How do I manage RAM usage on iPhone 12 Pro Max

One doesn't actually manage RAM. The system itself manages RAM. You appear to be using some 3rd party tool to see how the system is being utilized and they are notoriously inaccurate. I wouldn't put much confidence in whatever tool you're using. Depending on what you're doing on your phone heat isn't unusual. When you push the battery harder, heat is naturally generated. Watching videos, streaming music, playing games, using the camera are all battery intensive activities, which will result in heat generation from you battery. It's almost impossible to do much on an iPhone and not have it generate heat. The only time you might be concerned is if your see a graphic of a thermometer on your phone with a message saying your phone can't be used until it cools down. If you're not seeing that, you really don't have anything to be concerned about.

The only other thing I'd look at is your current Battery Health. Keep in mind that iPhone 12 Pro Max was discontinued by Apple in September 2021. It wouldn't be unusual for an iPhone from almost 4 years ago to be in need of a battery replacement. Go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health. If it is at 80% or lower, the useful life of the battery has been met and it's time to pay Apple to replace the battery. Batteries will work harder and generate more heat closer to the end of their useful life.

re213 wrote:

Yes, I completed the hello phase when I started the iPhone I downloaded this program from the App Store His name is device monitor

I would have little confidence this app is very accurate, so I think you're worrying yourself needlessly. You didn't however answer my question about the current Battery Health on your phone? And I noticed you are using your phone in Low Power Mode. That can reduce system activities and if you're doing anything battery intensive on the phone, also generate more heat. Low Power Mode is intended to be used if you are out and you are getting low in battery charge and you have no way to charge your phone. Otherwise, it's best practice to not let the battery go below 20% or EVER fully discharge.

re213 wrote:

Hi, thanks for the reply What do you mean by third-party tools? Can you give some examples of these tools? I just got an iPhone and I don't have many programs or special tools Is it possible that someone installed a tool on the phone through hacking that causes this problem?

Where are you seeing the RAM data? It's not native to iPhone. So logically, you'd have to open some app to get the data you posted. When you got this phone, did it open to the Hello Page? The phone may not have even been prepared correctly for a new user.

Let me make a guess, by analogy to what Activity Monitor shows on a Mac.

Your tag line says that you have an iPhone 12 Pro Max. According to MacTracker, that phone has 6 GB of RAM.

Whatever app you are running is telling you that you have

• 5.56 GB Total
• 1.94 GB Active
• 1.92 GB Inactive
• 1.11 GB Wired
• 531.2 MB Compressed
• 58 MB Free

It looks like Total is just the total of all of the other categories. That leaves 0.44 GB of RAM unaccounted-for, but maybe some of that RAM is devoted to iOS or hardware use that this app simply doesn't know how to measure.

I would guess that the Inactive number refers to what the Mac calls Cached Files. That is, the iPhone might have 1.92 GB of RAM that it could reallocate to apps at the drop of a hat, but that it is putting to work caching stuff, for now, just in case the cached data is needed before the RAM is.

If that is correct, the iPhone could presumably dump all of the cached stuff,. Then you'd have 0 GB Inactive, and about 1.98 GB free. You might also notice the iPhone running slower, or the battery charge running out sooner – because by keeping the RAM cache empty, you'd be forcing the processor go back to the slower flash chip(s) more often.

re213 wrote:

You may test this program on your phone, check your RAM memory and let me know Maybe it's a problem with the program?

I'll pass on using an inaccurate app, which won't provide any benefit to me. As I mentioned, you're letting a tool, which is most assuredly not accurate, concern you.

You're welcome and take care.