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adi6262

adi6262

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If you are using CM or CM based custom ROM, you can add
ro.config.low_ram=true
to your build.prop to get better RAM usage.

Draw backs?
No transparent status bar and nav bar on home screen.

Does it makes a big difference ?
You tell me! Settings > apps> running shows a difference of 40-50mb less ram usage when running the same apps. Also, the running apps didn't get killed when switching between different apps.





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BobbaLouie

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adi6262 said:
Draw backs?
No transparent status bar and nav bar on home screen.

Does it makes a big difference ?
You tell me! Settings > apps> running shows a difference of 40-50mb less ram usage when running the same apps. Also, the running apps didn't get killed when switching between different apps.
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This was the Killer feature of Kitkat in general. Many of us have older 512mb devices and this extends their usefulness for quite a while. On the Moto G however, why bother? I've never seen it even come close to getting into a low ram situation and I bought the phone because I was tired of skimping on ram for several years until now.
 
ricola1989

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Must it be on CM, or can I add this to any ROM's build.prop that is running KitKat?

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adi6262

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Yeah. All you need is root.

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netizenn

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Don't ask me why, but I added that value, and I ended get less free RAM with that value than now, that I just removed. With ro.config.low_ram=true the first boot I ended about 450/455MB Free RAM. Now that i removed that lines, I'm with 480MB RAM.

And I love the transparent bar :D

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I have installed CM11, and always have around 450-500Mb free. So why bother for extra 40Mb? :confused:
 
adi6262

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lulibuli said:
I have installed CM11, and always have around 450-500Mb free. So why bother for extra 40Mb? :confused:
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Not just extra 40 MB, I also noticed that it kills background apps less frequently. And I have many apps installed and usually have less than 300mb free RAM.

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GodOfPsychos

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thanks for this build.prop entry. i will test and see what happens

Btw are there any other NEW build.prop tweaks that exist since Kitkat was released?
Because i already know the old ones and wanted to know if there are any new build.prop entries that came out after the newest android os.

Edit: It works on any Rom(stock,Gpe, etc). No transparent onscreen buttons and statusbar but thats ok for me
 
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    adi6262
    adi6262
    If you are using CM or CM based custom ROM, you can add
    ro.config.low_ram=true
    to your build.prop to get better RAM usage.

    Draw backs?
    No transparent status bar and nav bar on home screen.

    Does it makes a big difference ?
    You tell me! Settings > apps> running shows a difference of 40-50mb less ram usage when running the same apps. Also, the running apps didn't get killed when switching between different apps.





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    MS.
    MS.
    Unused RAM is wasted RAM, unless you really need it for something else. Google knows what they're doing.

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    denzel09
    ricola1989 said:
    Must it be on CM, or can I add this to any ROM's build.prop that is running KitKat?

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    Can you add in build.prop easily
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