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I have a HP laptop with 4GB RAM and core i5 processor. In android studio download page it has been specified that 4GB RAM is recommended. But still my Android Studio hangs and takes a lot of time to respond.

Anandh Kishan
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  • `2.3` is the latest. Not 2.2.3 – OneCricketeer Mar 07 '17 at 02:33
  • Have similar problem after a while error pops up cand find gradle 2.3. Did not have a chance to look into it. I have 8 gig – MotKohn Mar 07 '17 at 02:34
  • @MotKohn Latest build tools require Gradle 3.3 or higher – OneCricketeer Mar 07 '17 at 02:35
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    From https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html it says 8 GB RAM recommended. – Pang Mar 07 '17 at 02:36
  • The recommendation is 8 GB. Gradle uses a lot of ram. I sometimes use it on a minimum requirement system and it is quite a pain despite tweaking HEAP-MAX for both gradle and android-studio itself. – Captain Giraffe Mar 07 '17 at 02:36
  • Latest or old version is not my point. How can I make it work more efficiently?@cricket_007 – Anandh Kishan Mar 07 '17 at 02:36
  • See http://stackoverflow.com/a/30450007/451600 for tweaking the allowances for different parts of AS. – Captain Giraffe Mar 07 '17 at 02:37
  • I have asked same question before and it's an off topic. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32455092/how-to-reduce-memory-when-running-android-studio. Android Studio is heavy. Try disable some plugin would help. – Neo Mar 07 '17 at 02:55

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For memory, Android Studio says this

3 GB RAM minimum, 8 GB RAM recommended; plus 1 GB for the Android Emulator

Your OS takes maybe 1-2 GB of RAM itself.

You have a web browser open? That takes some RAM

Open up Android Studio, and it is starved of memory. Running the emulator would be out of the question.

tl;dr Buy a RAM upgrade or play around with JVM settings.

OneCricketeer
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    They have a guide for low memory systems. So you don't have to wait for the ram upgrade to ship. https://developer.android.com/studio/intro/studio-config.html#low_memory – Captain Giraffe Mar 07 '17 at 02:41
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Here are some Tips to speed Up Android Studio

  • Update Android Studio(2.3) and Java To the latest One
  • Disable unwanted Plugins. Demo Video
  • If you are not using VCS and Google Cloud Services then disable the following Plugins:

GitIntegration, GitHub, CVS Integration, Google Login and its dependent Plugins, Subversion Integration.

  • Close All Windows and Browser While Using Android Studio.

  • Avoid Built in Emulators. Try GenyMotion or Real Devices(Recommended)

  • Disable Unwanted Startup Programs. Check the help here

  • Tweak the Gradle to reduce Build Time
  • Update Your RAM to 8GB (atleast 4GB)

Hope its helpful..!! Happy Androidify...!!!!

RAJESH KUMAR ARUMUGAM
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