For the last month I’ve noticed my ipad pro 2018 11inch lagging and slowing down a bit, even though i have been using it for a very short amount of time and also there is plenty of space still available (920gb of 1tb).
I thought this might be a problem with the ram so after downloading an app for viewing memory usage it shows around 600mb free ram and 4 gb used in *other* category.
I am wondering if there is a fix about it.
IpadOS 13.6.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 13
Contrary to the popular belief, operating systems should always try to maximize the system memory (RAM) usage. If only half of the available memory is always free, why not to buy a cheaper device with less memory? The monitor App that you are using, whilst perhaps giving correct information, is only telling half the story.
Keeping recently used apps in memory (RAM), iOS/iPadOS can relaunch the App immediately from a saved state. Safari can, for instance, keep the recently accessed websites for the same reason. iPad memory management will release RAM immediately when some app requires more memory, so it basically behaves as if it was free and is immediately available for reuse.
In general, it is always better to let the operating system decide how to optimally manage its resources. Loading from a saved-state reduces reduces power consumption and response times - as Apps must otherwise be reloaded and reintialised.
In the event of a malfunction, a forced restart will fully release system resources during restart.
I note that your iPad is running iPadOS 13.6. You should update to the current supported version - iPadOS 14.6.
Contrary to the popular belief, operating systems should always try to maximize the system memory (RAM) usage. If only half of the available memory is always free, why not to buy a cheaper device with less memory? The monitor App that you are using, whilst perhaps giving correct information, is only telling half the story.
Keeping recently used apps in memory (RAM), iOS/iPadOS can relaunch the App immediately from a saved state. Safari can, for instance, keep the recently accessed websites for the same reason. iPad memory management will release RAM immediately when some app requires more memory, so it basically behaves as if it was free and is immediately available for reuse.
In general, it is always better to let the operating system decide how to optimally manage its resources. Loading from a saved-state reduces reduces power consumption and response times - as Apps must otherwise be reloaded and reintialised.
In the event of a malfunction, a forced restart will fully release system resources during restart.
I note that your iPad is running iPadOS 13.6. You should update to the current supported version - iPadOS 14.6.
As i have mentioned above i have about 920gb of free storage and that’s not the problem.
the problem is with the ram as the 1TB ipad pro model have 6gb of ram,
in the app it shows 4gb being consumed by an unknown source, also while playing games the ipad lags like ****.
You’re talking about storage, not RAM.
How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
Your iPad requires an absolute minimum of 10% of its storage free at all times.
Too much RAM usage in background.
