View Full Version : restoring....AGAIN.
well, I thought the third time would be the charm, but still have problems with 3 programs running after I exit them. Mobile Mail (the worse one), iPod, and Safari. Safari can be closed with the Free Memory app, but Mobile Mail and iPod remain running in the background and suck up my ram till there is 2-3 MB left. After that, performance is less than Sh!tty.
So, I am trying again to restore. I cannot understand that there is only a handful of users out there that are having this problem. And those that are on 3Gs phones aren't as affected by those on 3G like me.
When the 3.1 software comes out, I will wait a couple weeks before installing it to see if there are any complaints about the update. If it looks like the same problems persist, then I am going all the way back to 2.2.1- The best all around firmware so far.
I really don't get why suddenly there is a problem with the 3 "big" apps running in the background. It was never a problem - as far as I know- before, but I didn't always have free memory either, but I've had it since it came out and was free.
Right now, the 3.0.1 download from Apple (yes, starting with a fresh version) is taking it's very sweet @ss time downloading.
I'll update once everything has completed.
And this time around I am restoring my profile. next time I won't. i just hate losing everything because of crappy performance.
Picazzo
09-05-2009, 11:19 PM
Hawk - You're are not alone out there in the "iPhone jungle"! I have exactly the same problem on my 3G. I guess Apple forgot about the need of RAM when designing the 3G iPhone with 128MB!? The new 3GS with 256MB seems to working fine, and you don't need these "memory-releaser" like Free Memory etc...
well, apple seems to have gotten a little retarded then, since they are now making Free Memory and programs like it that free up memory to stop freeing memory at all.
Well, restore is done. Reset all settings on the phone as well. Problem still persists. After 4 restores, I'm convinced that this is an os problem.
Picazzo
09-07-2009, 04:36 AM
The small amount of memory on the 1G/3G is a problem - I have to give my iPhone a "memory-shot" 2-3 times every day, and I restart the iPhone a couple of times every week.
I can't understand why the iPhone OS isn't releasing some RAM when leaving the application(s)? Sometimes when I have used a app, the RAM/Memory is showing 3MB left!....:dft009:happy
SirDVV
09-07-2009, 05:07 PM
Using sbsettings I can close everithing but not phone nor mail.
The max free memory I can have is about 46mg, and the least about 4, but I can tap "free memory" and I have about 20 which is enough to do anything,
If y close safari I'll have 40 again.
I dont know if it helps..
Picazzo
09-07-2009, 05:20 PM
Using sbsettings I can close everithing but not phone nor mail.
The max free memory I can have is about 46mg, and the least about 4, but I can tap "free memory" and I have about 20 which is enough to do anything,
If y close safari I'll have 40 again.
I dont know if it helps..
That's the work around, but the iPhone OS itself should do that job! :dft012:wink
SirDVV
09-07-2009, 05:22 PM
That's the work around, but the iPhone OS itself should do that job! :dft012:wink
other versions of firmware did it? I dont know cos I installed sbsettings using 3.0...
Picazzo
09-07-2009, 05:37 PM
other versions of firmware did it? I dont know cos I installed sbsettings using 3.0...
Nope - it still a problem in the Firmware / OS. SBSettings is JB app, so this one is no go for many users...
The problem is that if you open and use the mail app, finish and close it, and even lock your phone, then (we will assume that it's set to manual- no push) then when you open up your phone and look at system processes an HOUR later, mobile mail should not be running. it shouldn't be running 5 seconds after you exit the app. The same for Safari and iPod. Unfortunately, the OS is not releasing the memory from these apps, so they are running in the background. With all three running in the background, it will
A) drain my battery, and B) bring my phone to a crawl if I try to do anything with any other app, Apple app or not.
Europa
09-08-2009, 12:28 AM
Any plans to upgrade to the 3GS Hawk?
Nope. sticking with my 3G till the next phone comes out. The phone has not had any problems except with OS 3.0+, so there is no need to upgrade for me.
seanwes
09-08-2009, 02:23 AM
Nope. sticking with my 3G till the next phone comes out. The phone has not had any problems except with OS 3.0+, so there is no need to upgrade for me.
Yikes. I cannot imagine going back to the 3G. Just using my brother's for a second makes me shudder. I'm soooo spoiled with 256mb of ram.
You've used a 3GS, right hawk?
yes I have. for how I use it, there isn't much difference. And if the OS was performing like it did with 2.2.1, it would be even better.
seanwes
09-08-2009, 02:34 AM
yes I have. for how I use it, there isn't much difference. And if the OS was performing like it did with 2.2.1, it would be even better.
Really? Even with mine being jailbroken, it's mind blowingly fast in comparison.
I do agree about the 2.2.1 point though. Heck, 1.1.4, that would be nice.
Europa
09-08-2009, 02:35 AM
Yikes. I cannot imagine going back to the 3G. Just using my brother's for a second makes me shudder. I'm soooo spoiled with 256mb of ram.
You've used a 3GS, right hawk?
I know...it's a world of difference.
Europa
09-08-2009, 02:37 AM
yes I have. for how I use it, there isn't much difference. And if the OS was performing like it did with 2.2.1, it would be even better.
Sorry, I just can't believe that. I have both and the difference is amazing.
seanwes
09-08-2009, 02:42 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGKrjGeraFE
Europa
09-08-2009, 02:50 AM
4x faster !
Here's another,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udxs2q3R3P4&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everythingicafe.com%2Fforum% 2Fiphone-3g%2Frestoring-again-54216-2.html&feature=player_embedded#t=156
Picazzo
09-08-2009, 03:19 AM
I'm can't wait to get the 3GS....soon!
Napoleon_PhoneApart
09-08-2009, 03:31 AM
Here's a comparison on opening applications and internet speed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sOiKDXjyjI
Picazzo
09-08-2009, 06:21 AM
Here's a comparison on opening applications and internet speed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sOiKDXjyjI
LOL!!! I guess my iPhone 3G is old fashion now! Looking forward to see that speed in action soon...
Europa
09-08-2009, 09:14 AM
^ Acceptance is the first step ;)
By the time I am eligible for a 3Gs, it will be 3 months before the next version of iPhone comes out, so getting a 3Gs is not in my future.
I got my 3G last year in october, and AT&T says my eligibility is March.
Europa
09-08-2009, 11:12 AM
I still don't get it, you could sell the 3G for $300-$400 and buy a 16 GB 3GS for $400. It's very easy to talk them out of the $18 upgrade activation.
But the question I have is Why? I'm not missing anything, I like my phone, and I would rather get the next version subsidized. It's easier to wait.
And before anyone says I wouldn't have these OS problems on a 3Gs, Psylichon has already reported that he has had the same problem on his, so it's not isolated to the 3G. Upgrading wouldn't stop the problem.
Napoleon_PhoneApart
09-08-2009, 12:19 PM
[QUOTE=Hawk;512673 And before anyone says I wouldn't have these OS problems on a 3Gs, Psylichon has already reported that he has had the same problem on his, so it's not isolated to the 3G. Upgrading wouldn't stop the problem.[/QUOTE]
That's Dave. He's like the character Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. If he touches a computer, it fries.
The only memory problem I've heard about with the 3GS pertains to a particular app, Baseball Slugger (I think I have the name right).
dturner
09-08-2009, 12:33 PM
Baseball Slugger (I think I have the name right).
That's the name I will always know it as. They seem to change the name with every update. It is now called HR BATTLE.
MileHighRob
09-08-2009, 04:44 PM
That's the name I will always know it as. They seem to change the name with every update. It is now called HR BATTLE.
Same here with the name. It took me a couple times to quit typing slu into spotlight search after the latest update.
However, since the update, I no longer get the low memory message.
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