Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.Bitmap.Config; import android.graphics.Canvas; import android.graphics.ColorMatrix; import android.graphics.ColorMatrixColorFilter; import android.graphics.Paint; public class Main { /** * Convert bitmap to the grayscale * http://androidsnippets.com/convert-bitmap-to-grayscale * * @param bmpOriginal Original bitmap * @return Grayscale bitmap */ public static Bitmap toGrayscale(Bitmap bmpOriginal) { final int height = bmpOriginal.getHeight(); final int width = bmpOriginal.getWidth(); final Bitmap bmpGrayscale = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Config.ARGB_8888); final Canvas c = new Canvas(bmpGrayscale); final Paint paint = new Paint(); final ColorMatrix cm = new ColorMatrix(); cm.setSaturation(0); final ColorMatrixColorFilter f = new ColorMatrixColorFilter(cm); paint.setColorFilter(f); c.drawBitmap(bmpOriginal, 0, 0, paint); return bmpGrayscale; } }