Optimizing for small Android devices

[Richard Gaskin]

Sannyasin Brahmanathaswami wrote:

 > I would not even know where to start to understand what to what extent
 > an app is overloading RAM on Android.  How do we measure this stuff.

Settings -> Developer Options -> Running services

That brings up a simple list of processes in memory, noting among other 
things the memory usage of each.

It's more specific than the list in the non-dev option in Settings -> 
Memory -> Memory used by apps.

If you need insanely detailed deep info, consider turning on the Power 
Menu Bug Reports option:
https://tamingthedroid.com/power-menu-bug-reports

There are also many third-party apps for getting process details, e.g.:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.p_soft.sysmon&hl=en

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