# Alert dialogs may cause memory leaks in Android apps before Lollipop

DevFeed: [Alert dialogs may cause memory leaks in Android apps before Lollipop](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-small-leak-will-sink-a-great-ship-15476.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.squareup.com/blog/a-small-leak-will-sink-a-great-ship>)

Author: P-Y Ricau

Published: 2015-08-20T16:09:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Square Corner Blog RSS Feed](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/square-corner-blog-rss-feed.md>)

Topics: [Memory Leaks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/memory-leaks.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [dialog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dialog.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [leakcanary](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leakcanary.md>), [memory-leaks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/memory-leaks.md>), [picasso](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/picasso.md>)

## AI overview

This article investigates memory leaks in Android apps before Android Lollipop. It traces the issue to alert-dialog click listeners and references retained by worker threads processing messages through blocking queues.

## Source excerpt

Prior to Android Lollipop, alert dialogs may cause memory leaks in your Android apps.