Android Fatal signal 11 (SIGSEGV) at 0x636f7d89 (code=1). How can it be tracked down?

Question

I\'ve been reading the other posts on tracking down the reasons for getting a SIGSEGV in an Android app. I plan to scour my app for possible NullPointers relate

Answer 1

I was getting this error when using a bitmap like this:

bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(this.getResources(), R.drawable.myBitMap);

What fixed the problem for me was to reduce the size of the bitmap (>1000px high to 700px).