Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; public class Main { public static synchronized Bitmap decodeSampledBitmapFromFile(String path) { final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); options.inSampleSize = 1; options.outMimeType = "image/jpeg"; options.inDither = false; options.inPurgeable = true; options.inInputShareable = true; options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888; options.inTempStorage = new byte[256]; return BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path, options); } }