java.lang.OutOfMemoryError even with small sized images in Android [duplicate]

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I am building an andorid application that has 8 buttons and I have use very small sized png images for the backgrounds. The size of all images is only 355 kb but when I run the application it gives me error saying

java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Failed to allocate a 256000012 byte allocation with 16777216 free bytes and 119MB until OOM

Why does it takes so much memory? Is there any better way to use less memory? This is how I made the button in my xml. Thank You

           <Button
            android:id="@+id/groupmeButton"
            android:layout_width="70dp"
            android:layout_height="70dp"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
            android:background="@drawable/image1"
            android:onClick="onClick"
            />

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-18 22:35:27Z

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First, image1 is too large in terms of resolution (pixels wide, pixels high).

Second, you probably put image1 in res/drawable/. res/drawable/ is a synonym for res/drawable-mdpi/, meaning that drawables in res/drawable/ are designed for mdpi screens. If you run your app on a higher-density screen, Android will upscale the image to adapt to the higher density. Instead of putting drawables like PNGs and JPEGs in res/drawable/, either:

Have different versions of the same image for different densities. The Image Asset wizard in Android Studio can set this up for you.
Or, put the image in res/drawable-anydpi/, to tell Android not to upscale or downscale the image.

answered Feb 18, 2018 at 22:35

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Nikunj Peerbits · Accepted Answer · 2018-02-21 08:40:42Z

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You can you vector Drawable now as Android is supporting Vectors as well. To support vector below API level 21 you can follow below official link.

https://developer.android.com/studio/write/vector-asset-studio.html

Probably that can help you to avoid huge memory for images.

answered Feb 21, 2018 at 8:40

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