title: Android Throwing OutOfMemoryError "Failed to allocate a 164 byte allocation with 44 free bytes and 44B until OOM" (recursive case)
body: <p>This app worked yesterday, but when starting to work this morning, I get the following error</p>
  
  <pre><code>Throwing OutOfMemoryError "Failed to allocate a 164 byte allocation with 44 free bytes and 44B until OOM" (recursive case)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I have no idea what's going on, or why it's out of memory. Is this just the emulator not working perfectly? Or does this have something to do with my app?</p>
  
  <p>I don't know how much information you need. If you need further information, please tell me so and I will provide.</p>
  
  <p><strong><em>UPDATE:</em></strong></p>
  
  <p>I guess this has something to do with the garbage collector? Refer below</p>
  
  <pre><code>Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 2839(223KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 0% free, 1603KB/1603KB, paused 31.379ms total 44.794ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 529(29KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 39% free, 1574KB/2MB, paused 52.919ms total 60.062ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 5551(277KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 40% free, 4MB/7MB, paused 15.550ms total 85.518ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 20777(1035KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 36% free, 7MB/11MB, paused 12.467ms total 61.496ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 46653(2MB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 24% free, 12MB/16MB, paused 1.335ms total 138.439ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 27622(1368KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 20% free, 15MB/19MB, paused 1.459ms total 182.567ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 45635(2MB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 18% free, 17MB/21MB, paused 1.365ms total 157.690ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 22802(1159KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 16% free, 20MB/24MB, paused 1.211ms total 180.755ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 14475(641KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 2% free, 23MB/24MB, paused 1.106ms total 122.625ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 27477(1338KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 14% free, 23MB/27MB, paused 1.511ms total 147.653ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 37938(1865KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 13% free, 25MB/29MB, paused 1.253ms total 178.420ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 23214(1147KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 12% free, 28MB/32MB, paused 3.789ms total 190.825ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 36253(1773KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 11% free, 31MB/35MB, paused 1.085ms total 227.583ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 13949(616KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 2% free, 34MB/35MB, paused 665us total 175.362ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 40440(2000KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 10% free, 33MB/37MB, paused 2.158ms total 311.515ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 13956(617KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 1% free, 36MB/37MB, paused 42.198ms total 81.851ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 33376(1624KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 9% free, 36MB/40MB, paused 1.211ms total 322.374ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 4052(174KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 0% free, 40MB/40MB, paused 1.245ms total 105.928ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 38452(1891KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 9% free, 39MB/43MB, paused 1.212ms total 282.053ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 15083(667KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 1% free, 42MB/43MB, paused 1.006ms total 134.368ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 33122(1609KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 8% free, 42MB/46MB, paused 1.759ms total 685.984ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp W/art﹕ Suspending all threads took: 21.776ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 2898(122KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 0% free, 46MB/46MB, paused 23.019ms total 71.640ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 29828(1485KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 8% free, 45MB/49MB, paused 1.250ms total 194.222ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 37388(1848KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 7% free, 48MB/52MB, paused 1.243ms total 332.837ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 31151(1528KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 7% free, 51MB/55MB, paused 1.446ms total 336.916ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 12755(563KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 1% free, 54MB/55MB, paused 14.512ms total 48.881ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 40981(2014KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 6% free, 53MB/57MB, paused 1.288ms total 402.576ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp W/art﹕ Suspending all threads took: 18.769ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background partial concurrent mark sweep GC freed 32370(1572KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 6% free, 56MB/60MB, paused 20.234ms total 387.007ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp W/art﹕ Suspending all threads took: 10.568ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Background sticky concurrent mark sweep GC freed 12559(558KB) AllocSpace objects, 0(0B) LOS objects, 1% free, 59MB/60MB, paused 11.757ms total 42.520ms
  2431-2443/com.example.christian.welldanaapp I/art﹕ Clamp target GC heap from 64MB to 64MB
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Actual <em>red text</em>:</p>
  
  <pre><code>07-22 06:39:06.976    2431-2431/com.example.christian.welldanaapp E/AndroidRuntime﹕ Error reporting crash
  java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: Failed to allocate a 458 byte allocation with 1613776 free bytes and 1575KB until OOM; failed due to fragmentation (required continguous free 32768 bytes for a new buffer where largest contiguous free 4096 bytes)
          at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.enlargeBuffer(AbstractStringBuilder.java:95)
          at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.append0(AbstractStringBuilder.java:146)
          at java.lang.StringBuilder.append(StringBuilder.java:216)
          at java.lang.Throwable.toString(Throwable.java:360)
          at java.lang.Throwable.printStackTrace(Throwable.java:315)
          at java.lang.Throwable.printStackTrace(Throwable.java:300)
          at android.util.Log.getStackTraceString(Log.java:335)
          at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.Clog_e(RuntimeInit.java:59)
          at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit.access$200(RuntimeInit.java:43)
          at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$UncaughtHandler.uncaughtException(RuntimeInit.java:85)
          at java.lang.ThreadGroup.uncaughtException(ThreadGroup.java:693)
          at java.lang.ThreadGroup.uncaughtException(ThreadGroup.java:690)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong><em>EDIT: JAVA CODE</em></strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>@Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
  
  
      ChangeLanguage("dk");
      SetListeners();
  }
  
  //Changes the language depending on the button pressed
  private void ChangeLanguage(String language){
      Locale locale = new Locale(language);
      Locale.setDefault(locale);
      Configuration config = new Configuration();
      config.locale = locale;
      getResources().updateConfiguration(config,getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
      RestartActivity();
  }
  
  //Restarts the activity after changing the languagse
  private void RestartActivity(){
      Intent intent = getIntent();
      finish();
      startActivity(intent);
  }
  </code></pre>