OutOfMemoryError when loading an animation .xml

Question

I have the following ImageView:

imageView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.create_user);

My create_user drawable looks like this:

<animation-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:oneshot="false">    
  <item android:drawable="@drawable/create_user_0" android:duration="500" />
  <item android:drawable="@drawable/create_user_1" android:duration="500" />
</animation-list>

But when the .xml is being set in imageView.setBacgroundResource(R.drawable.create_user), it launches the following exception:

02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379): java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at  android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeAsset(Native Method)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:596)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeResourceStream(BitmapFactory.java:444)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromResourceStream(Drawable.java:832)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2988)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at  android.content.res.Resources.getDrawable(Resources.java:1558)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.graphics.drawable.AnimationDrawable.inflate(AnimationDrawable.java:282)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromXmlInner(Drawable.java:937)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.graphics.drawable.Drawable.createFromXml(Drawable.java:873)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.content.res.Resources.loadDrawable(Resources.java:2970)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.content.res.Resources.getDrawable(Resources.java:1558)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.view.View.setBackgroundResource(View.java:15697)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at com.facephi.sdk.ui.FragmentCreatingStructure.onCreateView(FragmentCreatingStructu re.java:29)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.app.Fragment.performCreateView(Fragment.java:1699)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:903)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1075)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:682)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execPendingActions(FragmentManager.java:1455)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.app.FragmentManagerImpl$1.run(FragmentManager.java:441)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:730)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:92)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:176)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5419)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:525)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1046)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:862)
02-04 10:49:07.994: E/AndroidRuntime(1379):     at  dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

I have to say that I've been using this animation for a looong time. And yesterday was the first time it started crashing.

I can't imagine what's going on at this point... Can anyone help me find what I'm doing wrong?

NOTE: It says Out of memory on a 638416-byte allocation before the mistake is launched.

NOTE2: It also says this several times before the application crashes.

02-04 11:23:56.179: I/dalvikvm(7266): "Binder_1" prio=5 tid=9 RUNNABLE
02-04 11:23:56.179: I/dalvikvm(7266):   | group="main" sCount=0 dsCount=0 obj=0x427f2200 self=0x4192fcd0
02-04 11:23:56.179: I/dalvikvm(7266):   | sysTid=7277 nice=0 sched=0/0 cgrp=apps handle=1100151432
02-04 11:23:56.179: I/dalvikvm(7266):   | state=R schedstat=( 504400204 75428596 671 ) utm=34 stm=15 core=2
02-04 11:23:56.179: I/dalvikvm(7266):   at dalvik.system.NativeStart.run(Native Method)
02-04 11:23:56.179: E/Camera-JNI(7266): Couldn't allocate byte array for JPEG data
02-04 11:23:56.239: I/dalvikvm-heap(7266): Clamp target GC heap from 71.012MB to 64.000MB
02-04 11:23:56.239: D/dalvikvm(7266): threadid=1: still suspended after undo (sc=1 dc=1)
02-04 11:23:56.239: D/dalvikvm(7266): GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 21K, 3% free 63352K/65192K, paused 17ms, total 17ms
02-04 11:23:56.239: I/dalvikvm-heap(7266): Forcing collection of SoftReferences for 460816-byte allocation
02-04 11:23:56.259: I/dalvikvm-heap(7266): Clamp target GC heap from 71.012MB to 64.000MB
02-04 11:23:56.259: D/dalvikvm(7266): threadid=1: still suspended after undo (sc=1 dc=1)
02-04 11:23:56.259: D/dalvikvm(7266): GC_BEFORE_OOM freed 0K, 3% free 63352K/65192K, paused 20ms, total 20ms
02-04 11:23:56.259: E/dalvikvm-heap(7266): Out of memory on a 460816-byte allocation.

Try to replace imageView.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.create_user); to imageView.setImageDrawable(getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.create_user)); — Skizo-ozᴉʞS ツ
– Skizo-ozᴉʞS ツ, Commented Feb 4, 2015 at 10:02
@skywall You were right, I was loading drawable multiple times... I reviewed, and... done! Thanks! — Sonhja
– Sonhja, Commented Feb 4, 2015 at 10:55

AndroCoder · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-04 10:22:53Z

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Try adding android:largeHeap="true", in the manifest to see if this solves it.

Or Use api inSampleSize of bitmapfactory to sample the images.

answered Feb 4, 2015 at 10:22

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RajSharma · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-04 10:09:58Z

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I also faced this kind of error once but when I re sized my images it got resolved. Try to re-size your images.

answered Feb 4, 2015 at 10:09

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Sonhja Over a year ago

I tried your solution. I resized them, even if they were only 50Kb. From a 400x350px image to 300x280px. But it's still launching the same error...

Vektor88 · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-04 15:00:53Z

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You can try to resize your images to adapt them to the exact size of the view, as explained here. You can even try using libraries like universal image loader which make this task easier.

edited Feb 4, 2015 at 15:00

answered Feb 4, 2015 at 10:32

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