App crashes with java.lang.OutOfMemoryError in android sometimes

Question

I have an application made which draws a square on the screen. The user can move the square around, increase its width and height using his/her finger (touch events) etc etc. The user is also able to add any number of squares and move them separately.

The app works fine for most of the part but sometimes it crashes and gives this below error

05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826): Process: com.example, PID: 24826
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826): java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.graphics.Bitmap.nativeCreate(Native Method)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(Bitmap.java:835)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(Bitmap.java:812)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(Bitmap.java:779)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at com.example.Square.isClicked(Square.java:478)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at com.example.EditBubbleView$2.onTouch(EditBubbleView.java:378)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.View.dispatchTouchEvent(View.java:7731)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2238)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2216)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2216)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2216)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTransformedTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:2216)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewGroup.dispatchTouchEvent(ViewGroup.java:1917)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:2068)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.superDispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:1515)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.app.Activity.dispatchTouchEvent(Activity.java:2466)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow$DecorView.dispatchTouchEvent(PhoneWindow.java:2016)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.View.dispatchPointerEvent(View.java:7916)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.processPointerEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:4031)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$ViewPostImeInputStage.onProcess(ViewRootImpl.java:3910)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:3460)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:3510)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:3479)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:3586)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:3487)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$AsyncInputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:3643)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:3460)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.onDeliverToNext(ViewRootImpl.java:3510)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.forward(ViewRootImpl.java:3479)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.apply(ViewRootImpl.java:3487)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$InputStage.deliver(ViewRootImpl.java:3460)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.deliverInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:5728)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doProcessInputEvents(ViewRootImpl.java:5659)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl.enqueueInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:5630)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.ViewRootImpl$WindowInputEventReceiver.onInputEvent(ViewRootImpl.java:5808)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.view.InputEventReceiver.dispatchInputEvent(InputEventReceiver.java:185)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.os.MessageQueue.nativePollOnce(Native Method)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.os.MessageQueue.next(MessageQueue.java:138)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5102)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:785)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:601)
05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

Can any one tell me how to resolve this. Thanks :)

Answer 1

You can write this to your manifest.xml file.

android:largeHeap="true"

Answer 2

It is the case of memory leak. First of all check out your code at these two

at com.example.Square.isClicked(Square.java:478)05-09 11:32:49.488: E/AndroidRuntime(24826):    
at com.example.EditBubbleView$2.onTouch(EditBubbleView.java:378)

Whether these two method are getting called and same time???? and if possible then paste your code over here so that we can have a look on that.