Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.media.ThumbnailUtils; public class Main { public static Bitmap convertToBlackWhite(Bitmap bmp) { int width = bmp.getWidth(); int height = bmp.getHeight(); int[] pixels = new int[width * height]; bmp.getPixels(pixels, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height); int alpha = 0xFF << 24; for (int i = 0; i < height; i++) { for (int j = 0; j < width; j++) { int grey = pixels[width * i + j]; int red = ((grey & 0x00FF0000) >> 16); int green = ((grey & 0x0000FF00) >> 8); int blue = (grey & 0x000000FF); grey = (int) (red * 0.3 + green * 0.59 + blue * 0.11); grey = alpha | (grey << 16) | (grey << 8) | grey; pixels[width * i + j] = grey; } } Bitmap newBmp = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Bitmap.Config.RGB_565); newBmp.setPixels(pixels, 0, width, 0, 0, width, height); return ThumbnailUtils.extractThumbnail(newBmp, 380, 460); } }