{"id":19299,"date":"2017-05-18T11:01:43","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T05:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=19299"},"modified":"2017-05-18T11:01:43","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T05:31:43","slug":"5-best-ways-to-clear-ram-on-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/5-best-ways-to-clear-ram-on-android\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Ways to Clear RAM on Android"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Android is developing with\u00a0each new update\u00a0and there\u2019s surely that it has become a very developed and feature-rich operating system. However,\u00a0the huge number of features Android packs brings its own trade-offs. Android has always been known to be a not all that resource friendly OS and with each new iteration, the OS requires more\u00a0RAM to run easily. In fact, the new leading Android smartphones are powered by 4 gigs of RAM and that says volumes of Android\u2019s memory optimization.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, if you have an older Android smartphone with a modest amount of RAM and you feel it\u2019s\u00a0not performing and additionally it used to be, you may need to enhance the device\u2019s RAM.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"1-check-memory-usage-and-kill-apps\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>1.Check\u00a0memory usage and kill apps<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Initially, it\u2019s important to know the apps that are consuming the most memory on your Android device. Android locally lets you check memory usage. To check memory, go to\u00a0<strong>Android Settings-&gt;Memory<\/strong>, where you will be shown the average memory usage. You can then select to check the average memory usage from the last few hours or even from a day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19312\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-277.png\" alt=\"5 Best Ways to Clear RAM on Android\" width=\"640\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-277.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/1-277-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p>To check the memory used by apps, tap on \u201c<strong>Memory used by apps<\/strong>\u201c, where you will see the\u00a0average memory usage by the Android system as well as different apps. You can tap the three-dot button on the top right and tap \u201c<strong>Sort by max. use<\/strong> \u201c, to see the apps taking up the most amount of RAM. To see more details on an app\u2019s RAM usage, just tap the app\u2019s name.\u00a0<strong>To kill an app<\/strong>\u00a0you think may be using excessively RAM, press the three-dot button and press \u201c<strong>Force stop<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"2-disable-apps-and-remove-bloatware\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>2.Disable Apps and Remove Bloatware<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>killing apps does free up RAM, it does not really does so for a long time, as apps tend to restart themselves in the background. In this way, if there are some un-installable system apps\u00a0eating up your device\u2019s RAM,\u00a0you can just disable them. When you disable an app, they won\u2019t keep running in the background unless you enable them back. In addition, those apps won\u2019t even show up in the apps list.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-219.png\" alt=\"5 Best Ways to Clear RAM on Android\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-219.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/2-219-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To disable a system app, go to\u00a0<strong>Settings-&gt;Apps<\/strong>\u00a0and select the app you want to disable. In the app info page, hit the \u201c<strong>Disable<\/strong>\u201d button and tap the \u201c<strong>Disable App<\/strong>\u201d option in the prompt. It\u2019s important to note that disabling some system apps may result in inconsistent performance.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"3-disable-animations-transitions\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>3.Disable Animations &amp; Transitions<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The\u00a0different animations and transitions on Android surely make the OS\u00a0look more modern and smooth but it additionally puts a strain on the device\u2019s RAM and CPU.\u00a0You can easily disable these animations and transitions.<\/p>\n<p>You will first have to unlock \u201c<strong>Developer options<\/strong>\u201d to fiddle with transition options. In case you don\u2019t know, you can enable Developer options by going to\u00a0<strong>Settings-&gt;About phone<\/strong>\u00a0and tapping \u201c<strong>Build number<\/strong>\u201d until you get a message saying \u201cCongrats! You are now a developer\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Then, go to\u00a0<strong>Settings-&gt;Developer options<\/strong>\u00a0and scroll down to find options like\u00a0<strong>\u201cWindow animation scale\u201d, \u201cTransition animation scale\u201d and \u201cAnimator duration scale\u201d<\/strong>. You can simply tap one of these options and set it to \u201c<strong>Animation off<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-204.png\" alt=\"5 Best Ways to Clear RAM on Android\" width=\"640\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-204.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-204-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"4-dont-use-live-wallpapers-or-extensive-widgets\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>4.Don\u2019t use Live Wallpapers or extensive widgets<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There are some cool\u00a0Live Wallpaper apps\u00a0accessible for Android and keeping in mind that\u00a0<strong>they look gorgeous, they eat\u00a0up a lot of RAM<\/strong>, which also results in more battery consumption. So, we certainly would not suggest a live wallpaper if you are facing performance problems. Along with live wallpapers, extensive widgets also use up a ton of RAM, so if you are truly serious about cleaning up some RAM on your device, you should only use\u00a0simple widgets\u00a0like the music player, calendar and so on.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"5-use-third-party-booster-apps\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>5.Use Third Party Booster apps<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>There are certain apps that can be trusted to clean up your device\u2019s RAM for better performance. Apps like\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.cleanmaster.mguard&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clean Master<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0bring a huge number of features to optimize your device\u2019s performance but if you are only looking to clean your device\u2019s RAM, it includes a cool <strong>\u201cMemory Boost\u201d<\/strong> feature\u00a0that lets you free up RAM right from your home screen. In addition, it also lets you manage auto-starting apps, so you can disable apps that take up memory right from the start. Other than Clean Master, there are more RAM cleaning apps like\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.piriform.ccleaner&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CCleaner<\/a><\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.dianxinos.optimizer.duplay&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DU Speed Booster<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-183.png\" alt=\"5 Best Ways to Clear RAM on Android\" width=\"640\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-183.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/4-183-300x266.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Best Ways to Clear RAM on Android &#8211; Mobile &#8211; Android is developing with each new update and there\u2019s surely that it has become a very developed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20693,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,46018],"tags":[58427,58441,58417,58410,58415,58445,58411,58409,58431,58435,58446,58418,58442,58444,36486,58437,58426,58439,58419,34643,58421,58425,58412,58420,58429,58430,58413,58416,58414,58440,58423,58434,58424,58433,58447,58422,58438,58436,58432,58428,58443],"class_list":["post-19299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-mobile","tag-1-tap-boost","tag-android-cleaner","tag-app-cache-cleaner","tag-app-clean-master","tag-best-cleaner-for-android-phone","tag-boost-cleaner","tag-clean-it-app","tag-clean-master-app","tag-clean-master-clean-master","tag-clean-my-android","tag-clean-phone","tag-cleaner-apps-for-android","tag-cleaner-for-android","tag-cleaners-for-android","tag-cleaning-apps","tag-clear-memory","tag-how-to-clear-cache-in-android","tag-how-to-increase-ram-in-android","tag-junk-cleaner-app","tag-keyword","tag-memory-booster","tag-mobile-clean","tag-mobile-clean-app","tag-mobile-cleaner","tag-one-tap-boost","tag-phone-clean-master","tag-phone-cleaner","tag-phone-cleaner-app","tag-phone-memory-cleaner","tag-ram-booster","tag-ram-cleaner","tag-ram-cleaner-app","tag-ram-cleaner-for-android","tag-ram-clear","tag-ram-increaser","tag-smart-booster","tag-speed-up-my-phone","tag-storage-cleaner","tag-super-clean-master","tag-tap-boost","tag-virus-cleaner-for-android"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}