this is the crash message i received today on google play for my first app, if anyone has any idea what it means i'd appreciate any help: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError in android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeAsset java.lang.OutOfMemoryError at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeAsset(Native Method) at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:500) at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeResourceStream(BitmapFactory.java:353) at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromResourceStream(Drawable.java:785) at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:1935) at android.content.res.Resources.getDrawable(Resources.java:664) at com.auriculotherapyearacupuncture.BT_fileManager.getDrawableByName(BT_fileManager.java:263) at com.auriculotherapyearacupuncture.BT_activity_base$BackgroundImageWorkerThread.run(BT_activity_base.java:701) Thanks Dave

Hey @dudave, Just at first glance, it looks like you have an image/pic in your drawable folder that is taking a lot off memory. LA

Hi Dave, I believe this means that one of your graphics caused the system to run out of memory and crash. If there are graphics you have in res > drawable that you put there, try and reduce their footprint a bit and see if that helps. I suspect part of the problem depends on how much memory is available on the user's device, which you can't control (especially if they have lots of apps being used). Mark

Gotta speed up my typing...LA beat me by 35 seconds!

lol sorry @GoNorthWest! Your explanation is better though! LA

I'm no expert; but it looks like some of the images might be a bit big, and causing out of memory errors on a device. How big are the image filesizes? Can they be compressed or reduced in size without giving up too much resolution? Android is such a moving target that it's hard to ensure reliability on each and every device/version. And it's always possible 'that' user has all kinds of other crap on their phone. Keep an eye on it, of course. But until a similar crash report comes in, it may be an isolated incident. Cheers! -- Smug (and I forgot to hit the 'submit' button until after breakfast, lol!)

Are you using menu with image? Ive started seeing this error on a new app, crashes in emulator and on device, only graphics in it are 2 files both are under 283kb, I'm starting to link back to menu with image plugin but not really sure yet.

Thanks for the response guys! my biggest image is 343 kb, unfortunately its the background image so it comes back on evey single page :) is it too big indeed? David