Android Cleaning/Optimizing/Crap deleting?

[mrrsquared79]

Meh, root, install TiBu, freeze the factory bloat apps that run in the background that you don't use or need.

If that doesn't do it, battery spin test.

xda-developers is your friend

[bohoki]

i'm addicted to hill climb racing the moon level gives me loads of coins

[FreedomIsNotFree]

Loading ROM's is far beyond the want/need for the vast majority of users. They just want their device to work.

[elsolo]

Go read about your specific phone on xda developers.

Learn how to root it, then titanium backup to get rid of the crap.

[2DoorImpala]

Or get a nexus....

[noob_tube]

OP, which version of Android are you running? Lollipop has been a disappointment memorywise... 5.0.2 was a major improvement, but it still leaves a lot to be desired.

i'm addicted to hill climb racing the moon level gives me loads of coins

Have you tried the moon level with the lunar lander? I'm doing no less than a quarter million coins each time I play it.

[antiseen]

Loading ROM's is far beyond the want/need for the vast majority of users. They just want their device to work.

Yeah I used to be a big time rom flasher with my thunderbolt, then galaxy s3. Eventually I got tired of all the bugs and quirks of running different roms. I got a moto x and it's clos4 enough to stock android that I don't miss it.

These days I just try to root if possible.

And as for op, from what I've gathered RAM usage(amount used) isn't as import as in an os like Windows. If you aren't using your ram it's essentially being wasted, so you'll want to use as much as you can so apps load faster. Killing a bunch of apps and reloading them every time wastes more battery.

Instead, it's important to see what's draining your battery in the background without you knowing. Some app constantly accessing your data connection or waking your phone frequently when your screen is off(preventing it from deep sleep). There are better apps than task killers to monitor and identify problem apps.

[Spyguy]

Also, with later versions of the OS you can permanently stop and hide many programs that run in the background so long as they aren't needed by the OS.

Can you explain how to do this in more detail? I just ordered a Virgin Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.4 Kit Kat) and when I get it I'd like to permanently disable some pre-loaded apps without hacking/flashing the ROM.

[FreedomIsNotFree]

Yes, but the exact path may be different depending on your device and which version of Android you're running.

Basically, access your app manager through setting. There you *may* see an option to disable the app. If so, this essentially prevents the app from ever running in the background. Your first option should be to uninstall, but if that's not an option, disable it.

[mrrsquared79]

Can you explain how to do this in more detail? I just ordered a Virgin Mobile Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android 4.4 Kit Kat) and when I get it I'd like to permanently disable some pre-loaded apps without hacking/flashing the ROM.

It is more easily accomplished by rooting the phone then installing either Titanium Backup(most popular) or Helium or ROM Toolbox Pro then freezing the apps you don't want. Once frozen, they are still on the phone but cannot run in the background anymore. In the event you need one of those apps, you just unfreeze it and run it.

This isn't changing the ROM to a different ROM that came with the phone, just unlocking it which allows you to get rid of the bloat that many people do not care for or want running in the background eating your battery.

Find your specific phone on xda-developers and read up about how to accomplish what you wish to do.

[sl0re10]

usually turns out to be a bug. Go a google search and see if anything comes up (for samsung and the os version). They've had things like the the OS disk indexing had a bug in the past and there were tricks to keep it in check.... specific to the bug.