[Q] RAM query - Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

It's my understanding that my Eee Pad Transformer should have 1Gb of RAM - I've had a look under Settings > Applications > Running and this shows that I have 140Mb used and 348Mb free. This suggests that my Transformer only has 512Mb RAM.
Is this correct? Could someone please compare this with their tablet? Is it possible that there is an incorrect or faulty part in my Transformer?
Thanks in advance for any input.

what is shown is whatever android itself isn't using, sometimes you'll have 700 free (right after boot) and sometimes almost nothing.

seshmaru said:
what is shown is whatever android itself isn't using, sometimes you'll have 700 free (right after boot) and sometimes almost nothing.
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it shows used and free. totally will be around 512 mb. how could it supposed to be 1 gb.doesn't make sense at all.

xufuchang said:
it shows used and free. totally will be around 512 mb. how could it supposed to be 1 gb.doesn't make sense at all.
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it doesn't show what dalvik VM is using. Instead of telling me I'm wrong maybe you should stop being lazy and use the search function.

seshmaru said:
it doesn't show what dalvik VM is using. Instead of telling me I'm wrong maybe you should stop being lazy and use the search function.
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if u expect ppl to search everything before asking,why bother answering in a first place. thanks to ur crystal clear answer, I searched n I got more clear n complete info bout this ram stuffs.

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[Q]ram problem

Hey guys, I have a problem with my RAM u see I only have about 140mb of RAM, which when I bought my phone they said that they was going to be 768mb of RAM. So the problem is that whenever I kill all app using advance task killer, there would only be maximum of 200mba of RAM.but now after flashing a ROM the maximum RAM is 140mb n after opening one or two apps my phone necessary really laggy as I would only have 60 MBA left.on top of that my internet takes up about 80 MBA. So I am angry about this. So is there anesthesia else to increase the ram?thx
Your phone is broken; You should sell it to me. I'm joking of course, I don't want your broken POS. Lol Im sorry, I mean nothing is wrong with your phone.
256 is dedicated to the gpu, then another 300 or so is dedicated to the OS, and Rosie UI. The rest of that is what you're seeing. Don't worry though, 140MB is plenty of memory. You need to uninstall your 3rd party task killer and just enjoy using the phone.
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Your phone is broken; You should sell it to me. I'm joking of course, I don't want your broken POS. Lol Im sorry, I mean nothing is wrong with your phone.
256 is dedicated to the gpu, then another 300 or so is dedicated to the OS, and Rosie UI. The rest of that is what you're seeing. Don't worry though, 140MB is plenty of memory. You need to uninstall your 3rd party task killer and just enjoy using the phone.
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Tnx for the reply but my phone lags, bro how
If you are flashing roms, then I assume you are rooted. Get Titanium Backup and freeze Sense. That will free up RAM and speed up your phone. I am using ADW EX on the stock ROM and I froze Sense (found two parts of it in Titanium). My phone is faster than hell...
Matt
Even with sense running your phone shouldn't lag unless one of your apps isn't working properly. The way android background processes work, if an active application needs more ram than is currently free, the android system will automatically kill inactive app(s) to free up memory. The problem is with poorly written apps that maintain active status when they are no longer active or have unnecessary services that relaunch themselves when they are killed. Your task killer cannot fix poor coding. It only provides a placebo effect. At best it is unnecessary, at worst it will exacerbate the issue.
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moto211 said:
Even with sense running your phone shouldn't lag unless one of your apps isn't working properly. The way android background processes work, if an active application needs more ram than is currently free, the android system will automatically kill inactive app(s) to free up memory. The problem is with poorly written apps that maintain active status when they are no longer active or have unnecessary services that relaunch themselves when they are killed. Your task killer cannot fix poor coding. It only provides a placebo effect. At best it is unnecessary, at worst it will exacerbate the issue.
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Yes, but android wont kill Sense. ;-) Trust me, freeze sense (dont remove it) and youll notice a difference.
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mrg02d said:
Yes, but android wont kill Sense. ;-) Trust me, freeze sense (dont remove it) and youll notice a difference.
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Guys I freeze sense but nothing happen I think it became even more laggy, how anything else to try
Have you considered flashin another rom, or reflashing the one you're using ? It might help.
It happened to me as well : phone was laggy and sloooow. I went into Recovery, wiped all data, applied the super wipe script (just to be sure) and flashed again my rom.
Been on it for two days, and phone is really fast and responsive.
jasdev said:
Tnx for the reply but my phone lags, bro how
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What rom did you flash ?
Most rom devs seem to recommend giving your phone a day or 2 of normal usage to let the android os 'settle down'.
Mercvtio said:
Have you considered flashin another rom, or reflashing the one you're using ? It might help.
It happened to me as well : phone was laggy and sloooow. I went into Recovery, wiped all data, applied the super wipe script (just to be sure) and flashed again my rom.
Been on it for two days, and phone is really fast and responsive.
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but f i use super wipe will all my data be gone?
jasdev said:
but f i use super wipe will all my data be gone?
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use titanium to backup your apps... your phone contacts move to your sim cards...
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use titanium to backup your apps... your p
hone contacts move to your sim cards...
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I am also staying in singapore, then my setings n messages?btw usually wat is Ur maximum allowed multitaking apps
Well yes, you will lose all your data. As mentioned higher, you can use Titanium Backup to save them.
As for your messages, you can use a small app, like SMS Backup and Restore (free on the Market) to save everyting on your SD Card, and restore them after you're done.
Reagrding the max multitasking apps, I admit I don't know how many of them can be kept running. I usually have 2 or 3 of them going at the same time, rarely more.
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Well yes, you will lose all your data. As mentioned higher, you can use Titanium Backup to save them.
As for your messages, you can use a small app, like SMS Backup and Restore (free on the Market) to save everyting on your SD Card, and restore them after you're done.
Reagrding the max multitasking apps, I admit I don't know how many of them can be kept running. I usually have 2 or 3 of them going at the same time, rarely more.
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Thx bro, but because of all this it makes me regretfull getting this phone cause the RAM issue but other then that everything is good, I feel like getting galaxy s 2,haha
That's a pretty normal amount
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flipmatthew said:
That's a pretty normal amount
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Huh wat are u talking
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Huh wat are u talking
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He's saying that your free ram amount is pretty normal. I want to know where you're getting the free ram amount from? If its from task manager (included or third party) its probably wrong. Go to settings>applications>running services and look at the bottom. I found that to be the most consistant regardless of device. BTW, I currently have 215mb free with ~20+ apps running and I never kill anything. In comparison, task manager shows 97mb free with only 4 running apps.
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He's saying that your free ram amount is pretty normal. I want to know where you're getting the free ram amount from? If its from task manager (included or third party) its probably wrong. Go to settings>applications>running services and look at the bottom. I found that to be the most consistant regardless of device. BTW, I currently have 215mb free with ~20+ apps running and I never kill anything. In comparison, task manager shows 97mb free with only 4 running apps.
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Hey from the settings I have about 320mba free, but on my task manager it Shows 140mb, y? Another ques is why when I use internet n exit my phone becames very laggy n my task manager shows 80 MBA free, also y? It also becomes laggy after using market
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Hey from the settings I have about 320mba free, but on my task manager it Shows 140mb, y? Another ques is why when I use internet n exit my phone becames very laggy n my task manager shows 80 MBA free, also y? It also becomes laggy after using market
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that's because task manager shows only completely unused ram. Running processes in the settings menu shows unused ram as well as cached processes. Cached processes are automatically ended when ram is needed so the android system includes that ram in the available ram count. Task manager does not do this. It will only show the unused ram. If you take your total ram (from running services menu in settings) and subtract the total amount of ram used by cached processes the numbers in task manger will march the new total. Example:
Running services shows 332MB (this is my actual numbers by the way) with 162MB used by cached processes. Task manager shows 170MB free. The numbers add up.
332MB - 162MB = 170MB
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To see your cached processes go to:
menu> settings> applications> running services> menu> show cached processes
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that's because task manager shows only completely unused ram. Running processes in the settings menu shows unused ram as well as cached processes. Cached processes are automatically ended when ram is needed so the android system includes that ram in the available ram count. Task manager does not do this. It will only show the unused ram. If you take your total ram (from running services menu in settings) and subtract the total amount of ram used by cached processes the numbers in task manger will march the new total. Example:
Running services shows 332MB (this is my actual numbers by the way) with 162MB used by cached processes. Task manager shows 170MB free. The numbers add up.
332MB - 162MB = 170MB
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To see your cached processes go to:
menu> settings> applications> running services> menu> show cached processes
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Thx bro but y foes my phone becomes laggy after using the internet, n also I only can run up to 4 app if I run some more it cancels the oldest app, y?

[Q] How to make Swap Partition For Galaxy Tab Plus

Hi
How can i create Swap Partition for increase RAM on Galaxy tab plus?
I find guide for other device, can`t find for Gt 6200
Thanks for help...
hmr007 said:
Hi
How can i create Swap Partition for increase RAM on Galaxy tab plus?
I find guide for other device, can`t find for Gt 6200
Thanks for help...
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you can;t and should never need to.
You have 1 GB of RAM more than enough for any application.
Swap has not been used since Froyo I think . Since OG phones with 300 mb RAM.
Not used not needed
DigitalMD said:
you can;t and should never need to.
You have 1 GB of RAM more than enough for any application.
Swap has not been used since Froyo I think . Since OG phones with 300 mb RAM.
Not used not needed
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but this 1GB (830 MB Actually) full after open 4-5 program or 2 game And Android close automatically other Application And last States!
I Want to save last States of other program Anyway until i Close program manually
For example Chrome close tabs after open 4-5 program and when i visit old tabs , it reloaded again!
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How can i create Swap Partition for increase RAM on Galaxy tab plus?
I find guide for other device, can`t find for Gt 6200
Thanks for help...
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Hi. Easiest way is to download Swapper2 from the PlayStore.
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Hi. Easiest way is to download Swapper2 from the PlayStore.
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Only if you want to slow your tablet to a crawl.
Why would you want to swap very fast RAM with very slow SD memory? No need and a really bad idea.
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Only if you want to slow your tablet to a crawl.
Why would you want to swap very fast RAM with very slow SD memory? No need and a really bad idea.
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agree. but, it looks like he's more concerned with multitasking.
it always depends on the user. let him try it first and let him decide what's acceptable for him.
Besides, "slow your tablet to a crawl" is an exaggeration.
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agree. but, it looks like he's more concerned with multitasking.
it always depends on the user. let him try it first and let him decide what's acceptable for him.
Besides, "slow your tablet to a crawl" is an exaggeration.
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That won't help multitasking , Android already has an efficient memory management system. That OG swap app was for Froyo phones that only had about 300 mb to run the OS and apps. No longer applies. And since there are no true multi=tasking apps. IE you can;t run two foregrounds apps. ..... , you can never fill up RAM
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That won't help multitasking , Android already has an efficient memory management system. That OG swap app was for Froyo phones that only had about 300 mb to run the OS and apps. No longer applies. And since there are no true multi=tasking apps. IE you can;t run two foregrounds apps. ..... , you can never fill up RAM
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OK. "Task-Switching" then .
Agree that android memory management is "efficient". the problem is that when it runs out of memory the app at the "back" of the stack gets "killed". data is saved for that app so when it's called back up, it "seems" like it was running all the while.
So, as per the OP question, since his problem was that his web pages keep reloading, ie app was killed due to memory constraints, his idea is to increase the RAM or in this case adding virtual RAM via swap.
It's not a bad Idea, since the amount of RAM is virtually increased, then the amount of apps that can be in RAM at the same time is also increased.
FYI, not only for froyo, i use swap for my NEO V running ICS. made DEAD SPACE run better than without swap. :good:
Haven't encountered a need on the P6200 though. Ofcourse, there must be a reason why 2GB RAM devices are now available.
there is not reason that swapping would make your tablet run better, none.
Because as of ICS , and with 1gb+ ram, you are emulating and interfering with what Android (linux) already does .
you have one foreground task and whatever idle tasks and then unused apps that are retained in RAM until they are needed or another apps needs space and they are removed from RAM. Then they reside on SD memory so what advantage does swapping to SD memory give you, none, in fact it adds a extra useless step .
SO Android attempts to keep RAM 80% used.at all times. If you look at the process logically, I do not believe can lay out a scenario by which the swapper apps beings any benefit to current Android systems.
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there is not reason that swapping would make your tablet run better, none.
Because as of ICS , and with 1gb+ ram, you are emulating and interfering with what Android (linux) already does .
you have one foreground task and whatever idle tasks and then unused apps that are retained in RAM until they are needed or another apps needs space and they are removed from RAM. Then they reside on SD memory so what advantage does swapping to SD memory give you, none, in fact it adds a extra useless step .
SO Android attempts to keep RAM 80% used.at all times. If you look at the process logically, I do not believe can lay out a scenario by which the swapper apps beings any benefit to current Android systems.
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You actually pointed out the reason why the Original Poster wanted to use swap. he wanted his currently "unused" browser app to reside in ram, and not get killed. in this case it will be in virtual ram.
I agree with all your points. and I don't use swap on my tablet (P6200) haven't had a need, but i do use it on my phone(Neo V, 512 RAM, 384 useable).
All i'm saying is let him try. it's possible that he is hitting the limit on his Tablet. I know, cause it's easy to hit the limit on my phone that i'm very sure swapping works. e.g i can now switch between, Chrome, Facebook, Email, What'sUp, answer a phone call, send a text message and come back to Chrome (which has three open tabs BTW) without Chrome "reloading" those same three tabs. i wasn't able to do this before i starter using swap.
and yes, there's a bit lag but it's better than incurring cost of reloading a page each time, esp if your on a limited data plan.
One other thing that was not considered yet also are the OOM groups and Minfree. another option is Compcache.
The use of Swap really depends on the user and the way he uses his device. You can only see a benefit from swap if you consistently use up all your RAM. Which, if i understand the OP's problem correctly, is the case.

Do you wish you have bigger ram?

Im on xt1033 (no external sd). Im satisfied with the performance on my moto g but i hate it when i switch app (browser) sometimes it reloads the whole page as if it closes the browser because it doesnt have enough ram. I watched a couple of vids in yt about adding ram thru sd card, sadly ours dont have external sd card. I know we can partition our internal storage, right? Anyone here have done this? So we can add it as ram? I have 16gb model and i still have 7.5gb of free storage i have my phone for 8months now so im pretty sure im not needing more storage anytime soon. Anyone wanna try to experiment on this? So we can add another 500mb or a gig of ram?
Use a different ROM which has a little different policy of managing RAM... I too was frustrated by this problem but I have tried many ROMs but to no avail...Then I tried nexus 5 experience ROM and that has fixed the problem for me...So basically just use a custom ROM
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Hi, thanks for the suggestion but I'm not open to try any custom rom as of the moment. As long as the stock is the current version. I will still go with the stock.
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Hi, thanks for the suggestion but I'm not open to try any custom rom as of the moment. As long as the stock is the current version. I will still go with the stock.
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It's a 150 dollars device... it's even too much good for its price. My average ram consumption with the phone just rebooted is around 500mb, you need to check which apps use too much ram (like 30mb+) and close them or, with root, you can prevent them from boot. Anyway, apps that require big amount of ram will always reload if you leave them in background.
As said above, you can't expect much more of such a cheap device as the Moto G.
On the other hand, 1GB RAM is still quite good amount to run you off pretty much everything. You can have insufficient RAM only if you use your phone as a computer replacement, which is very bad idea.
In that case you should get for example Xperia Z, which is way more suitable for that purpose or Note2. This will cost you significantly more cash of course.
Also you can't increase your RAM off the storage of the device, being it sd or emmc. You can't repartition the emmc either, this will most likely hard brick the device.
Swap is not a substitute for RAM and it never have been.
Thanks, i already have the boot manager via xposed module but still im experiencing it. anyway it was just an idea. Coz i have a lot of space in my internal.
I just noticed that even if i still have 100+ mb of free ram background app still reloads when reopen.
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Thanks, i already have the boot manager via xposed module but still im experiencing it. anyway it was just an idea. Coz i have a lot of space in my internal.
I just noticed that even if i still have 100+ mb of free ram background app still reloads when reopen.
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I would recommend the Android Assistant app, it has a lot of features including a boot manager and also an easy button to free up RAM. There is ads tho unless you use Adaway.
My biggest gripe with the lack of ram on the G is when I'm trying to stream Pandora while using the navigation...I usually end up driving in silence until the annoying lady tells me where to go
The best way to prevent your problem is fine tuning minfree controls...I use trickster mod to make these settings...Do go through this link...It gives you details on how to fine tune them to solve your problem...
http://m.androidcentral.com/fine-tuning-minfree-settings-improving-androids-multi-tasking
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Probably problem with RAM usage

Disclaimer: Yes I know, empty RAM is useless and Android will free RAM for the active app by suspending apps that I "have not used for a while".
I have a problem that the current active app is closed by the system because it gets out of main memory - well in fact that is an assumption, I still need to track that down. Interestingly in contrast to Lineage 15.1. my Linage 14.1 has a memory section in the settings app...
1) memory settings shows me that the mobile has 1,7gb - its supposed to have 2gb. I'd assume that this is the kernel
or something like that, but the kernel is listed as part of the "Android OS", so where are the 300mb?
2) The settings app shows the average usage for at least the last 3h which is pretty pointless. If the app did not run 2h 55 mins of it, runs 5 mins and then crashes the average RAM consumption is obviously low. How do I found out wether lack of RAM is actually the issue?
(I have seen similar issues on two phones with 2gb RAM and no issues an mobiles with more than 2gb, which makes me think it is about the RAM)
3) What can I do to solve the issue if lack of RAM is the reason? (besides buying a phone with more RAM) are there hacks available that lower the memory footprint of the OS, the UI ....
thank you.
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Disclaimer: Yes I know, empty RAM is useless and Android will free RAM for the active app by suspending apps that I "have not used for a while".
I have a problem that the current active app is closed by the system because it gets out of main memory - well in fact that is an assumption, I still need to track that down. Interestingly in contrast to Lineage 15.1. my Linage 14.1 has a memory section in the settings app...
1) memory settings shows me that the mobile has 1,7gb - its supposed to have 2gb. I'd assume that this is the kernel
or something like that, but the kernel is listed as part of the "Android OS", so where are the 300mb?
2) The settings app shows the average usage for at least the last 3h which is pretty pointless. If the app did not run 2h 55 mins of it, runs 5 mins and then crashes the average RAM consumption is obviously low. How do I found out wether lack of RAM is actually the issue?
(I have seen similar issues on two phones with 2gb RAM and no issues an mobiles with more than 2gb, which makes me think it is about the RAM)
3) What can I do to solve the issue if lack of RAM is the reason? (besides buying a phone with more RAM) are there hacks available that lower the memory footprint of the OS, the UI ....
thank you.
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If it's a RAM issue, you can try setting up the ZRAM mod on your device or you can try creating a "swap partition" similar to the swap partition used in Linux. ZRAM and swap partition are different from each other but they both basically convert a portion of your internal storage into a type of "virtual RAM", this might help give you more space to be used as RAM to keep your app/apps from crashing. It requires a rooted device though.
Take a look at this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217202
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Thank you for idea & link - however, the latest version is almost 6 years old and download links are dead (dropbox 404), so that might be a dead end....
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Thank you for idea & link - however, the latest version is almost 6 years old and download links are dead (dropbox 404), so that might be a dead end....
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I didn't give you the link to use what was in the link, it was to give you a reference to understand what I was describing, then take that information and do some research to learn how to go about doing it using valid software from today.
Now, you just need to do the research to see the currently available options that offer the same capabilities and how to set it up. Why does everyone act like it is too much work to do some reading and learning for themselves, no one wants to think anymore, they just want a simple answer handed to them that requires no work. If you aren't willing to put some effort into learning something, then you just need to stop trying to change things about your device and just use it as it is.
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15gb used for system apps?

This cant be right surely?
None of the stock apps even add up to 15gb in my app settings. Anyway I can remove some without root? Waiting for twrp before I mess with this phone
My system apps say they're taking up 1.1. Somethings off there. Probably can't remove them without root if they're in /system.
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My system apps say they're taking up 1.1. Somethings off there. Probably can't remove them without root if they're in /system.
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My system is 1.1. but apps before anything is on the phone is 15gb and that dont make sense :/
Sturdyturdy said:
This cant be right surely?
None of the stock apps even add up to 15gb in my app settings. Anyway I can remove some without root? Waiting for twrp before I mess with this phone
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EDIT: The right and wrong info was reported in my post. It's my Z3Play that shows 13 GB. I know it's apple/oranges, but my Pixel 3a shows 1.1 GB. N5X shows 6.4 GB.
Apologies. This can happen when spending too much time involved with another device (MOTO Z3 Play). Being old doesn't help, either ?.
ritchea said:
Mine says 13 GB. I know it's apple/oranges, but my Pixel 3a shows 1.1 GB. N5X shows 6.4 GB.
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Even 13gb. The apps dont add up to that unless theres a 8gb hidden app :/
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Even 13gb. The apps dont add up to that unless theres a 8gb hidden app :/
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Sturdyturdy said:
This cant be right surely?
None of the stock apps even add up to 15gb in my app settings. Anyway I can remove some without root? Waiting for twrp before I mess with this phone
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Can you provide a screen cap of what you're seeing? She'd some light on where your system is saying "system apps using up 15Gb." Pie system files can add up to 16 or more GB. I do know LOS pie is about 16Gb for all system files
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Can you provide a screen cap of what you're seeing? She'd some light on where your system is saying "system apps using up 15Gb." Pie system files can add up to 16 or more GB. I do know LOS pie is about 16Gb for all system files
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Before adding my apps. 'other apps' said 15gb and that was after a factory reset.
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Before adding my apps. 'other apps' said 15gb and that was after a factory reset.
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What happens when you tap "other apps" and use the menu option "show system"? It should sort by highest memory usage first.
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What happens when you tap "other apps" and use the menu option "show system"? It should sort by highest memory usage first.
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Besides the obvious, is there anything here safe to delete. I bet over half of these i dont use.
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Besides the obvious, is there anything here safe to delete. I bet over half of these i dont use.
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I think I see the issue. It seems it is more of a space reporting error. A: it is odd system is only 1.1 GB. Attached is from LOS on a different phone. Most of the apps in your image don't show up for me because your space reporting is showing the files as apps instead of normal system stuff.
same issue here. the numbers don't even add up what is this bull****.
probably gonna return the phone. the breakdown's even more wack
You guys sure about that? I think it's telling you how much space each app is consuming for its data storage, NOT how much room the app itself (APK) occupies.
Apps require storage space beyond the app itself.
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You guys sure about that? I think it's telling you how much space each app is consuming for its data storage, NOT how much room the app itself (APK) occupies.
Apps require storage space beyond the app itself.
If you return your phone over something as petty as this, I can only wonder how many times you've returned iPhones.
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Yes, seems it is reporting something. The term storage in the screenshot implies what you state. Honestly, the system partiton is usually 16Gb or larger, so system apps "using 15Gb" could just be the remainder of the /system partiton. Android has to report that data as not user accessible. 1Gb and 15 GB does equal the system partition size of most P smart phones. I haven't bought my 3a yet, but will have one in a month to verify partitions.
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Yes, seems it is reporting something. The term storage in the screenshot implies what you state. Honestly, the system partiton is usually 16Gb or larger, so system apps "using 15Gb" could just be the remainder of the /system partiton. Android has to report that data as not user accessible. 1Gb and 15 GB does equal the system partition size of most P smart phones. I haven't bought my 3a yet, but will have one in a month to verify partitions.
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It seems either way it is still an error as it should report that figure in system amd not apps.
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It seems either way it is still an error as it should report that figure in system amd not apps.
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Alright so this is interesting -- I just checked out my /system size in Root Explorer, and it's currently at 3.06GB.
Other Apps current size in settings? 18GB. That's 3GB over the 15 everyone sees. So the question is, where the heck is the 15GB coming from?
nickmv said:
Alright so this is interesting -- I just checked out my /system size in Root Explorer, and it's currently at 3.06GB.
Other Apps current size in settings? 18GB. That's 3GB over the 15 everyone sees. So the question is, where the heck is the 15GB coming from?
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Check /system_root folder...
Uzephi said:
Check /system_root folder...
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Well well well, looks like we've got our measurement formula for "Other apps", judging by those photos

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