OutOfMemoryError while decoding and encoding Base64 String into Bitmap

Question

I\'m trying to decode and encode a Bitmap image. On some devices it runs perfectly while on others it\'s not. I\'m uploading Bas

Answer 1

As greenapps suggested, it would be better to avoid using Bitmap and BitmapFactory in order to TRANSMIT the file:

FileInputStream fis = new FileInputStream(imageFile);
byte[] byteArray = inputStreamToByteArray(fis);
String base64ImageSend = Base64.encodeToString(byteArray, Base64.NO_WRAP);

where:

/**
 * Convert an InputStream object into a byte array
 * @param inputStream The InputStream to convert
 * @return The byte[] representing the converted InputStream or null if the inputStream is null
 */
public static byte[] inputStreamToByteArray(InputStream inputStream) throws IOException {
    if(inputStream==null) {
        return null;
    }
    ByteArrayOutputStream byteBuffer = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    int bufferSize = 1024;
    byte[] buffer = new byte[bufferSize];

    int len = 0;
    while ((len = inputStream.read(buffer)) != -1) {
        byteBuffer.write(buffer, 0, len);
    }
    return byteBuffer.toByteArray();
}

Actually the outOfMemory problem, as stated by Kai, is due to the fact that you are decoding a full resolution and high quality image. The better way to avoid this is to downsampling your image:

/**
 * Decode a file, representing an image, into a bitmap, trying to scale the original image if required
 * @param context The application context
 * @param file The image file
 * @param requestedWidth The requested width
 * @param requestedHeight The requested height
 * @return The decoded bitmap or null if it is not possible to decode the file parameter
 */
public static Bitmap decodeImageFileIntoMutableBitmap(Context context, File file, int requestedWidth, int requestedHeight) {
    BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
    options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; // just compute size, don't create bitmap
    BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.getAbsolutePath(), options);
    float sampleSize = computeImageScaleCoefficient(options, requestedWidth, requestedHeight);
    if (sampleSize == -1) {
        return null;
    }
    else if (sampleSize <= 1) {
        options.inSampleSize = 1;
    }
    else {
        options.inSampleSize = (int) sampleSize;
    }
    options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; // compute size and create bitmap
    /*it is possible to reduce the memory when decoding through skipping ARGB_8888 and using RGB_565 instead and inDither to true to preserve image quality.*/
    //options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.RGB_565;
    //options.inDither = true;
    Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.getAbsolutePath(), options);
    if (bitmap == null) {
        return null;
    }
    return bitmap;
}

/**
 * Find the sample coefficient sk=2k, with k &isin ℕ, such that
 * mink(requestedWidth-options.outWidth×sk)>0
 * &&
 * mink(requestedHeight-options.outHeight×sk)>0
 * @param options The BitmapFactory.Options instance of the original image user wants to scale
 * @param requestedWidth The requested width
 * @param requestedHeight The requested height
 * @return -1 if if there is an error trying to decode the image
 * or the sample coefficient sk,
 * >1 if the image needs to be down-sampled,
 * <1 if the image needs to be up-sampled
 */
public static float computeImageScaleCoefficient(BitmapFactory.Options options, int requestedWidth, int requestedHeight) {
    float sampleCoefficient = 1;
    int imageWidth = options.outWidth;
    int imageHeight = options.outHeight;
    if (imageWidth == -1 || imageHeight == -1) {
        return -1;
    }
    double outWidth = imageWidth;
    double outHeight = imageHeight;
    if ((outWidth > requestedWidth) || (outHeight > requestedHeight)) {
        while ((outWidth > requestedWidth) || (outHeight > requestedHeight)) {
            outWidth = Math.floor(outWidth/2.0);
            outHeight = Math.floor(outHeight/2.0);
            sampleCoefficient *= 2.0;
        }
    }
    else {
        while ((outWidth < requestedWidth) && (outHeight < requestedHeight)) {
            outWidth *= 2;
            outHeight *= 2;
            if ((outWidth <= requestedWidth) && (outHeight <= requestedHeight)) {
                sampleCoefficient /= 2.0;
            }
        }
    }
    return sampleCoefficient;
}