How to Free RAM on Xiaomi Redmi Phone: The Complete Guide

Your Xiaomi Redmi is slowing down, apps are spontaneously shutting down, and games are laying down? The reason is often a lack of RAM. Even the powerful Redmi Note 12 or Redmi 10 series models eventually start to choke on background activity. Unlike internal storage, RAM cannot be expanded physically, but you can effectively manage its use.

In this article, we've tried and tested ways to free RAM without installing questionable "cleaners." We'll look at both MIUI system tools and hidden features that aren't mentioned in the official instructions. Importantly, not all methods are equally useful for different models. For example, on the Redmi 9A with 2 GB of RAM, priorities differ from the flagship Redmi K60 with 12 GB.

Why is RAM clogged on Xiaomi Redmi

RAM is the desktop of your smartphone, and the more apps you open, the more you download, but it's not just your actions that are the problem.

• 🤖 Background processes MIUI: Even after the application is closed, many services (for example, com.miui.analytics) continue to work.
• 📱 Autoboot: Messengers, social networks and games are launched when you turn on the phone
• 🔄 System App Cache: Google Play Services and Mi Account can take up to 500MB of RAM
• 🎮 Unoptimized games: Genshin Impact or Call of Duty Mobile eat up to 1.5 GB per session

Xiaomi’s feature is that the MIUI shell aggressively caches data to speed up app reopening. On weaker models (like the Redmi 8A with 2GB of RAM), this leads to constant hanging. On new devices (like the Redmi Note 13 Pro+), the problem is less due to the Memory Extension feature, which uses part of the internal memory as virtual RAM.

How to check the RAM load on Xiaomi Redmi

Before you can clean a memory, you need to understand what it is that occupies it. MIUI There's a built-in monitor:

1. Open Settings → About the phone → System status
2. Slip on Memory (or Use RAM in newer versions)
3. See the load schedule and list of active processes

Normal readings:

If your phone is constantly running at critical values, it's time to clean. u0_aXXX (user applications and system services, which are only cleaned through developer permissions.

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Turn on the display of RAM usage in the notification panel: Settings → Notification Panel → Memory indicator. This will help track the download in real time.

Manual cleaning of RAM: 3 fast methods

If your phone is slowing down right now, use the express methods:

Method 1. Cleaning button in the curtain

The easiest way is to swipe down the notification bar and click on the Clear icon (broom or cross). This will close all background processes except system ones. On MIUI 14 and later, the button can be hidden - turn it on to Settings → Notification Panel → Quick settings.

Method 2: Closing through the recent menu

Open the list of recent apps (swipe up late) and swipe all the cards left/right. Redmi with MIUI 13+ can tap on the Close Everything icon at the bottom of the screen. Importantly, this method does not remove the Google and MIUI services that continue to hang in the background.

Method 3: Restarting in Safe Mode

Press the power button → long tap on Turn off → select Safe Mode. This mode only runs system applications. After restarting, the RAM will be completely cleared, but will return to normal after 5-10 minutes of use.

⚠️ Attention: Frequent manual cleaning of RAM can increase battery consumption.Forced closure of applications causes the system to reboot them from scratch, which wastes more energy.

Set up autocleaning RAM in MIUI

MIUI has built-in tools for automatic memory management, and you need to configure them correctly:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Auto Launch
2. Turn off auto-run for unnecessary apps (especially instant messengers and games)
3. Return to Settings → Memory → Cleaning RAM
4. Enable Auto Clean and set a threshold (recommended 70-80%)

Redmi with MIUI 14 and later has a Smart Clean feature (Settings → Special Features → System Acceleration) that analyzes user habits and closes unused processes, but it doesn’t work perfectly in practice, sometimes killing background music or navigation.

For models with Memory Extension (Redmi Note 11 Pro+, K50 and later):

• Activate the function in Settings → Additional → Expand memory
• Select the amount of virtual RAM (recommended 2-3 GB for 6/8 GB models)
• Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: Virtual memory (Memory Extension) is slower than physical RAM. do not allocate more than 3 GB for it - this will slow down the phone under intense loads.

Optimizing applications to save RAM

Not all programs are equally voracious. Here's how to reduce their appetite:

1. Restriction of background activity

For each application, you can set a limit on the use of RAM:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management
2. Select an app (such as Facebook)
3. Slip the background restriction → Strictly

2. Disable animations

Transition animations are beautiful, but consume up to 100-150 MB of RAM. Turn them off:

1. Turn on Developer Mode (7 taps on the MIUI version in About Phone)
2. Go to Settings → Additional → For Developers
3. Set the scale of the animation window, the scale of the animation transition and the duration of the animator on Disabled

3. Use of lightweight versions

Replace heavy applications with their Lite version:

• 📘 Facebook Lite instead of Facebook (saves up to 300MB of RAM)
• 💬 Messenger Lite instead of the main messenger
• 🎵 Spotify Lite or YouTube Music instead of Spotify

Hidden MIUI functions for memory management

MIUI hides a few useful tools:

1. Performance mode

Activated via Settings → Battery → Performance Mode. Choose Balanced or Economy mode, this will limit background activity. Redmi with Snapdragon processors (such as Redmi K50) has Extreme Performance mode, but it increases RAM consumption.

2. Cleaning the cache of system applications

Google Play Services (Mi Account) accumulates cache that is not removed by standard methods.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → All applications
2. Find Google Play Services and Mi Account
3. Slip the storage room → Clear the cache

3. Disabling MIUI diagnostics

Statistics collection services (com.miui.analytics) are constantly hanging in your memory.

1. Enable Developer Mode
2. Go to Settings → Additional → For Developers
3. Disable MIUI Debugging and Usage Data Collection

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Redmi with MIUI 14 and later has a hidden Deep Clean feature in the security menu that removes not only cache, but also temporary system process files, freeing up to 500 MB of RAM.

Extreme measures: resetting and firmware

If nothing works, radical methods remain:

1. Reset to factory settings

Delete all user data, but return the phone to "clean" state.

• 📱 Make a backup copy in Settings → Additionally. → Backup
• 🔋 Charge your phone at least 50%
• 📡 Connect to Wi-Fi (you will need to download updates after resetting)

Reset itself: Settings → About phone → Resetting → Erase all data.

2. Flashing through Fastboot

It helps if the problem is in corrupted system files.

• 🖥️ Computer with Mi Flash Tool installed
• 🔌 Cable USB (preferably original)
• 📄 Firmware for your model (download only from the official website)

Instructions:

1. Turn off the phone.


2. Press <power button> + <volume down> to log into Fastboot




3. Connect to the PC and run the Mi Flash Tool




4. Select firmware and press "Flash"

⚠️ Please note: Do not use the phone over the river (TWRP), If you're not sure what you're doing, Redmi with the bootloader locked will result in a brick).

FAQ: Frequent questions about RAM on Xiaomi Redmi