How to free RAM on Android?

Generally you should not free RAM on Android device using Task Killers, Cleaners, Optimizers, Performance Boosters and so on. The operating system manages the RAM in a very efficient way. For more details see:

• Why does Android OS use so much RAM?
• How to find out which Android apps are in “Cached” state?
• What's the purpose of swap and zRAM on Android?

But if you really want to reduce the load on RAM, the only way is to keep the number of background apps at minimum. Though this is not a straightforward task. See:

• How to stop background apps on Android?

Still short on RAM? Install a lightweight custom ROM. OEM ROMs are usually resource hungry due to heavy customizations and bloatware apps. Still short on RAM? Get a phone with bigger RAM. 😉

Related:

• How to view RAM and swap usage on Android?

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