Why is the OS taking so much RAM? - Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've switched from an Asus Zenfone 2 that had 2GB of ram, Lollipop 5.0.1 and a 720p screen:
System uses only 365MB
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Now on the Nexus 5X (Around the same usage on Marshmallow and N)
What's going on? Is it normal?
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It is absolutely normal
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Psychofrantics said:
It is absolutely normal
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Thanks
is there a reason why it's doubled compared to the Asus implementation of Lollipop?

lefantome said:
Thanks
is there a reason why it's doubled compared to the Asus implementation of Lollipop?
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Never used Asus. But AFAIK free ram is wasted ram. However, 2GB is insufficient in my opinion. You can switch to may be 5 or 6 apps. After that, it reloads
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Extra storage

Thanks to chainfire we got this add-on to use the usb port for extra storage. I was looking to make a very small micro-usb to microsd(card reader), google did not satisfy my needs for answers. so I could not find any products. I was about to design one my self when i found this. It could prob. be made much smaller so you would end up with some thing less then a cm (.4 inch) sticking out of the phone. small price to pay for adding up to 32 gigs (this one already has 4 gb build in so you'll get 36gb).
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one wack on that thing and your usb port is toast.
Wireless ftw http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/wireless
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android01 said:
Wireless ftw http://www.kingston.com/us/usb/wireless
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Looks like you can only connect to that drive OR the Internet... Not both. That's a deal breaker.
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Background Battery Drain - CM9

I'm using the CM9 Endeavor Unleashed 017.
I just noticed that I'm having very heavy battery drain in the background. I had the phone at 100% and by the morning it was 41%. It didn't even have a SIM card in it.
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It this an error with the ROM? Or is it my hardware?
Thanks as always!
iTeeXDA said:
I'm using the CM9 Endeavor Unleashed 017.
I just noticed that I'm having very heavy battery drain in the background. I had the phone at 100% and by the morning it was 41%. It didn't even have a SIM card in it.
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It this an error with the ROM? Or is it my hardware?
Thanks as always!
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I believe you have the rx_wake issue
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Rx_wake? I'll look that up!
Would you mind linking me to the topic, I'm on my iPhone on Tapatalk and can't search very well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27752455
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nism0o said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27752455
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Thank you.

High RAM usage

This is a screenshot of the "normal" state of my phone.
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1.02Gb of RAM usage? Wtf!
I'm running Hyperdrive ROM and it's pretty cool but the ram usage is freaking high!
I know that it isn't spouse to be bad because of the android ram management and all that stuff, but it feels laggy sometimes.
And I was used to 750mb at most when I was running Stock rooted.
Any clue?
What should I do to lower it?
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Damian8a said:
This is a screenshot of the "normal" state of my phone.
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1.02Gb of RAM usage? Wtf!
I'm running Hyperdrive ROM and it's pretty cool but the ram usage is freaking high!
I know that it isn't spouse to be bad because of the android ram management and all that stuff, but it feels laggy sometimes.
And I was used to 750mb at most when I was running Stock rooted.
Any clue?
What should I do to lower it?
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Kill all your apps and such. Also read through the hyper drive thread and check if someone else if having the same problem.

Galaxy nexus memory usage over 75% at all times

Hey guys,
My gnex has been using over 75% of its ram at all times as shown in the screen shot.. I cleaned all apps from the memory and the minimum ram it uses is 75%...im running the official cyanogenmod 10.2 nightlies... This can't be normal.. Every time I exit an app by pressing the home button my launcher(nova launcher) has to restart (obviously because the ram fills up and the launcher closes while in the app)
Any suggestions of what my be going on? What can I do to have as much ram available as possible??
Any suggestions for lighter ROMS that use a lot less ram maybe?
Thanks in advance
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No need to double post man.
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AndyYan said:
No need to double post man.
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Sorry man, I posted the last one using the xda app and it said something went wrong, plus I couldn't find my topic so i thought it was never created...

Explosion Proof Screen Protector

Got my screen protector today.
I feel much safer having my tablet around IED's now.
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You in the right forum bro? That picture looks like an iPhone not a galaxy note tablet.
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dr.m0x said:
That picture looks like an iPhone
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... 'cause it's necessary to change the artwork to match EVERY device that could be used, right?
dr.m0x said:
You in the right forum bro? That picture looks like an iPhone not a galaxy note tablet.
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I think it is intended to protect your tablet when any nearby iphones explode into flames.
knite75 said:
Got my screen protector today.
I feel much safer having my tablet around IED's now.
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Where did you buy this? Is it OK?

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