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    Android - Do you use an memory manager?

    Discussion in 'Smartphones and Tablets' started by Tinderbox (UK), Sep 26, 2016.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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    I bought a couple of Android TV Boxes, and they only have 1GB of memory.

    Anybody have a suggestion for an app that can close a free the memory of background apps, I the Boxes came rooted so that is not a problem.

    If you think memory mangers are not needed, explain please.

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Sep 26, 2016
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  2. bennni

    bennni Notebook Evangelist

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    I use greenify - you specify which apps you want to be killed and which should be kept running in the background... After that, it's just a case of tapping an icon to kill them. I also use titanium backup to freeze apps that randomly auto start and I don't need to frequently use - pretty easy to unfreeze if/when you need them again.

    Newer versions of android have gotten better at this kinda stuff but I still feel that Greenify is worth having. I certainly notice an improvement in battery and responsiveness.
     
    bennni, Sep 26, 2016
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    Nillhat Newbie

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    I used clean master and it boosts my device a lot. (Kill unusual app - Stop app from restarting or running in background)
     
    Nillhat, Nov 14, 2016
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  4. Mr. Boosh

    Mr. Boosh Notebook Enthusiast

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    No. Pointless
     
    Mr. Boosh, Dec 10, 2016
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  5. bennni

    bennni Notebook Evangelist

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    Not pointless. Useful.
     
    bennni, Dec 10, 2016
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  6. Easlerpa

    Easlerpa Newbie

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    I install a Android manager on my Android phone , and it can be used to manage all the phone data on computer ,in this way, I can save a lot of phone space
     
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    Easlerpa, Oct 31, 2017
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  7. ramseyasr

    ramseyasr Newbie

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    + 1 for Clean Master. It works great for freeing up memory.
     
    ramseyasr, Dec 19, 2017
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    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    I don’t because android is set up to use as much ram as possible. However it moves away from that when more ram space is needed it. Unused ram is useless ram.
     
    kojack, Dec 19, 2017
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