OutOfMemoryError reporting from firebase Crashlytics

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Wing

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May 16, 2025, 1:47:05 AMMay 16
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I'm using com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads 24.2.0 (tried to downgrade to 24.1.0 but problem do exist) for implementing admob ads including adaptive banner, native banner, open ads, rewarded ads & interstitialAds, recently getting lots of OutOfMemoryError reported from firebase crashlytics as below, why? any way to fix this ?   Many thanks.

Fatal Exception: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError
Failed to allocate a 32 byte allocation with 1056352 free bytes and 1031KB until OOM, target footprint 134217728, growth limit 134217728; giving up on allocation because <1% of heap free after GC.

java.util.LinkedHashMap.newNode (LinkedHashMap.java:299)
java.util.HashMap.putVal (HashMap.java:647)
java.util.HashMap.put (HashMap.java:617)
org.json.JSONObject.put (JSONObject.java:230)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfln.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:4)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zza (zzflg.java:5)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:3)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:5)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:5)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:5)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:5)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:5)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflg.zzb (zzflg.java:19)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zza (com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads@@24.2.0:16)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflf.zzb (zzflf.java:23)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzk (zzfmb.java:1)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzfmb.zzg (zzfmb.java:23)
com.google.android.gms.internal.ads.zzflx.run (zzflx.java:1)
android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:942)
android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:99)
android.os.Looper.loopOnce (Looper.java:201)
android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:288)
android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8010)
java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke (Method.java)
com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:566)
com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:957)

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May 16, 2025, 7:43:47 AMMay 16
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Hi,

Thank you for contacting the Mobile Ads SDK Support team.

I have executed our Google Sample Project using both the versions (24.2.0 & 24.1.0) and I have not encountered any mentioned errors. So, could you confirm whether the mentioned issue is reproducible in our Google Sample Project? If yes, kindly share the Sample project reproducing the issue so we can review it and try to replicate the problem.

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Wing

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May 16, 2025, 1:25:49 PMMay 16
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Hi,

Thank you for your reply.

Actually I also don't get this exception but it only happens when I published the release built onto google play and get it from firebase crashlytics report, so I also can't replicate this, just wonder any way to guess this will happen, seems admob is creating lots of thread 'til run out of memory, it reaches 8% of my total installed users, many thanks.

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Hi,

Thank you for contacting the Mobile Ads SDK Support team.

I executed the Google Android BannerExample and the reported issue is not replicating. Can you please confirm if the reported issue “outofmemoryerror” replicating in our Google Android BannerExample? If so, kindly share with us the below details privately for further investigation so that we can check your implementation and may provide the solution:

  • Charles logs
  • Full stack strace
  • Affected devices
  • Sample project reproducing the issue.
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May 16, 2025, 4:48:18 PMMay 16
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Hi,

Thank you for confirming that you are not replicating this exception.

As we have mentioned earlier that we have executed our Google Sample Project using both the versions (24.2.0 & 24.1.0) and did not encountered any OutOfMemoryError, we would require below details in order to make progress on this issue. 
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    Wing

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    May 17, 2025, 3:58:24 AMMay 17
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    Hi,

    Thanks for your replying.

    I've submitted below through the form for your reference and investigation.

    - Charles Log
    - Android studio's profiler - Track Memory Consumption (Screen catpured in movie)
    - Heap dump
    - The sample project i downloaded from your provided git and run (BannerExample)

    I didn't modify the source code but only update the gradle build, actually as mentioned the app didn't crash in my testing environment (Pixel 6a - real device)  but from the movie that i captured on Track Memory you can see there is a significant grow in LinkedHaspMap$Entry and it won't being recycled, so I suspected why i'm getting this from firebase crashlytic because the user mobile reach the OOM before the GC happens.

    Please let me know anything i need to provide for helping to resolve this issue, thanks.

    Wing

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    May 17, 2025, 9:40:24 AMMay 17
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    Hi,

    I just debug the Sample BannerExample on an emulator to see any different and downgraded to 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:23.6.0' and i found below callstack,  seems it is doing a kind of recusive calls assigning a new node and i think that's why the LinkedHasMap keep growing ..so i'm not sure whether this is a normal behaviour but to me look like very strange and it matches the exception that i mentioned from Firebase crashlytics, please help, thanks.


    Emulator with with api 33 and 420dpi 1080x2424 dimension, ramsize: 2048

    Screenshot 2025-05-17 at 4.35.09 PM.png

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    Hi,

    Thank you for sharing the details.

    I will check with our team regarding your issue and one of my team members will reach out to you. Meanwhile, your patience is highly appreciated.

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    Wing

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    May 22, 2025, 1:22:18 PMMay 22
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    Hi,

    Just wonder whether this is still being investigated, many thanks.

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    Hi,

    Yes, we will inform you as soon as we have an update.

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    Jun 4, 2025, 12:31:38 AM (9 days ago) Jun 4
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    Hi,

    We are unable to replicate Out of memory issue. Can you provide latest logs including screen recordings using latest Mobile Ads SDK?

    If the file(s) you are looking to share are less than 25mb in total you can attach them to this case on your next reply. If you are having trouble attaching your file to this case or if your file(s) are larger than 25mb, you can share your files with me by performing the following steps:

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    Wing

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    Jun 9, 2025, 2:35:15 AM (4 days ago) Jun 9
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    Files have been submitted, please help to investigate, thanks.

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    Hi,

    Thank you for getting back to us.

    I will check with the wider team and get back to you. Meanwhile your patience is important.


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