Google clamps down on Android app RAM usage amid AI memory crisis — developers have until February 2027 to adapt to new memory-optimizing rules

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Google clamps down on Android app RAM usage amid AI memory crisis — developers have until February 2027 to adapt to new memory-optimizing rules

For example, Microsoft has committed to optimizing Windows 11 to run smoothly on devices with 8GB of memory so users are not pressured to upgrade their memory. Google has also taken steps with the new policy to enforce better memory management practices among Android application developers.

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hotaru251 Developers need to implement smarter memory management so memory is freed when it is no longer needed. so they are making devs do the work for what Apple does with its apps when they arent used for a while. Reply

Simtone Oh this socks. The RAM usage was a huge reason to choose an android tablet over the iPad. Reply

Gibby-Hayes I agree they needed better RAM management on the Dev side. It is interesting to note, however, that among the big five AI companies causing the RAMpocalypse, Google is restricting RAM usage in light of their inability to keep up with the consumption, a problem caused in part by their own company. Reply

Gibby-Hayes Simtone said: Oh this socks. The RAM usage was a huge reason to choose an android tablet over the iPad. Maybe in pure raw numbers, but iPad iOS is slightly better at managing inactive RAM threads and much better at RAM resource management. Also the development for Android tablets felt disconnected and disparate to me and people around me. I really tried with Samsung, and sunk thousands of dollars into them and came out disappointed by the level of long term support. Reply

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