Wipe Cache Partition, Repair apps & Galaxy App Booster

[andee1517]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Read the OP.

Sorry, hope my reply did not come across as rude. Was explained in the OP so thought that was the easiest place to go.

 

[EODK9Trainer]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Guess I should explain better. Where is the Galaxy Store on the phone? Already an App and I just cannot find it? On Play Store I am also not seeing it. I had already downloaded an App called One Booster due to all the great reviews but the damn commercials on here are driving me crazy and I may remove it. If I can.

I do feel dumb asking some of these questions but as likely one of the older on here I know technology has left me behind but I do want to learn this. I bought this phone for the camera mostly but still want to use it as it was intended.

 

[ironass]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Have you not got the Galaxy Store app in your phone's App drawer?

 

[EODK9Trainer]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Ok, now I found it. This phone came with so many apps that they tend to blend together. Now I'll look for what is suggested. Thanks

 

[ironass]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Have updated post #1 of this thread to reflect the changes in Android 12.


Wiping the Cache Partition is considered best practice after a major firmware update and can solve a lot of issues, such as lagging and apps foreclosing. This does not affect your data and is very simple and easy to perform.

 

[stevetaz]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Have updated post #1 of this thread to reflect the changes in Android 12.


Wiping the Cache Partition is considered best practice after a major firmware update and can solve a lot of issues, such as lagging and apps foreclosing. This does not affect your data and is very simple and easy to perform.

Thanks for the post @ironass. If I may suggest, I think your post #1 should include your note about wiping the cache being a best practice along with the two examples you gave today. The original post does include mention of why one should clear the cache, but only mentions they can cause "issues".

Use of the term "Best Practice" and naming some specific issues can catch the eyes of many who may not grasp the importance.

Just a suggestion and I thank you again.

 

[ironass]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Thanks for the post @ironass. If I may suggest, I think your post #1 should include your note about wiping the cache being a best practice along with the two examples you gave today. The original post does include mention of why one should clear the cache, but only mentions they can cause "issues".

Use of the term "Best Practice" and naming some specific issues can catch the eyes of many who may not grasp the importance.

Just a suggestion and I thank you again.

Thanks for the suggestion @stevetaz!

I have amended post #1 accordingly.

 

[stevetaz]

Re: Wipe Cache Partition & Galaxy App Booster

Awesome!

Your efforts are very much appreciated.

 

[EODK9Trainer]

May I ask one of you experts. First off. I suck using technology. I like this Ultra but really do not use it to its potential. But I am wondering with the time lapse from the original post and now it this all still recommended? Before I attempt it I wanted to make sure. Thanks

 

[Roadijeff]

May I ask one of you experts. First off. I suck using technology. I like this Ultra but really do not use it to its potential. But I am wondering with the time lapse from the original post and now it this all still recommended? Before I attempt it I wanted to make sure. Thanks

I just did the procedure a few minutes ago on my S21U. Everything seems to be fine afterwards and I did not need to connect a power cord to my phone like it says to do in the video.

 

[ironass]

I just did the procedure a few minutes ago on my S21U. Everything seems to be fine afterwards and I did not need to connect a power cord to my phone like it says to do in the video.

Guessing that you have the U.S. country, minority, variant. See post #16.

 

[hawkswoopa]

Why

Mind telling us all why our phones sit at 7GB RAM after a "cleaning" when most phones don't even have 2GB RAM? I would LOVE to know what's taking up 7 Gigabytes of RAM doing nothing. That is absolutely absurd and for a year before the s22s started rolling out and the updates, it would sit at 2-4GB and I couldn't even get it to 7GB if I ran multiple games at the same time. Nothing changed except your updates LITERALLY slowed down the best phone on the market and changed the camera so it sucks at focusing now. This all ensures I won't be buying the s22 or any future phones for that matter. The s21 ultra I had to fight tooth and nail to get the 16GB all for nothing because Samsung slowed it down. I'm getting a Nokia next, they don't slow down at all, I have one from the early 2000s still runs beautiful. How let down I am by Samsung: Before this I was recommending galaxy's to everyone I knew. Now I'm turning people away. Hawkswoopa is not just some name I made up, it's a life helper and over 60 thousand people follow me. I am absolutely horrified that I can spend two thousand dollars on a phone just to turn around and have Samsung ruin it because a newer phone was coming out. In the news it shows your lawsuits and apples lawsuits about slowing the phones down at which you particularly tried to hide it and apple did not. You lost my trust for ever and I can't wait to sell this pile of 7GB running on standby... What in the h e double hockey sticks is using 7 GIGABYTES OF RAM THATS NOT EVEN RUNNING? NOTHING, YOU JACKED UP OUR S21s. That is all.

 

[fuzzylumpkin]

Re: Why

Mind telling us all why our phones sit at 7GB RAM after a "cleaning" when most phones don't even have 2GB RAM? I would LOVE to know what's taking up 7 Gigabytes of RAM doing nothing. That is absolutely absurd and for a year before the s22s started rolling out and the updates, it would sit at 2-4GB and I couldn't even get it to 7GB if I ran multiple games at the same time. Nothing changed except your updates LITERALLY slowed down the best phone on the market and changed the camera so it sucks at focusing now. This all ensures I won't be buying the s22 or any future phones for that matter. The s21 ultra I had to fight tooth and nail to get the 16GB all for nothing because Samsung slowed it down. I'm getting a Nokia next, they don't slow down at all, I have one from the early 2000s still runs beautiful. How let down I am by Samsung: Before this I was recommending galaxy's to everyone I knew. Now I'm turning people away. Hawkswoopa is not just some name I made up, it's a life helper and over 60 thousand people follow me. I am absolutely horrified that I can spend two thousand dollars on a phone just to turn around and have Samsung ruin it because a newer phone was coming out. In the news it shows your lawsuits and apples lawsuits about slowing the phones down at which you particularly tried to hide it and apple did not. You lost my trust for ever and I can't wait to sell this pile of 7GB running on standby... What in the h e double hockey sticks is using 7 GIGABYTES OF RAM THATS NOT EVEN RUNNING? NOTHING, YOU JACKED UP OUR S21s. That is all.

Well, firstly Android is not windows, and it does not use ram in the same way as Windows. On Android unused RAM is wasted RAM. Secondly,I hate to tell you this but none of us has anything to do with Samsung or Android. This site is not affiliated with Samsung or Android. And while a lot of us do like to help people solve their problems, none of us actually give a crap what phone you use, good day.

 

[tadpoles]

My unsolicited hypothesis is that as android is updated to new versions those new version may require more resources. So, a phone is going to use more RAM today then that same phone would have a year or two ago because it's on a newer, hungrier version of Android.

Another possible hypothesis is that Android looks at available resources and will help itself...scale to the available resources. If you have a phone with 16GB of RAM, running Android 12, and only 4GB is being used then something is likely wrong.

I know it can be infuriating when tech seemingly has a mind of its own or it acts in an u expected manner. I certainly don't purport to be an expert but from the information I've gathered from these forums my explanations make sense. As stated in the previous posts we don't work for Google or Samsung, we're just enthusiasts here trying to learn and assist.

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: Why

Mind telling us all why our phones sit at 7GB RAM after a "cleaning" when most phones don't even have 2GB RAM? I would LOVE to know what's taking up 7 Gigabytes of RAM doing nothing. That is absolutely absurd and for a year before the s22s started rolling out and the updates, it would sit at 2-4GB and I couldn't even get it to 7GB if I ran multiple games at the same time. Nothing changed except your updates LITERALLY slowed down the best phone on the market and changed the camera so it sucks at focusing now. This all ensures I won't be buying the s22 or any future phones for that matter. The s21 ultra I had to fight tooth and nail to get the 16GB all for nothing because Samsung slowed it down. I'm getting a Nokia next, they don't slow down at all, I have one from the early 2000s still runs beautiful. How let down I am by Samsung: Before this I was recommending galaxy's to everyone I knew. Now I'm turning people away. Hawkswoopa is not just some name I made up, it's a life helper and over 60 thousand people follow me. I am absolutely horrified that I can spend two thousand dollars on a phone just to turn around and have Samsung ruin it because a newer phone was coming out. In the news it shows your lawsuits and apples lawsuits about slowing the phones down at which you particularly tried to hide it and apple did not. You lost my trust for ever and I can't wait to sell this pile of 7GB running on standby... What in the h e double hockey sticks is using 7 GIGABYTES OF RAM THATS NOT EVEN RUNNING? NOTHING, YOU JACKED UP OUR S21s. That is all.

Welcome to Android Central! It may be helpful for you to learn a bit more about how RAM works on Android, which is different than how it works on other platforms like Windows. This classic article from Jerry Hildenbrand (and updated this year) is an excellent resource: https://www.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care

Basically, the system will take advantage of how much RAM it has. If it's only 2 GB of RAM, then it might keep about 1.5 GB of RAM occupied by apps. If it has 8 GB of RAM, then it might keep about 7 GB of RAM occupied. Remember that these apps aren't all actively using CPU cycles -- they're mostly being kept cached in the background, so that they can be quickly accessed when the user decides to switch to it. If the user wants to open a different app that isn't kept cached in the background, then the system will intelligently close one or more apps out of RAM to make room for the new one.

Be aware that apps or services that claim to "clean RAM" by killing background tasks are actually working at odds with how Android is designed. Although this is intended to save battery, it can paradoxically use more battery, since the act of opening an app into RAM afresh (rather than just switching to the already open app that was cached in the background) can use more battery. It can also impact performance, since opening an app afresh will take a little longer than switching to an app already cached in RAM. In addition, apps that need to remain available in the background (like music apps) can be affected by poorly designed RAM cleaners -- a prominent example I experienced was on a TCL Tab 8, which wouldn't let me continue listening to Spotify after switching to another app. The music stream would immediately stop, which makes a streaming app mostly useless.