You can also use DDMS to trigger a GC manually on any process you want. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:04 PM, jotobjects <jotobje...@gmail.com> wrote: > > java.lang.System.gc() > > On Oct 15, 11:22 am, RickGillaspy <rickgilla...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Is there a way to know the process has GCed? or to force a GC for >> this process? >> >> On Oct 15, 12:56 pm, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote: >> >> > If you press back and let the system finish the activity, all references to >> > it will be gone, so though your process is there after it GCs the resources >> > (views etc) associated with the activity should be gone. If you still see >> > them after you know the process has GCed, then you have a leak in your app. >> >> > On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 7:57 AM, String >> > <sterling.ud...@googlemail.com>wrote: >> >> > > On Oct 15, 3:08 pm, Mika <mika.ristim...@tkk.fi> wrote: >> >> > > > So the problem is quite simple. I start a Service from an Activity, >> > > > the user presses back, the Activity goes away and the Service stays >> > > > running in the background. However the activity (and it's views) still >> > > > stay in memory. >> >> > > Feature. It's central to the Android architecture that activities >> > > aren't killed by the system until their resources are needed >> > > elsewhere. The idea, I think, is that if the user goes back into your >> > > activity before that happens, it's ready and waiting. >> >> > > Some good discussion of it in this thread: >> >> > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/threa... >> >> > > String >> >> > -- >> > Dianne Hackborn >> > Android framework engineer >> > hack...@android.com >> >> > Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to >> > provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such >> > questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and >> > answer them. > > >
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