AFAIK, bitmaps *are* created outside the Java heap, and there is a limit of 16MB imposed on the *sum* of the Java heap and the total of the allocated bitmaps.
I don't know what you can look at to tell exactly how big the bitmap is, but I think they are essentially the size you think they would be: i.e., 4 bytes per pixel for 24-bit color 8-bit alpha. Markus Junginger wrote: > How can one track memory consumption in Android? The Android "Heap" > view in Eclipse and java.lang.Runtime methods seem failing for my > purpose. > > I tried to figure out how much memory my app consumes in order to make > decisions for future directions. Most of the memory goes into Bitmap > objects. Just to test memory consumption I created huge bitmaps in a > Loop and logged the java.lang.Runtime memory values: > created bitmap (610k free, 2371k total, 16384k max) > created bitmap (615k free, 2371k total, 16384k max) > created bitmap (615k free, 2371k total, 16384k max) > created bitmap (615k free, 2371k total, 16384k max) > > Nothing seems to hapen, but on the fifth Bitmap: > java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: bitmap size exceeds VM budget > at android.graphics.Bitmap.nativeCreate(Native Method) > at android.graphics.Bitmap.createBitmap(Bitmap.java:343) > at de.greenrobot.colorball.GameView.init(GameView.java:86) > > This seems confusing at first. Is java.lang.Runtime the right place to > check application memory stats in Android at all? Are Bitmaps > allocated outside the app's heap? How can I track it? > > Thanks > Markus > > -- > http://greenrobot.de > http://jars.de > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
