It is very useful to learn how to clear RAM
on your iPhone. It' is very common for the iPhone to stutter and slow down periodically, and we all may
have noticed that our iPhone
occasionally behaving slugglishly, particularly when trying to flick between or
open apps, or when performing tasks using intensive apps.
Sometimes, your iPhone may freeze altogether.
Obviously, on older phones this is more common, as their hardware is less well
placed to handle more modern software and applications, but it's also happened
a couple of times on my iPhone 13 Pro Max too.
Very often, what can be causing the freezing
or slow down is that your phone's Random Access Memory (RAM) has become full.
RAM is where the processor stores short term data, which it can call on to run
programs. Computers and phones (which are, in effect, mini computers) only have
a certain amount of RAM. So, when there's a lot going on and that RAM starts to
gets full, the processor has limited places to store short term data and
everything slows down while the system manages the backlog.
Now, the computer's operating system (OS)
usually deals with RAM management itself and is the expert at doing so. iOS is
no exception: it's a fantastic OS, and is part of what makes the iPhone one of
the best phones around. All this said, no OS is totally infallible, and
sometimes for whatever reason they don't quite manage everything as effectively
as they could, leading to full RAM and juddering or lock up issues.
When this happens on a computer, you'd close
background apps and end processes. But on an iPhone, where background apps are
'suspended' and not using RAM, open apps aren't the problem and closing them
does nothing.
That doesn't mean your iPhone's RAM can't get
full though, nor that it isn't to blame for certain stuttering or freezing
issues — it just means that closing background apps isn't going to fix the
problem. So what do you do if your iPhone is operating slowly and you think
memory is the issue? Well, there is in fact a way to clear your iPhone's RAM
manually, which can often fix a lagging or frozen iPhone. Here's how.
How
to clear RAM on iPhone
Firstly, if you're using an iPhone without a physical Home button, you'll need to enable Assistive Touch (you'll see why later). If your phone does have a physical button, don't worry about this step.
1. Go to Settings, then tap Accessibility. Select Touch and then tap AssistiveTouch. At the top of the next page, toggle AssistiveTouch on.
You'll now see a circular button on screen.
Tap this button to be presented with a menu of touch options. The one we'll be
using later is Home.
Next, you'll need to enter the shutdown menu, but not the one you usually use.
2. Unlock your phone. Next, in quick succession, press the
volume up button, then press the volume down button, then hold the lock button
until a shutdown menu appears.
You'll now be on the troubleshooting shutdown menu which is used
for force restarting, recovery and DFU modes and RAM clearance. This looks
different to the normal shutdown menu you use to power off your phone — that
menu features SOS slider, while this more powerful troubleshooting shutdown
menu does not, which is how you can tell you've done it right.
3. While on the shutdown menu, tap the
AssistiveTouch button to bring up the menu. Next, long press the Home option.
If you're on an iPhone with a physical button, simply hold down on that.
4. You'll now be presented with a lock
screen, signalling you've done it right and cleared your RAM. Enter your
passcode and voila: freezing fixed.
To test it's worked, swipe up and hold in
centre of the screen to open your App tray. Each app you've had open will
restart when tapped, which is how you know your system memory has been cleared.
How
do I clear iPhone memory?
Wipe all content and settings from iPhone
Go to Settings > General > Transfer or
Reset iPhone. If you're erasing your iPhone because you're replacing it with a
new iPhone that you have on hand, you can use extra free storage in iCloud to
move your apps and data to the new device. ...
Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
How do I clear my RAM
on my phone?
The device may be running low on memory.
Press and hold the. Home key. (located at the
bottom) until the Recent Apps screen appears.
From the Recent Apps screen, select. Task
manager. (located in the lower left).
From the RAM tab, select. Clear memory.
What
happens when phone RAM is full?
Your phone will slow down. Yes, it results in
a slow Android phone. To be specific, a full RAM would make switching from one
app to another to be like waiting for a snail to cross a road. Plus, some apps
will slow down, and in some frustrating cases, your phone will freeze.
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