While most of us are still running a laptop with 4GB RAM, Android manufacturers have taken a huge leap this year with smartphones shipping with 6GB RAM modules.

But of course, your Android phone doesn’t yet need that much of memory. And so OnePlus decided to go on with an aggressive memory management for their 2016 flagship killer, OnePlus 3.

OnePlus 3 memory management is such that it’s optimized for better battery life, and thereby not making the full use of its powerful 6GB RAM module. That strategy is good for the average user, but for those who want to get the most of that huge memory available on the OnePlus 3, the folks over at xda have a fix for you.

To fix/adjust OnePlus 3 memory management or say boost its performance, you just need to change value of a single line — ro.sys.fw.bg_apps_limit in device’ build.prop file from 20 to 42.

Check out the the instructions below:

How to Boost OnePlus 3 Performance
  1. Root your OnePlus 3.
    └ Root access is required to be able to modify build.prop file.
  2. Download/install BuildProp Editor app from the Play Store to your OnePlus 3.
  3. Open BuildProp Editor app » tap the search icon on top bar » and type in ro.sys.fw » select ro.sys.fw.bg_apps_limit » change the value to 42 and tap on save.
    └ When it asks for root permission, GRANT it.
  4. Reboot your OnePlus 3.

That’s it. You should now see a performance boost on your OnePlus 3 and be able to run more apps in the background without any issues.

Happy Androiding!

via xda