If you are worried that your mobile is on its last legs because lately you notice that it is going much slower than ever or it begins to lose fluidity at certain times, before sounding the alarm it is worth checking if there is not an application that is causing this situation.
I’ve noticed it recently and that’s how I discovered what was causing it. I got rid of the application, which I changed to a new one that used less resources, and now it works perfectly, almost like it was just bought. This is because one of the main reasons why your mobile can slow down is because there is an app or service that is running out of resources. Therefore, it is important to know what these are to be able to make decisions like the one I have made or a less radical one.
You may need to uninstall it, remove it from the background when you’re not using it, or limit its use to prevent it from slowing down your phone more than necessary. If there are several apps that are leading you to this situation, it would even be enough for you to give up some or avoid using them at the same time.
In any case, there may come a time when the RAM and storage memory of your mobile becomes outdated if you have been with it for a long time or they were already scarce from the beginning, meanwhile you can still squeeze the most out of it as much as you can.
How to recognize the app that consumes so many resources
This is a setting that is hidden in the system of your mobile, so you will have to take a few steps before reaching it. First of all, you will have to activate the developer settings in order to obtain this information. Luckily, anyone can do it on any mobile from Android 7.0.
Turn on developer options
Doing so is easy by following these steps :
- You have to go to the settings of your phone
- Scroll to phone information
- Press the confirmation number repeatedly until the function is activated
Thus, it arrives at Services in execution
Now, you must go back to your phone’s settings and look for the developer options that have been activated for you. This route may vary slightly depending on your mobile model, although it is similar in all of them.
- You must go to the settings of your mobile
- Click on System or Additional settings
- Confirm that you want to go to Developer Options
- Look for the information about Running Services or Memory
When you have done so, you will see all the processes that your mobile uses, among which you will find several applications. If you restart the mobile and follow these steps at the moment, they will see what happens in real time.
You will know the apps that are working even if they are not multitasking , since they are the ones that may be running out of your mobile’s RAM memory without you realizing it. If you click on an app or service , you will have access to more information about them that will help you make better decisions.
On your Xiaomi mobile , you can also see it in the settings of your mobile, in the Applications section and Manage applications. You will see all the apps with the RAM memory they consume.