Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.net.HttpURLConnection; import java.net.MalformedURLException; import java.net.URL; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; public class Main { public static Bitmap decodeSampledBitmapFromUrl(String urlStr, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) throws MalformedURLException, IOException { final BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; BitmapFactory.decodeStream(getInputStreamFromUrl(urlStr), null, options); options.inSampleSize = calculateInSampleSize(options, reqWidth, reqHeight); options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.RGB_565; options.inPurgeable = true; options.inInputShareable = true; return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(getInputStreamFromUrl(urlStr), null, options); } public static InputStream getInputStreamFromUrl(String urlStr) throws MalformedURLException, IOException { URL url = new URL(urlStr); HttpURLConnection urlConn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection(); InputStream inputStream = urlConn.getInputStream(); return inputStream; } public static int calculateInSampleSize(BitmapFactory.Options options, int reqWidth, int reqHeight) { final int height = options.outHeight; final int width = options.outWidth; int inSampleSize = 1; if (height > reqHeight || width > reqWidth) { if (width > height) { inSampleSize = Math.round((float) height / (float) reqHeight); } else { inSampleSize = Math.round((float) width / (float) reqWidth); } } return inSampleSize; } }