PERFORMANCE: Multitasking/RAM

[svetius]

You're busy and don't have time to wait, which is why you need to stop reading this thread and get back to organizing your Pogs. Rate this thread to express how the Note5 performs when multitasking. A higher rating indicates that the Note5 keeps many apps in memory so that they don't need to reload, and that when moving between apps, transitions are smooth and performance is excellent.

Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

 

[TachyonGun]

By default, the multitasking is simply awful. The phone can't seem to hold more than 6 or 8 background ups in quick succession, and idling only makes it worse. This really drags down the phone like it did with the S6. Some argue that Samsung opted for this route for cache reasons, but it's ultimately annoying. However, some fixes have been found, coincidentally the same ones that work on the S6 & S6 Edge. Both the DHA and FHA build.prop edits make multitasking what it should be, so we have to thank XDA for that. If you are rooted, I recommend trying that. I haven't tested it extensively and better fixes might come around, but it does allow it to perform on the same level as the OnePlus 2 and ZenFone 2 in terms of app-holding.

 

[jon_htc]

@TachyonGun can you kinda go into detail on the multitasking u do?

I haven't toggled more than 4 apps and I'm very satisfied. My only gripe is some Apps do not support split screen or popup mode.

 

[TachyonGun]

@jon_htc I do Google Slides + Google Docs in class, Youtube + Reddit or Youtube + XDA on breaks, Chrome + Wordpress for certain work-related situations, Papyrus + PDF readers for homework, and many other use-cases that just pop up during casual usage. The secret is to treat apps like windows instead of isolated islands that can be on-screen one at a time. For example, if I am watching a video and need to reply to a text, I shrink the video and open the text.

 

[situman]

Havent noticed any ram or app background issues. Then again I may be part of the abnormal bunch and only use 1 or 2 apps at a time or dont constantly close and open tons of apps to prove something. Safe to say, I dont notice the issue and if it is there, it wont bother me.

 

[lokto7]

i used to have a s6 and if note 5 got the same multitasking settings, it's gonna be very very annoying. the recent app reloading thing is simply the same experience on iPhone 6, which is awful. shouldn't happen on a 4GB ram phone.

 

[xdathekilljoy]

Lets not forget that true multi tasking would be split view and multi window which is where the Note is the ruler of them all.
Switching between apps is part of multi tasking, but not the main part of it. But yes the ram management does reload some apps.

 

[Dr.DL]

I had to use few tweaks and rom replacement. which made it much better.

 

[tw1n5nak35]

If your still on lollipop with this phone. Stay where you are. The multitasking performance is about the same. If you multi apps running, like youtube and text messaging or twitch and facebook messenger its fast. I didn't see a major performance difference between lollipop and marshmallow. I don't close any of my apps, I mostly let them run in the background and not kill them. There was an issue on the note 3 yes, but the note 5 can handle multitasking and very good use of the new ram algorithm are a fantastic combination. This phone is fast, can handle all the apps. I Have about 50 apps running right now, multiple screen shots taking and saved, running messenger while watching HD youtube, Netflix and twitch with no problem.