The applications that we have installed on the Android phone consume resources. We can always have control over the amount of mobile data they consume. It is also possible to see which applications we have that are consuming the most battery on the device. Although one piece of information that is important is knowing the use of RAM memory that these apps are carrying out.
It is a fact that in many cases is not paid too much attention, although it is something that must be attentive. Therefore, it is good to know which of the applications that we have installed on Android are those that consume the most RAM memory. A fact that can be very important.
Also, it's a good thing to know, because in some cases RAM consumption may be too high. Which can cause the phone to run slower than normal. The higher the consumption of RAM or the more full the RAM of our Android phone is, the slower the operation will be.
In some cases, there are games or processes that consume a large amount. Therefore, during that time it is clear what is the cause of this high memory use. Although on some occasions, less known applications are those that have this high use. Therefore, you have to be able to check it.
How to check RAM usage on Android
Depending on the version of Android that is installed, the process may be somewhat different in order to know the use of RAM that the applications on the phone are carrying out. But at no time is it complex. Nor do you need third-party applications for it. So you are not going to have problems.
On Android 7.1 and below
If it is the case that you have an Android version equal to or lower than Nougat, the steps to follow are very simple. You have to go into the phone settings first. Then you have to access the applications section that we are in these settings of the same.
Then you have to open the menu or settings in that section. Then, it is possible to show the apps according to the use they make of the phone memory. In this way, the use of RAM made by these applications will be displayed on the screen. A good way to check which of them are the ones with the most use.
So it is likely that we want to use some apps less or that we think that there are some that may be using too much. It is very useful information, which can be accessed in a really simple way in the phone settings. In case the RAM is 100% occupied, it is important to close some processes, so that this slow Android performance that occurs when this happens can be avoided.
On Android 8.0 and higher
For users with the latest versions of Android, the steps to follow are different. Although they are not at all complex either. As usual, you have to start by opening the phone settings. In this case, the developer options have to be opened. Therefore, if you do not already have them, you have to go to the section about the device and click several times on the compilation number.
When the developer options have been opened, you have to enter the memory section. Then there is a section that It is the memory used by the applications. It is where we have to enter in this specific case. Thanks to it, we will be able to see what use of RAM the phone applications are making.
Newly, if we see that the Android RAM has been 100% occupied, the device will work slow. So we are forced to close some of the processes, so that it will work fine again.
