I have heard from few of my developer friends saying: "Garbage Collection is Automatic. So, I don't have to worry about it." First part is true, i.e. "Garbage Collection is Automatic" on all modern platforms - JVM (Java Virtual Machine),... Continue Reading →
In Android Run Time (ART) environment, Garbage Collection could be one of the types: Concurrent mark sweep (CMS) A whole heap collector which frees collects all spaces other than the image space. Concurrent partial mark sweep A mostly whole heap... Continue Reading →
In Android Run Time (ART) environment, Garbage Collection activity could be triggered due to one of the reasons: Concurrent A concurrent GC that does not suspend app threads. This GC runs in a background thread and does not prevent allocations.... Continue Reading →