Mobile devices have become that object that we have to carry everywhere. It has gone from being a simple telephone that helps us communicate to a totally necessary tool in our day to day to be able to entertain ourselves, listen to music, work, study, among many other functions. Therefore, its proper functioning is always important. However, the consumption of RAM by some applications can be somewhat detrimental.
Not everyone will know it, but the truth is that this memory is one of those responsible for our smartphone having a worse or better fluidity while we are using it. As well as the simple fact of using different softwares of our mobile at the same time. Therefore, it is essential that we know the techniques that exist in Android 11 to see what the RAM consumption that these apps have on our phone really is. Especially if it goes too slow, as we will have to make certain decisions.
Activate the developer options on your Android
If in your case your mobile does not work as fast as it should, it is time to take a look at the consumption of the apps that we have installed on our terminal from this memory. And the truth is that with previous versions of Android or some layers of customization if they were able to show us the memory use directly without having to do any kind of juggling.
Currently, some manufacturers have these settings, such as Xiaomi with its option to Show the status on the screen or Realme thanks to the function of Show RAM memory information in recent tasks. However, nowadays it is quite rare to find the data without using any type of third-party software. However, there is still a more or less quick way to see memory usage.
In addition, it is available in most of the mobiles that have Android 11, we refer to the options for developers. Therefore, before going on to know the memory use that the different softwares make, we will have to go on to activate the options for developers of the Google operating system.
In the event that you have never activated it, the reality is that the way to enable it has not changed for years. We will only have to go to Settings, enter the System section and access Phone information. Once inside, we will have to touch seven times, repeatedly, on the compilation number. Once this is done, a notification will appear indicating that they have already been activated on our smartphone. So we will find a new menu that was not visible before in the mobile Settings.
Check the RAM in detail
When we already have the options for developers active, the next step that we will have to perform will be much simpler. We will have to enter these options that, normally, are in the System section or can be exited in the main Settings menu at the bottom.
As soon as you enter this section for developers, you will have to touch Memory. In addition, in most smartphones, it is the first option that is displayed on the screen. When we have clicked on it, we will be able to see the general state of the RAM memory of our mobile device, both the current use and the average use.
Although we are interested in the consumption of each app. To do this, we will need to enter another section within this same option, which will be called Memory used by applications. However, it could change its name depending on the manufacturer and its software layer, as it may also be called Running.
In there, we can see the average use of RAM for each application, including those of the system itself. In addition, this operating system offers us the possibility of consulting the memory consumption data in different time periods of 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours. And the view will be straightforward, because it sorts the list by default based on average usage.
However, we can always change the order if we wish thanks to the menu in the upper right. It will let us change the organization for the maximum memory consumption and not for the average they have. With this option, we will be even faster in locating third-party software. Or even the system itself that occupies most of the RAM of our smartphone.
How much memory do I need on my mobile?
To give you an idea after consulting the use that apps make of this memory , normally the fact of having 10, 12 or 16 GB of RAM can be somewhat exaggerated. Basically because 8 GB is more than enough. Especially for system tasks, running different apps in the background and having enough fluency in any type of game. It will also influence that it has a good processor and a graphics card.
Therefore, betting on a smartphone with such capacity can be a good bet for the future if we are going to use the same terminal for several years. Also, it’s easy to get hold of an 8GB device. The real point is that it is difficult to reach the full capacity of this type of available storage.
Although if in your case you are not lucky enough to have so much memory of this type, luckily there are different tricks or tools that will help us optimize it. Whether in the security or optimization app of your smartphone, or in the phone’s settings, almost all modern operating systems have among their functionalities an option to accelerate the device’s RAM. So we just have to locate and activate it.
However, from Android 7 it has already begun to implement that the operating system itself is capable of automatically closing an app , which is in the background, if it is observed that it consumes a lot of memory. But, it is not the only option we have available to improve the performance of our smartphone. Well, you also have the option of clearing the cache to improve the fluidity of the phone.
For those who do not know, this memory is the reserved space where those temporary files of the apps are stored. Although, in many cases, they can occupy several GB. Therefore, when this data is saved and large amounts accumulate, what will cause the mobile to slow down. And it is that contrary to what happens with this type of storage, Android does not do it by itself. So any application that you install will reserve a space in this cache. For this reason, it is advisable to clean it from time to time, we will only have to enter Settings> Storage> Cached data. And once inside, delete the cache of those apps that we do not care about or do not use.