force close the application

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I am new to android and stuck up with an issue.

I want to know how to force close the application programmatically and restart it again. I am trying this because i am really stuck up with OutOfMemmoryError i want to free up the memory and restart the app again.

Please guide me if i am wrong.

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 20 '10 at 11:44

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To force closing application just call:

android.os.Process.killProcess(android.os.Process.myPid());

About OutOfMemoryError - best place to handle this kind of errors is method Application.onLowMemory(), like:

@Override
public void onLowMemory ()
{
    super.onLowMemory();
    //do smth like freeing reources, etc.
}

answered Dec 20 '10 at 11:44

Barmaley

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onLowMemory() is called only when the entire phone is running low in resource. It is not applicable for your App alone. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/ComponentCallbacks.html#onLowMemory() – AjOnFire Oct 24 '11 at 07:22

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '10 at 11:28

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Restarting the app to avoid or repair OutOfMemoryExceptions is a very bad idea. You should start to work on your memory issue itself instead of just do weird things when they occur.

You should heal the disease instead of medicate the symptoms.

answered Dec 20 '10 at 11:28

WarrenFaith

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score 2 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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I don't know if it's possible to force close manually but it's quite wrong.

Try checking your code and find out where the OutOfMemoryException is. Also check this question for guidance.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:29

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answered Dec 20 '10 at 11:34

Macarse

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I used this solution already..but my application is related to multiple images and this error is occurring only in some conditions... – Sat Dec 20 '10 at 11:54

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 12 '13 at 05:20

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for out of memory set attribute in android manifest android:largeHeap="true" with in application tag

answered Jun 12 '13 at 05:20

Avinash Jadaun

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