RAM usage is too high

[Zahrun]

Checklist

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Affected app version

1.2.0

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

/e/OS 3.0.4

Affected device model

Fairphone 4

How did you install the app?

F-Droid / IzzyOnDroid

Steps to reproduce the bug

Use fossify launcher for 1 day

Expected behavior

RAM usage is contained

Actual behavior

RAM usage is above 1 GB

Screenshots/Screen recordings

Additional information

No response

[naveensingh]

How many apps do you have?

[Zahrun]

I have 200 apps installed

[naveensingh]

Some more questions:

• Do you have many widgets installed?
• What is the column count in the app drawer?
• Have you checked the memory usage in other launcher apps?

[Zahrun]

• I have only one clock as a widget, which I use in any launcher that I try
• I have 5 columns in the app drawer
• I always check the memory usage of launchers (among them Bliss Launcher, Neo Launcher, Lawnchair), and they usually use less than 300 MB

How much RAM is Fossify Launcher using on your device?

[naveensingh]

How much RAM is Fossify Launcher using on your device?

It is usually under 300MB, but I don't keep many apps. Memory usage will be optimized as there is room for improvement.

[Zahrun]

Great, thank you for your great work. I will keep an eye on this issue since I love the Fossify suite. In the meantime, I'll use a different launcher to save on memory.

[infranscia]

Is this why the framerate is choppy for me? Here I thought it used a low framerate on purpose in order to conserve CPU. 😅 (Until I went to report another bug and saw that it's supposed to be smooth and responsive.)

Yeah... I might like to be able to access a settings menu where I can apply performance tweaks.