Android is slow when loading Home screen, SMS, and other Apps
February 28, 2009 – 11:22 amby Jake D
Problem: after a few days, my Android phone transitions to the Home screen very slowly (sometimes taking >10 seconds). Other apps also seem to be slower.
Quick Answer: Try clearing some of the system memory.
The Whole Story
That is pretty much it. I have a moderate amount of Apps installed, and each of the 3 home screen panes is about 1/3 to 1/2 full of icons.
My Solution
In the system settings, I sorted all applications by size. I noticed that my GMail storage was very large. Turns out, my GMail settings saved my entire inbox. Since I really didn’t need my whole inbox, I changed my settings to save only the last 30 days.
This put my system memory from about 7MB to over 24MB. That seemed to significantly improve performance.
However, I then noticed that the sync icon was in the status/notification bar at the top of the screen for a while. Wile this icon was up, I also experienced slower performance.
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