Apple picker After using the iPhone for a long time, you may notice that the environment in which you move, whether it is your desktop or an application, is a bit lazier and not as flexible as when the iPhone is just started. You have a choice - either turn off and on the iPhone (the less convenient option) or use the Memory Status application from the AppStore, which can do much more.
On the opening page of the application, you will be greeted by a clear pie chart showing the Wired, Active, Inactive and Free parts of RAM. Wired memory is mainly used by the operating system for operating with running applications and processes, Active memory is actively used - allocated for running applications and processes, Inactive memory is not used and is reserved in case it is necessary to quickly write to RAM and Free memory is in short, completely free.
You can switch to sheet in Memory Status Processes and you have a simple list of currently running processes in front of you.
The last sheet, which actually brings the key function of the entire application, is the sheet Cleaning – you can choose from two RAM cleaning levels as needed. Level 1 it just shuts down Safari, which runs by system default right away in the background (if any number of tabs are open) and Level 2 it turns off Safari, iPod and the Mail application and deletes the files in the operating system cache, so the phone is theoretically as if it had just been turned off and on. The entire cleaning process usually takes no more than 30 seconds, but sometimes it is necessary to repeat it again, especially for firmware 3.0 and higher.
I have personally tried several alternatives, both from the AppStore and from Cydia, and Memory Status seems to be the most convenient and efficient solution of all.
I've been using Memory Status ever since it was introduced on the appstore, it's a great application, if it's used regularly it doesn't freeze, slow down, etc. However, with the arrival of 3.0, the application no longer runs as smoothly as Driv and Apple is delaying the release of similar apps as well as their updates
And how many MB can it free up? I use iStat and it can do about 30MB. It's the same?
Thanks for the tip, cert to be familiar with applications of this type. And when you read the comments under them...
At the same time, thank you very much for the explanation of the memory - I am an experienced iPhone and MacBook user, but until now I didn't know what wired, inactiv, etc. actually are. Well, yes, I'm a "vostuda". :-)
On 3G, I observed, for example, a gradual decrease in the smoothness of the NFSU game, then a large delay when opening the application with SMS (only occasionally, but noticeable). Otherwise, I was irritated by the sound delay – for example, I locked the device and the locking sound was heard within one or two seconds. I don't know if it has anything to do with memory, but it probably has something to do with it. After that, however, I did not use any memory cleaning application.
And how satisfied are you with the 3GS? :-)
And do you already have any instructions for jailbreaking the 3GS? ;-)
I already wrote about it elsewhere, it doesn't even seem faster to me ;-) But today I was "cleaning" the 3G for sale, so I compared (Navigon starts up 3x faster), and that's a blow. I'm satisfied, eventually I want to go to JB, I'll see what it does to him...
@Flerry: Jailbreak 3GS can be done with the official redsn0w 0.8 release, the procedure is slightly different than with 3G, but everything is explained in simple steps step by step in redsn0w, no instructions are needed.
So through this tutorial http://www.my-mobile.cz/viewtopic.php?f=101&t=13205 should it go? ;-)
On my previous 3G, I had 45Mb of memory after starting. In the evening I only had around 15Mb.
3GS is about something different!! I have 180Mb after starting and about 140Mb in the evening, so there is no slowdown with the 3GS.
Flerry: it should probably work too... I was looking here http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=4447 it's pretty "stupid" there
So I'm glad that it won't happen to me on the 3GS.
Sometimes the 3GS doesn't come so quickly to me either, but I believe that when switching back I would feel it more strongly. Well, of course, the speed sometimes surprises me. When I remember how long NFSU has been charging and how it is charging now, that is a real strength. In addition, I can forget about slowing down or jerking, it looks really awesome. But otherwise, in my daily routine, it's like I have all the old 3G.
Somehow I don't understand it.. Only logically - if restarting the phone has the same effect, why on earth install another app (and thus keep paying for memory, etc.)?
And what "less convenient option" are we talking about here? I can restart the iPhone with one button, as well as start cleaning via the app.. :-)
So can the app do anything more than restart? In addition, if I assume that a restart will also cause the SIM card to be deregistered on the GSM network, which is not bad at all once in a while.
Hobbo: clearing the memory is several times faster than restarting :)
@Hobbo: By installing the application, you are not paying for the RAM, but the flash storage, and forgive me - you won't even recognize the 250kB that the application has on that flash memory.
The article is for those who really don't care about turning off their phone every time they want to free up memory, like me.
You asked if the application can do something extra - it will show you the running processes and memory distribution in a graph.
Turning the phone off and on incorrectly is quite annoying. This is one of the most used applications that I have had on my iPhone since the 2G version
is this the same memory cleaning as the option in SBSetting (Processes – Free Up Memory)?
hi, is there any similar app that is also free? thanks in advance
Hello. I have an iPhone 4. Is the application described above worthwhile even today or is there something better on the market?
Thanks for the help. Martin.