Android - Resource Bitmap uses more memory than Bitmap from file

Question

I noticed something odd. If I open an image (1.6mb) from Drawable Resource, the app crashes with the OutOfMemory error, however, if I open the same image which is saved on SD Card, the app does not crash.

What is the effect of the two?

Solution:

Place images in /drawable-nodpi folder and not /drawable

Cause:

pictures in "/drawable" generic folder are considered by the system like "/drawable/mdpi". So the images are resized when used by the system, causing the OutOfMemory error.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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check this out :

I had all the pictures in "/drawable" generic folder that is considered by the system like "/drawable/mdpi", so when I were running in devices with hdpi or more the images were resized, and became too big which cause OutOfMemoryException!

from: Android setBackgroundResource cause out of memory excepiton

you think this might be your case?

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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answered Dec 23 '13 at 16:33

gaurav5430

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That is perfect. It was indeed being resized and causing `OutOfMemory` error. – KickAss Dec 23 '13 at 16:47
Thanks man! I was very surprised to see in DDMS 4 times more memory usage by bitmap :) – Pavel Biryukov Feb 25 '15 at 22:32

Android - Resource Bitmap uses more memory than Bitmap from file

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