How can i optimize the RAM usage on my mi box?

by elada22

till last night everything worked smoothly no matter what (not using 4k) last night i started using 'open dns for android' app for just one app and i set it up to start on boot so it will be completely automatic it was very heavy than i got an edited vpn file from privatevpn.com which added 'ncp-disable' on Crypto

today it keep getting laggy and got stock watching with a local app (which is excluded from vpn) and after a few min did a restart but got stock during the 'google' animation on boot so i re-plugged it and now it looks fine but i think it just a matter of time plus i dont want that to happen on my living room mi box so my family wouldnt run into this situation

so im pretty sure its a ram overfload what do you think and how cam i optimize it?

tnx

davo_nz

punctuation....use it.

NedSc

That's not a RAM issue. Android takes care of RAM all by itself and will even force close other applications if needed. What you describe sounds like something else.

Ausernameneeded

Android will manage memory, but it isn't particularly great at it.

If your app or whatever you added is slowing down your system, then it would be best to remove it.

You can limit background apps, but again, I would get rid of the weird thing you added.

arrowrand

It’s not your RAM, remove the Open DNS app and watch your problem disappear.

speakxj7

VPN probably cpu bound your performance, but otherwise use developer option to reduce background activities. If you have root you can adjust the low memory killer and other settings.