In our previous article, we showed you how to unlock the bootloader of your OnePlus 3 and gain root access on it. Well, the reason for me to go through all the trouble is just to get the most out of the beast and make the most of the device’s RAM. So today, I am going to talk about the memory management issue that OnePlus 3 users will encounter and can fix if you have a rooted device.
What is RAM management problem?
I’m not sure if you know the truth, but OnePlus 3’s RAM management policy doesn’t use the full 6 GB of RAM at any given time and automatically shuts down apps in the background. When asked for a fix from the OnePlus Team, Carl Pei replied that they have a different strategy to manage RAM in favor of the battery, and they consider this to be the best user experience.
So let me try to clarify this. It’s like selling me a whole Pepperoni Pizza with extra cheese at full price and then just letting me eat 2 or 3 slices just to make sure there’s enough left in the box every time I open it! I’m not good with metaphors, but I think this is close to the best I can get. Either buy a smaller pizza that you can eat in one go by investing less money, or make room for a larger pizza, which makes sense if you buy it.
Possible solutions
The story is similar with RAM management on OnePlus 3 and we will tell you how to fix it once you have root access. Thanks to the XDA community for the tip.
Note:
Step 1: Download and install BuildProp Editor on your rooted OnePlus 3 Device. Basically, we will have to edit the build.prop file located in /system/ of equipment. You can use any other file manager like Root Explorer, ES File Explorer etc.
Step 2: In the app, search ro.sys.fw.bg_apps_limit=20 and change the value at the end to a higher number. According to XDA users, 40 would be an ideal choice.
Step 3: That’s it, now you can save the changes and the app will ask you for root permission to confirm the changes.
Personally, I’ve noticed a lot of improvements in RAM management, and battery consumption isn’t much affected. But I think it’s probably too early to say anything. If there are any concerns, I will update in our discussion forum for you to follow.
Conclusion
So that’s how you can fix RAM management problem on One Plus 3. I’m sure the developers will come up with better solution in future like a dedicated ROM made to fix all both of these problems and the battery management issue, but until then, this is an easy solution if you have root privileges. But still one of the most pressing questions is why give 6 Gigs of RAM when you are not going to give it to users? Please bring it up in our discussion forum.
SEE ALSO: 5 Cool Customization Features on OnePlus 2 Oxygen OS
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