the franco kernel app
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ok i have lean kernel but where do i change the setting in the franco kernel app
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You need to use trickster mod not Franco app. The Franco app is optimized for the Franco kernel.
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OK I installed trickster but every time I try to change a setting, after a reboot, it goes back to stock. What now
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You need to use trickster mod not Franco app. The Franco app is optimized for the Franco kernel.
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FKU also incorporates LeanKernel Updater so why isn't it optimized
And just to add that the above trick of disabling thermal throttling works nicely for me. I always wondered about why playing PPSSPP produces random lag - setting the governor to "performance" won't help a bit - and FKU saved my ass!
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