Here are Google's new minimum RAM and storage requirements for Android phones

15 April 2025
OEMs need to respect these if they want Google Mobile Services on their devices.

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Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025I don't understand the need of Google. I use 3 phone ... moreTry offline maps apks like OsmAnd+ which has nothing to do with Google.

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    Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025so is 4+4 ram plus not going to workout in most cases?Nope, RAM Plus is a BS after all.

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      • 16 Apr 2025

      PatrickCzech, 15 Apr 2025Since OneUI 6, there is no Core version of OneUI, you can e... moreYou can run GoodLock modules on MOST 64-bit OneUI, even the Core one.

      Saying this bcuz my A03 with One UI Core 5.1 can run most of the modules (only some of them doesn't work, like LockStar and the main GoodLock app for example).

        Try the tips in the link and watch your cellphone fly ..............
        https://www.gizchina.com/2025/03/31/android-phone-running-slow-try-these-3-secret-performance-boosters/

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          • 16 Apr 2025

          i have a phone with android 12, 64gb rom, 6gb ram but waiting for android 16.
          anyone know when it will arrive?

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            • 16 Apr 2025

            Making Google Apps/Services Uninstallable eat's like 4-6GB or more storage alone after updates & like 2GB+ of ram. If manufacturers are able to make barebones android os & make Google optional/removabale, it could save huge amount of stage & memory.

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              • 16 Apr 2025

              Artem S. Tashkinov, 15 Apr 2025That's not a rebuttal. That's an empty message. ... moreYou're a very funny guy

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                • 15 Apr 2025

                Artem S. Tashkinov, 15 Apr 20256GB minimum RAM? What a bad joke Google. On my phone wit... moreYou don't understand how RAM management works. By that logic then your 16GB RAM device would also be slow because a device with 32GB RAM will allocate more RAM than yours.

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                  • 15 Apr 2025

                  4GB RAM / 64GB Storage - There made it simple

                    Was exactly going to say what about a16 and phones with 6 year or 7 year android updates are they gonna switch to android go :D

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                      Rolly Ghiz, 15 Apr 2025The Samsung Galaxy A16s are cooked 😭So much for 6 years of updates...

                        The Samsung Galaxy A16s are cooked 😭

                          " To protect your privacy, Google.... "

                          (Laugh reacts only, I will check every 5 hour!)

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                            • 15 Apr 2025

                            Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Same, iOS 18 runs pretty good in terms of keeping things in... moreOn a 3GB RAM iPhone in case this was not clear

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                              • 15 Apr 2025

                              Anonymous, 15 Apr 2025Apple 3gb of ram is fine Same, iOS 18 runs pretty good in terms of keeping things in memory, maybe even better than iOS 15-17

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                                • 15 Apr 2025

                                >Currently, OEMs can choose whether devices with 4GB of RAM use Android’s low memory optimizations, but this may become mandatory in the next Android release.

                                MAY. Not fact, just speculation which the author of this article interpreted as fact. Another L for this author

                                  6, 8 even 10 years of updates is sueless. Warranty is always much more important to have.
                                  In case of 8 years of updates or more i bet those phones needs to have at least 12GB ram and 256GB storage othervise they will not got anywhere.
                                  Within past 10 years we went from 1GB RAM and 8GB disk space in a phone to requirement of 6/64GB combo.
                                  So in next 10 years 12/256GB would be bare minimum.

                                    Mimi, 15 Apr 2025So how will the galaxy a15/16 with 4gb RAM get GMS in fu... moreThey will but they will get he useless obsolette less beefier winth android go edition.

                                      mihayash, 15 Apr 2025Instead getting smaller and faster ,it's bigger and he... morebro erasing those ads is as simple as flushing your phone into toilet.
                                      Whats your problem???

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                                        alucardnos, 15 Apr 2025I totally agree. There is no point in buying a phone with l... more10 tab and cubasis with demo track and not even 4g. Android 14.

                                        I'll be arsh but people talkshte nosense. Or not dev. Or js python dev.

                                        Time to time I see gms / framework services up to 400. For what those do( almost nothing but a leash to googoo gcp) it's obviously an optim problem. they don't care because noodles buy new phones like goat.

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