How to detect memory leak in Android?

Question

I developed a simple application before testing it. I want to check for memory leaks in the application. I do not know how to detect leaks in Android. I am using the Eclipse IDE for development.

Is there a good introduction to finding memory leaks in Android apps somewhere?

Answer 1

MAT plugin for eclipse, just install it and click the "HPROF Dump" button in Eclipse.
 http://www.eclipse.org/mat/
 http://kohlerm.blogspot.com/2009/04/analyzing-memory-usage-off-your-android.html  http://kohlerm.blogspot.com/2010 /02/android-memory-usage-analysis-slides.html  http://kohlerm.blogspot.com/search/label/memory

Answer 2

Once you test the application through Eclipse Emulator, you will be informed of any memory leaks by going through LogCat.

Any memory leaks will be highlighted in red as far as I know.

Kev