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How does iOS VM system handle memory paging?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
iOS uses demand paging to load memory pages only when accessed.
Deep explanation
Virtual memory maps pages lazily. When an app accesses unmapped memory, a page fault occurs, and kernel loads data from disk or allocates new pages. This optimizes RAM usage.
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