ImageView background
package app.test; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Context; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.widget.LinearLayout; import android.widget.RelativeLayout; public class Test extends Activity { /** Called when the activity is first created. */ @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);; setContentView(R.layout.main); } } //main.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <FrameLayout android:id="@+id/left" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent"> <ImageView android:id="@+id/photo" android:src="@drawable/icon" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> </FrameLayout>