android-memory – Tarik Billa

What are advantages of setting largeHeap to true?

November 17, 2022 by Tarik

Way too late for the party here, but i will offer my 0.02$ anyways. It’s not a good idea to use android:largeHeap=”true” here’s the extract from google that explains it, However, the ability to request a large heap is intended only for a small set of apps that can justify the need to consume more … Read more

What is the maximum amount of RAM an app can use?

November 15, 2022 by Tarik

What is the maximum amount of memory (in Megabytes / as percentage of the total RAM) that an Android application (that is not a system app) can use? That varies by device. getMemoryClass() on ActivityManager will give you the value for the device your code is running upon. Are there any differences between the Android … Read more