ENOMEM android system_error ai_generated true

Zygote: fork failed: ENOMEM

ID: android/zygote-fork-error

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72%Fix Rate
78%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
14 active — — —

Root Cause

System cannot fork new process for app due to memory pressure.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 85% success Reduce app memory usage and avoid memory leaks
  2. 88% success Check for low memory conditions: ActivityManager.getMemoryInfo()

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Increase swap space 82% fail

    Android doesnt use traditional swap

  2. Force stop all other apps 78% fail

    Bad user experience