title: Reducing Memory Usage in Android Applications
body: <p>I have a pretty simple game that is out on the Market right now. It is a simple text-based game, no 2d or 3d graphics involved. It uses properly-sized pngs for backgrounds. Other than that, it is purely text based.</p>
  
  <p>There is nothing cpu or graphic intensive about the game, but it averages about 25mb of memory usage. In comparison, most apps that are even more cpu intensive average about 18mb.</p>
  
  <p>In mobile applications, every megabyte counts, so what can I do to properly reduce memory usage in my app? I know this may be a vague question, but I will be glad to elaborate if at all needed.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you</p>