as soon as possible.</p>

<p class="note"><strong>Caution:</strong> You should use
<code><a href="../../reference/android/graphics/Bitmap.html#recycle()">recycle()</a></code> only when you are sure that the
bitmap is no longer being used. If you call <code><a href="../../reference/android/graphics/Bitmap.html#recycle()">recycle()</a></code>
and later attempt to draw the bitmap, you will get the error:
<code>&quot;Canvas: trying to use a recycled bitmap&quot;</code>.</p>

<p>The following code snippet gives 