--- title: Preparing your app for broader memory limits | daily.dev description: Android is expanding per-app memory limits, first introduced in Android 17 on Pixel devices, to a broader range of manufacturers and device RAM configurations... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-your-app-for-broader-memory-limits-ablfe3ajc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Preparing your app for broader memory limits | daily.dev og:description: Android is expanding per-app memory limits, first introduced in Android 17 on Pixel devices, to a broader range of manufacturers and device RAM configurations... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-your-app-for-broader-memory-limits-ablfe3ajc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ABLFe3AJC.png og:image:alt: Preparing your app for broader memory limits og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Preparing your app for broader memory limits **[Android Developers Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/androiddev)** · 2 min read · 11 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Android is expanding per-app memory limits, first introduced in Android 17 on Pixel devices, to a broader range of manufacturers and device RAM configurations (4GB to 16GB+) over the coming year. Apps exceeding their memory budget will be throttled and can be terminated, with the exit reason reported via ApplicationExitInfo as REASON_OTHER and a description containing 'MemoryLimiter:AnonSwap'. Developers are pointed to the Android 17 App Memory Limits documentation, Memory Limiter adb commands for testing, the ProfilingManager API (Android 15+) for heap dumps, and TRIGGER_TYPE_ANOMALY/TRIGGER_TYPE_OOM triggers to monitor and optimize memory footprint ahead of wider enforcement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What happens if my Android app exceeds the per-app memory limit introduced in Android 17? The app will be slowed down and may be terminated by the operating system. Android 17 introduced per-app memory limits starting with Pixel devices, and over the coming year more manufacturers will apply these limits across device RAM configurations ranging from 4GB to 16GB and above, making memory optimization essential to avoid OS throttling. _Developers tracking Android platform changes like this can follow updates on daily.dev before shipping affected apps._ ### How do I detect if my Android app was terminated due to exceeding the per-app memory limit? Check ApplicationExitInfo's getDescription() method after the app exits. If the system applied the memory limit, the exit reason is reported as REASON_OTHER and the description string contains 'MemoryLimiter:AnonSwap'. You can also use TRIGGER_TYPE_ANOMALY to automatically capture heap dumps when the memory limit is reached, aiding diagnosis. _Debugging memory throttling on Android is easier when developers share fixes and findings on daily.dev._ ### What API lets me capture heap dumps from production Android devices to debug memory issues? The ProfilingManager API, introduced in Android 15 (API level 35), allows apps to programmatically request and collect detailed memory debug artifacts such as Java heap dumps and heap profiles directly from production devices. Heap dump captures can also be triggered by specific system signals like TRIGGER_TYPE_OOM and TRIGGER_TYPE_ANOMALY. _daily.dev helps developers stay current on Android profiling APIs needed to diagnose production memory issues._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Prioritizing Memory Efficiency: Essential Steps for Android 17](https://daily.dev/posts/prioritizing-memory-efficiency-essential-steps-for-android-17-zj0b3ibcc) · Android Developers Blog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [My Android App Didn’t Meet the 16KB Requirement — Here’s How I Fixed It](https://daily.dev/posts/my-android-app-didn-t-meet-the-16kb-requirement-here-s-how-i-fixed-it-hc3ycgnb6) · droidcon · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Google forces Android apps to use memory more wisely as RAMpocalypse rages](https://daily.dev/posts/google-forces-android-apps-to-use-memory-more-wisely-as-rampocalypse-rages-slieelovu) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#performance](https://daily.dev/tags/performance), [#mobile](https://daily.dev/tags/mobile), [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-your-app-for-broader-memory-limits-ablfe3ajc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Preparing your app for broader memory limits","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-your-app-for-broader-memory-limits-ablfe3ajc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-your-app-for-broader-memory-limits-ablfe3ajc"},"datePublished":"2026-08-19T19:02:39.802Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:56:00.675Z","description":"Android is expanding per-app memory limits, first introduced in Android 17 on Pixel devices, to a broader range of manufacturers and device RAM configurations...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4dc1d92e9699087365410aaf248ac11b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/4dc1d92e9699087365410aaf248ac11b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Android Developers Blog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Android Developers Blog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/a3d55bb1d63c48e7bd91b833eb5c2c3c","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/androiddev"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-your-app-for-broader-memory-limits-ablfe3ajc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":11},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"performance,mobile,android","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Android Developers Blog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/androiddev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Preparing your app for broader memory limits"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/preparing-your-app-for-broader-memory-limits-ablfe3ajc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What happens if my Android app exceeds the per-app memory limit introduced in Android 17?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The app will be slowed down and may be terminated by the operating system. 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