Increase RAM?

[Hamish McPanji]

When seeing your questions...

No you're being unkind.

A lot of people get fooled by this stuff, and it's primarily because of the undersized amounts of RAM included on devices. We're all looking for an edge, and at some level background processes in Android do swallow more than their fair share of available memory.

Anything to reduce that, is therefore seen as an option

 

[ArmatageShanks]

No you're being unkind.

A lot of people get fooled by this stuff, and it's primarily because of the undersized amounts of RAM included on devices. We're all looking for an edge, and at some level background processes in Android do swallow more than their fair share of available memory.

Anything to reduce that, is therefore seen as an option

You are correct, but if you had seen the type of memes I had to choose from to reply here you will realize I am actually very kind indeed.

 

[Denno]

They don't work.

 

[Denno]

No they dont work. They cannot increase ram and only end up taking up additional resources themselves. Let along cause instability with current applications.

 

[Denno]

No you're being unkind.

A lot of people get fooled by this stuff, and it's primarily because of the undersized amounts of RAM included on devices. We're all looking for an edge, and at some level background processes in Android do swallow more than their fair share of available memory.

Anything to reduce that, is therefore seen as an option

Thanks for the reply - interestingly, I have found a few tweaks in Android under "Developer options" that have sped up my tablet & reduced RAM usage so that it makes a big difference!

 

[Dave]

No you're being unkind.

A lot of people get fooled by this stuff, and it's primarily because of the undersized amounts of RAM included on devices. We're all looking for an edge, and at some level background processes in Android do swallow more than their fair share of available memory.

Anything to reduce that, is therefore seen as an option

What have you done to the real Hamish McPanjiiiiiiiiii?

 

[Corelli]

Firstly. Uninstall all that memory hungry rubbish that you installed at the first place. ie all the wannabe freeware. That will greatly increase your available ram. Then disable a lot of others at startup. (Do you really need for an app to run in the background from startup that you only use once a month or even less.)

If you have a 32bit machine, 4gb is your limit. In a 64bit machine you ideally want 8gb minimum.

You can also invest in other things (Samsung Evo SSD drives to run your main OS). That could have a bigger impact.

And lastly your antivirus program. Some programs really hog your memory 24x7.

If you're into heaving gaming then sure you want the latest gfx card, and ideally 16gb of ram and an ssd, let alone a fast cpu. But if for normal a decent i5, with 8gb of ram, 64bit os, and an ssd to just run your os would be plenty. Add a second hdd or external for storage if needed.

 

[Dave]

Firstly. Uninstall all that memory hungry rubbish that you installed at the first place. ie all the wannabe freeware. That will greatly increase your available ram. Then disable a lot of others at startup. (Do you really need for an app to run in the background from startup that you only use once a month or even less.)

If you have a 32bit machine, 4gb is your limit. In a 64bit machine you ideally want 8gb minimum.

You can also invest in other things (Samsung Evo SSD drives to run your main OS). That could have a bigger impact.

And lastly your antivirus program. Some programs really hog your memory 24x7.

If you're into heaving gaming then sure you want the latest gfx card, and ideally 16gb of ram and an ssd, let alone a fast cpu. But if for normal a decent i5, with 8gb of ram, 64bit os, and an ssd to just run your os would be plenty. Add a second hdd or external for storage if needed.

Can I refer you to the OP?

Samsung Galaxy Tablet

 

[Johnatan56]

Thanks for the reply - interestingly, I have found a few tweaks in Android under "Developer options" that have sped up my tablet & reduced RAM usage so that it makes a big difference!

Just as an aside, don't worry if your device is using 99% of your RAM unless you're actually lagging.
RAM is meant to be used, Android will keep your apps in RAM and only free that space if it needs to, it's faster to swap back to that app by loading it from RAM instead of loading it from your storage, which can actually also save a bit of battery.

That said, you shouldn't be experiencing slow downs, I think the older Samsung Galaxy Tabs from 2015 already had more than a gig of RAM. There's probably a rogue app.

 

[ThatOtherDude]

I have a Galaxy S8.

I installed RAM Booster Pro 1.9.0

I can now use my phone to start my wife's car.

true story.

 

[Denno]

Thanks for all the advice, no thanks to the "non-advice" replies!
This is what I have done which might help others with small storage & low RAM (Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016))
Tweaked a few settings in "Developer Options"
Instead of installing extra apps, I now use built-in internet browser & email apps which are pretty good
Moved some apps to SD card
Regularly clear background apps
Regularly run Smart Manger
Resisted installing RAM cleaner apps
Wallah
Great performance for R1 800

 

[Dave]

Wallah

Do you mean Voila?

 

[ponder]

Do you mean Voila?

He's muslim.

 

[Dave]

He's muslim.

Wouldn’t a Wallah more likely be a Hindu?

 

[The_Librarian]

Only Wallah I know of is a Janker Wallah

 

[The_Librarian]

@OP - next time do a bit of googling first

 

[genetic]

13 responses to this question & not a single answer to the actual question!

Your question warranted the responses.

 

[RedViking]

An app cannot not increase hardware. That is just silly. That is like asking if there is an app that can fix your cracked screen. It maybe can free up Ram, but that is also silly as Android will automatically manage the memory. There is also a difference between RAM and Storage. You can add storage to the device if it can take an SD card. Installing more crapware will take more storage.

 

[Dave]

Only Wallah I know of is a Janker Wallah

I think the dabba wallahs are the most famous

 

[BlackMamba]

Maybe someone has to define what is ram? Is it software or hardware...

This could teach a lot of noobs here.... My 2cent ram is RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (a hardware module that is either built in the device motherboard and cannot be expanded or increased (cellphones, smartphone and other devices related) then there are devices like desktop and some laptops/notebooks were you can increase or expand the memory by swapping or putting in a new module with higher memory capacity.

So you cannot by any means increase RAM by any software it is a SCAM.