Android: the GC doesn't respect SoftReferences?

Question

It seams that Dalvik\'s garbage collector doesn\'t respect SoftReferences and removes them as soon as possible, just like WeakReferences. I\'m not 100% sure yet, but despite the

Answer 1

@JBM I've tried your TestCase on Nexus S (android4.2.2), all tests are failed. GC is more aggressive against SoftReference on android4.2.2