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Android’s developer settings reveal running services and their memory use
Android phones have a built-in screen for checking running services and their memory use, but it is tucked inside Developer options. It can help diagnose unusual memory use, while indiscriminately stopping services may disrupt features such as Bluetooth, the keyboard or location.
To find it, tap Build number repeatedly in Settings under About Phone, then open Developer options and select Running Services; some phones place these settings under different menus. You can also set a background process limit of one to four apps, or restrict an individual app’s background activity in its Battery settings. Lower limits can make multitasking harder and apps slower to reopen.
In short
- Android’s Running Services screen shows active processes and memory use.
- Find it through Developer options, which you enable by tapping Build number.
- Lower background limits can free memory but affect multitasking.
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Originally published by Engadget as “There’s a hidden way you can check which services are running on your Android phone”.