So,
If you didn't know, when you create a texture, iOS will allocate 33% more memory, presumably to have enough room in case mipmaps are needed.
( http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/forum/topic/23887#post-129097 )
But it is worth noting that this bug is only present on POT (Power Of Two) textures ( Mipmapping is only supported on POT textures ).
So, in order to reduce memory, what you have to do is two create NPOT textures.
eg:
If you are using a 2048x2048 textures, convert it into a 2048x2047 textures (and you will save 33% memory).
In case you can't make it smaller, then make it bigger. eg:
If you have a 2048x1024 texture, create a 2048x1025 texture.
If you are using cocos2d v1.0, then you have to edit ccConfig.h with:
#define CC_TEXTURE_NPOT_SUPPORT 1If you are using v1.1 or v2.0, then you are OK, since they already support NPOT textures by default.
Ways to know if you are using POT / NPOT textures:
A) Parse your PNG, GIF, BMP, JPEG files with file:
$ find . -name "*.png" -print0 | xargs -0 fileB) Run this line of code and see your debug console:
[[CCTextureCache sharedTextureCache] dumpCachedTextureInfo];Further info:
https://devforums.apple.com/thread/113889?start=0&tstart=0
Important: NPOT textures can't have mipmaps, and also they only accept GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE in GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_{S,T}
Important 2: PVRTC (2bpp and 4bpp) textures can't be converted to NPOT
