Android is developing with each new update and there’s surely that it has become a very developed and feature-rich operating system. However, the 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 RAM to run easily. In fact, the new leading Android smartphones are powered by 4 gigs of RAM and that says volumes of Android’s memory optimization.

In this way, if you have an older Android smartphone with a modest amount of RAM and you feel it’s not performing and additionally it used to be, you may need to enhance the device’s RAM.

1.Check memory usage and kill apps

Initially, it’s 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 Android Settings->Memory, 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.

To check the memory used by apps, tap on “Memory used by apps“, where you will see the average memory usage by the Android system as well as different apps. You can tap the three-dot button on the top right and tap “Sort by max. use “, to see the apps taking up the most amount of RAM. To see more details on an app’s RAM usage, just tap the app’s name. To kill an app you think may be using excessively RAM, press the three-dot button and press “Force stop“.

2.Disable Apps and Remove Bloatware

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 eating up your device’s RAM, you can just disable them. When you disable an app, they won’t keep running in the background unless you enable them back. In addition, those apps won’t even show up in the apps list.

To disable a system app, go to Settings->Apps and select the app you want to disable. In the app info page, hit the “Disable” button and tap the “Disable App” option in the prompt. It’s important to note that disabling some system apps may result in inconsistent performance.

3.Disable Animations & Transitions

The different animations and transitions on Android surely make the OS look more modern and smooth but it additionally puts a strain on the device’s RAM and CPU. You can easily disable these animations and transitions.

You will first have to unlock “Developer options” to fiddle with transition options. In case you don’t know, you can enable Developer options by going to Settings->About phone and tapping “Build number” until you get a message saying “Congrats! You are now a developer”.

Then, go to Settings->Developer options and scroll down to find options like “Window animation scale”, “Transition animation scale” and “Animator duration scale”. You can simply tap one of these options and set it to “Animation off“.

4.Don’t use Live Wallpapers or extensive widgets

There are some cool Live Wallpaper apps accessible for Android and keeping in mind that they look gorgeous, they eat up a lot of RAM, 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 simple widgets like the music player, calendar and so on.

5.Use Third Party Booster apps

There are certain apps that can be trusted to clean up your device’s RAM for better performance. Apps like Clean Master bring a huge number of features to optimize your device’s performance but if you are only looking to clean your device’s RAM, it includes a cool “Memory Boost” feature that 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 CCleaner, DU Speed Booster and more.

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