Out of Memory Error when Loading Images from Mipmap folder

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Logcat FATAL EXCEPTION: main Process: com.example.markpalmer.blackjack21, PID: 21864 java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Failed to allocate a 5808012 byte allocation with 5226696 free bytes and 4MB until OOM

Hi, I know there are some posts regarding this, but I don't really understand the answers. The error is random, and occurs when setting an imageview:

ivPlayerCard3.setImageResource(picP3);

The images are not large: 36kb, 500x700 .png files. The thing is for no particular reason I have put them in the res>mipmap-hdpi folder. Could this be the reason for my problem. Would shifting them to the drawable folder help? Many thanks in advance.

MadScientist · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-12 08:30:50Z

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Why don't you try setting thee imageResouce using well known libraries like Picasso check the doc here

Picasso handles OOM very well by loading the image in segments or fractions. Also moving them to drawable might help as mipmap actually creates a map of the image, but a better solution is to use Picasso hope this helps!

answered Sep 12, 2017 at 8:30

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Mark Palmer Over a year ago

Hi. Where does the Picasso download go in relation to Android Studio please. Sorry, not the best of questions, but I don't know what to do with it

Mark Palmer Over a year ago

Sorry, I've found a pretty in depth post - I will give it a blast

MadScientist Over a year ago

Hey, no worries, you can add it to your app via the build.gradle (app) file. Look for the dependency{...} object and add this there compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2' sync your project and you're good to go!

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