memory management - External allocation too large for this process in Android

Question

I'm getting "external allocation too large for this process" errors in my app. Lots of these at once:

11-16 10:56:59.230: ERROR/dalvikvm-heap(2875): 1303680-byte external allocation too large for this process.
11-16 10:56:59.230: ERROR/GraphicsJNI(2875): VM won't let us allocate 1303680 bytes
11-16 10:56:59.230: ERROR/dalvikvm-heap(2875): 1536000-byte external allocation too large for this process.
11-16 10:56:59.230: ERROR/GraphicsJNI(2875): VM won't let us allocate 1536000 bytes

It appears that they are produced while the layout is being rendered, after loading large bitmaps. The errors, however, are not produced while the bitmap is being decoded.

How can I debug these errors? Any additional pointers?

Answer 1

adamp's comment was the answer in my particular case:

The framework will often capture views onscreen into temporary bitmaps for drawing performance. It looks like your app is pushing right up against its memory limit already and this bumps it over. Take a look at the other suggestions for limiting your app's memory usage.