RAM management issues when taking pictures

[AshenPaladin1]

Hello everyone, I've been dealing with some weird RAM management issues lately. iOS 13.3 seemed to fix the well-known aggressive app management that was an issue before, but for a while I've been noticing that all the apps that I have in memory tend to restart whenever I take a picture with the camera.

I've been looking around the internet, and I've seen a few other people mentioning it - but I'm not sure what to do. Is it an iOS 13.3/13.3.1 bug and I should just wait for iOS 13.4 and a fix? Should I factory reset the phone?

Thank you very much in advance.

 

[Just_Me_D]

I’m unaware of any RAM management issues with iOS 13 and you’re the first person to mention it to the best of recollection. With that being said, I will always recommend you restore and set up as new to possibly fix any issues you may be having with your iOS device.

In the meantime, I hope other respond with their recommendations soon. Take care.

 

[Ledsteplin]

Not sure what you mean by "apps in memory and they restart". How are apps in memory? Regardless, you might try "Reset All Settings" first before restoring.
Go to Settings >General >Reset >Reset All Settings. This resets to default everything in Settings, including notifications, alerts, brightness, and clock settings like wake up alarms.

 

[AshenPaladin1]

There was a big discussion about aggressive RAM management back in October/November, the system was killing background apps very aggressively, it was reported by a lot of people. Those issues were fixed with iOS 13.3, and it worked very well for a while, up until I noticed this particular issue.

I will be trying to restore and set up my phone as new to see if things get fixed though.

 

[AshenPaladin1]

Well, the apps that I have open in the background and that I can access in the App Switcher. Under normal circumstances, if an app is open in the App Switcher, whenever I press it I just continue from where I left, the app remains in memory.

In this particular issue though, all of the apps that I have open restart when I enter them again. Everything works well, the apps stay in memory, but after I take a picture with my camera, entering the apps again causes them to restart.

It also doesn't seem to be an issue on my phone only. I have an iPhone XS Max, and a friend of mine who has an iPhone 11 is dealing with the exact same behavior.