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Memory

Live memory breakdown (Active/Wired/Inactive/Free) and available memory gauge.

Overview

The Memory tool shows how your device's RAM is allocated and how much is currently available.

Overview: available memory gauge plus Free/Inactive/Active/Wired values.
Details: allocation chart and a detailed table with sizes and percentages.

Table Of Contents

Tabs

  • Overview
  • Details

Overview Tab

The Overview tab focuses on Available Memory:

  • A circular gauge showing the available percentage.
  • The available amount and the total RAM.
  • A compact breakdown table: Free, Inactive, Active, Wired.

Details Tab

The Details tab provides a fuller breakdown:

  • Memory Allocation chart (Active/Wired/Inactive/Free).
  • Detailed Memory Information table with size and percentage.
  • An Available row that combines Free + Inactive.

Additional views (scrolling):

Details: scroll to view more rows.
Details: additional rows and the Available summary.
Details: memory breakdown values update live.

Memory States

Lirum uses the same high-level buckets iOS reports:

  • Active: memory actively used by apps and the system.
  • Wired: memory that cannot be paged out (system-critical).
  • Inactive: recently used memory that can be reclaimed if needed.
  • Free: currently unallocated memory.

Available in this tool is Free + Inactive.

Notes And Limitations

  • iOS manages memory automatically; seeing low Free memory is not always a problem by itself.
  • Values and categories vary by device and OS, and update continuously while the tool is open.