El performance of a mobile device will always be limited by the hardware. It is the one that will mark the maximum performance that we can achieve under any circumstance. but a good optimization of the software will be what helps us achieve that maximum. When a phone it goes slower than it should is because, although your hardware can provide more performance, the software is limiting it. Great, but How do we make an Android go faster? There are a series of tricks that we can follow.
Exactly the same as if we want save battery on Android, we must take into account first of all what the components of hardware on which depends performance Of the device. And the main one, without a doubt, is the processor. But also the RAM, because there are dependencies between the two. So, obviously, the measures that we are going to take and carry out, so that our device works faster, are going to be mainly focused on these two components in relation to the software.
Applications are the key if we want our Android to work faster
If we want our Android runs faster, you have to know how to optimize the Resource consumption. As we mentioned, our terminal has limited resources of CPU, RAM and GPU among other components, and good software management will give us greater performance. These are some of the fundamental tricks to achieve it:
Applications
The applications are those that directly affect the performance of the device, and in various ways. We must be careful with installing unnecessary apps, for example, because they may be sending requests over the Internet –and receiving data- frequently and subtracting performance, but without giving us anything that we need, or something that we can do without. Furthermore, special care must also be taken with the background apps. Opening and closing them requires CPU power and slows down the device, but keeping them open in the background consumes RAM and, although to a lesser extent, also CPU resources.
You have to flee from the optimization apps. Although they promise to speed up our device, most of them only consume resources with ineffective and efficient tasks, and they also introduce large quantities of advertising. It is best that we do the optimizations manually, and avoiding these types of applications. And whenever we can, if our device falls short of performance and is slower than it should, we should use the Lite apps in case they exist. Facebook, for example, has it.
Animations
Although the animations give fluidity to the design of the operating system, and to the opening and closing of apps –among others-, the truth is that they require CPU, RAM and GPU resources. To deactivate them we can go to Settings and, within About Device and Software Info –or similar-, we will play on compilation number plays seven times. The Developer options, which is where we must access to deactivate 'Animation scale', 'transition animation' and 'animation duration scale'.
Updates
Regarding updates, it is essential update the firmware of our device to the latest version available so that it works smoothly. And of course, update too the apps to its latest version. Manufacturers and developers are constantly introducing improvements and new features to their software, and these should help the device run faster.
The operating system may be making your Android run slower
In all of the above we have not touched on the operating system at any time, except perhaps with updates. There are more drastic solutions to make our Android runs faster, but obviously they are for more advanced users because they can cause complications.
Root
Achieve root permissions on our Android device will allow us to do changes in the system at a higher level. This implies, among other things, that we can install advanced apps for power management, or to modify the behavior of hardware components such as the CPU. The optimizations that we can carry out, if we have root permissions on our smartphone, are much greater.
Custom ROM
A Custom ROM as LineageOS, and other personalized ones, eliminate from our device an enormous amount of unnecessary software. In addition, in many cases they have a more updated version of the operating system, which will also help our device work faster. This option is ideal for older devices that have stopped receiving firmware updates, but it carries significant risks if we do not have adequate knowledge.