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mcdj

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Jul 10, 2007
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Anyone know if the iPhone truly takes advantage of free flash memory space for the OS overhead?

I read somewhere that keeping a little space freed up can help things run smoother, but it doesn't seem like that's the case, for me anyway. I have 1GB free and I still get Safari/iPod crashes, stuttering songs, etc. If those instabilities are caused by memory issues, then the free space idea isn't helping.

I've noticed that after a reset, apps, widgets and the home screen open and close much snappier. But within a day or so, things bog down again. This seems indicative of RAM allocation and management problems.

I'd happily give up 250-500mb of space for a stable OS. I would also have paid the exact same price for the phone if Apple had advertised it as 7GB iPhone, with the extra gig devoted entirely to overhead.
 
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