Google Map custom Marker Out of Memory Error (API V2)

Question

I\'m using the following code to set marker with user\'s own image in his/her gallery. But I get out of memory error all the time so I guess my implementation is wrong. Another

Answer 1

decode and scale image before loaded into memory,just change landscape and portrait to the size you actually want

BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inJustDecodeBounds = true;
BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path, options);
int imageHeight = options.outHeight;
int imageWidth = options.outWidth;
String imageType = options.outMimeType;
if(imageWidth > imageHeight) {
options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options,512,256);//if     landscape
} else{
options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options,256,512);//if     portrait
}
options.inJustDecodeBounds = false;
bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path,options);

method for calculating size

public static int calculateInSampleSize(
    BitmapFactory.Options options, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) {
// Raw height and width of image
final int height = options.outHeight;
final int width = options.outWidth;
int inSampleSize = 1;

if (height > reqHeight || width > reqWidth) {

  // Calculate ratios of height and width to requested height and     width
  final int heightRatio = Math.round((float) height / (float)     reqHeight);
  final int widthRatio = Math.round((float) width / (float) reqWidth);

  // Choose the smallest ratio as inSampleSize value, this will     guarantee
  // a final image with both dimensions larger than or equal to the
  // requested height and width.
  inSampleSize = heightRatio < widthRatio ? heightRatio : widthRatio;
 }

 return inSampleSize;
}

Answer 2

You are trying to put 4 Mpix image as a marker icon. That doesn't seem like a good idea.

Load it as a Bitmap, scaling it down to reasonable size.