Enable android:largeHeap in Android 4, and disable it in Android 2.3

Question

Currently, I have a piece of code, which is designed to run both in Android 2.3 and 4+

The code will perform much better (Where it will not have OutOfMemory exceptio

Answer 1

Keep the android:largeHeap="true" attribute in your AndroidManifest.xml. This should be ignored for versions that don't support it. Then, to support older versions, set the heap size using the VMRuntime class (via reflection, if necessary).

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