diff --git a/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapChatMessage.java b/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapChatMessage.java
index f2ed65d..721bef7 100644
--- a/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapChatMessage.java
+++ b/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapChatMessage.java
@@ -90,15 +90,13 @@ public LinearLayout getComponent(Activity activity) {
     }
 
     public void clearComponent() {
-        if (this.avatarBitmap != null) {
-            this.avatarBitmap.recycle();
-            this.avatarBitmap = null;
-        }
-
-        if (this.topImageBitmap != null) {
-            this.topImageBitmap.recycle();
-            this.topImageBitmap = null;
-        }
+        // These bitmaps come from GleapImageLoader, which still holds each one
+        // in its in-memory cache. The loader owns their lifecycle (it evicts
+        // under memory pressure and lets GC reclaim native memory); recycling
+        // a cache-shared entry here leaves a recycled bitmap in the cache that
+        // throws when onTrimMemory measures it. Just drop the reference.
+        this.avatarBitmap = null;
+        this.topImageBitmap = null;
 
         this.layout = null;
     }
diff --git a/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapImageLoader.java b/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapImageLoader.java
index 4004f1b..c6c42ee 100644
--- a/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapImageLoader.java
+++ b/gleap/src/main/java/io/gleap/GleapImageLoader.java
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ public Thread newThread(Runnable runnable) {
     private static final LruCache<String, Bitmap> cache = new LruCache<String, Bitmap>(cacheSizeKb()) {
         @Override
         protected int sizeOf(String key, Bitmap bitmap) {
-            return bitmap.getByteCount() / 1024;
+            // A consumer that recycled a shared entry would otherwise throw
+            // IllegalStateException here during evictAll/trimToSize.
+            return bitmap.isRecycled() ? 0 : bitmap.getByteCount() / 1024;
         }
     };
     private static boolean trimCallbacksRegistered = false;
@@ -242,10 +244,14 @@ private static synchronized void registerTrimCallbacks(Context context) {
         applicationContext.registerComponentCallbacks(new ComponentCallbacks2() {
             @Override
             public void onTrimMemory(int level) {
-                if (level >= TRIM_MEMORY_BACKGROUND) {
-                    cache.evictAll();
-                } else if (level >= TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN) {
-                    cache.trimToSize(cache.size() / 2);
+                // Runs on the main thread; must never crash the host app.
+                try {
+                    if (level >= TRIM_MEMORY_BACKGROUND) {
+                        cache.evictAll();
+                    } else if (level >= TRIM_MEMORY_UI_HIDDEN) {
+                        cache.trimToSize(cache.size() / 2);
+                    }
+                } catch (Exception ignored) {
                 }
             }
 
@@ -255,7 +261,10 @@ public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
 
             @Override
             public void onLowMemory() {
-                cache.evictAll();
+                try {
+                    cache.evictAll();
+                } catch (Exception ignored) {
+                }
             }
         });
         trimCallbacksRegistered = true;