Have you experienced memory drain on your Android handset after upgrading to Marshmallow? A lot of other users have reported the same. But you can fix this issue through a series of simple steps.
Isolate rogue apps
Usually, memory drain problems result from a poorly created application that requires large amounts of RAM to work properly. Some crazy apps use up memory even when they’re not being used. The first step that you need to take towards fixing the memory drain problem on Android 6.0 Marshmallow is to hunt down rogue apps that might be capitalizing on your RAM resources. This is more so important if your device is relatively low on RAM – for instance, the Nexus 5. Follow the steps below to identify what apps are overusing limited memory resource on your device.- Open the Settings app then scroll down to the Device
- Tap on Memory – you’ll be able to see how much system memory the software in your device is using.
- Under ‘Memory used by apps’ option, you’ll get a detailed screen that shows precisely how much memory each app is using. You can choose to view data on memory utilization for the last 3, 6, 12 hours, or 1 day. If you installed some new apps recently, you should see a spike in memory usage.