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Why does asynctask cause memory leaks in android?


Asked by Guillermo Rodgers on Nov 29, 2021 Android



This AsyncTask leaks the enclosing Fragment (or Activity) object forever: Looks like this example proves Google’s point: AsyncTask indeed causes memory leaks. We should probably use some other approach to write concurrent code!
Likewise,
Therefore, the common belief that AsyncTask automatically leads to memory leaks, as well as the new deprecation message in AOSP, are simply incorrect. [Edit: the original version of this article used local counter variable, instead of it being a member of the enclosing Activity or Fragment.
Additionally, The unfreed object is basically called as leaks. Memory leaks are the common causes of application crashes in android apps. Every developer must know how to avoid memory leaks and what are the circumstances which can lead to memory leaks in android applications.
Accordingly,
Since AsyncTask doesn’t automatically lead to memory leaks, looks like Google deprecated it by mistake, for no reason. Well, not exactly. For the past years, AsyncTask has already been “effectively deprecated” by Android developers themselves.
In respect to this,
Memory leaks are the common causes of application crashes in android apps. Every developer must know how to avoid memory leaks and what are the circumstances which can lead to memory leaks in android applications.