How to clear RAM on Android phone
Cleaning Android is a very specific thing, but extremely common. Users – mostly beginners, of course – try to clean all segments of the OS in general. So, they think, they will be able to overclock the smartphone, or at least prevent it from slowing down, which, in their opinion, inevitably happens with any device, be it a state employee or a flagship. Moreover, it is believed that you need to clean not only the textbook cache, but also the RAM. Another question is how.
In general, first, let’s define how RAM works. Because the understanding of how to properly clean the RAM directly depends on this.
How to free up RAM
RAM is a volatile segment of the device’s memory (in our case, a smartphone), which, in simple terms, is responsible for keeping processes running in real time. The operative is responsible for ensuring the operation of the operating system, applications running in the background, cloud services, etc.
If you do not know what the volatility of RAM is, then know: this term means that the RAM stores data only as long as it is powered. Simply put, while the smartphone is working. As soon as you turn it off, everything is deleted from the RAM at all: applications, and the work of push notifications, and cloud services, and the system itself also stops working.
That is, it turns out that the best way to clear RAM is a regular reboot. Turn on / off your smartphone, and the RAM is released. No additional applications required. Despite the fact that there are such, their functional load is minimal. So keeping a special application for cleaning RAM on your smartphone is still stupid.
Another thing is whether it is worth cleaning the RAM at all. By and large, no. For example, I never clean it. Moreover, I did not clean it either when I had a smartphone with 3 GB of RAM, or now, when I have a device with 8 GB. It just doesn’t make any practical sense. Moreover, sometimes cleaning the RAM can even be harmful.
Do I need to clean the RAM
I have at least two good reasons for this, which are true for you too:
- Firstly, Android knows perfectly well when the RAM is full, and simply unloads running processes, freeing up space for new ones. That is, everything happens automatically and does not require your intervention.
- Secondly, the longer the smartphone works without rebooting, the more stable it works, because during this time all processes are debugged, many of which start to consume less RAM.
The second reason may seem very strange, but you can see for yourself:
- Open “Settings” and go to the developer menu;
- Here find the section “Running applications” and open it;
- See how much RAM is being spent on the system and applications;
- Now restart your smartphone and check the RAM consumption again.
I assure you that after downloading you will see how the consumption of RAM increases. This is due to the fact that a smartphone that has just been “cleaned up” needs to start all the processes anew in order to get the smartphone working properly. In my case, before the reboot, the system occupied 2 GB, and the applications – about 600 MB. After a reboot, the system began to occupy 3 GB, and applications – almost 700 MB.
Yes, this increase is temporary. As soon as the smartphone starts all the processes and tasks it needs to work properly, the consumption will decrease again. But then what is the point of cleaning and liberating anything? It is logical that none. Processes on smartphones today are arranged like gas. They don’t need forced user intervention. They can unload others to take their place, on their own.