Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.Canvas; import android.graphics.ColorMatrix; import android.graphics.ColorMatrixColorFilter; import android.graphics.Rect; import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable; import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable; public class Main { public static Drawable toGreyDrawable(Drawable drawable) { int w = drawable.getMinimumWidth(); int h = drawable.getMinimumHeight(); if (w <= 0 || h <= 0) { return drawable; } Rect bounds = drawable.getBounds(); Bitmap grey = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888); Canvas c = new Canvas(grey); ColorMatrix cm = new ColorMatrix(); cm.setSaturation(0); drawable.setColorFilter(new ColorMatrixColorFilter(cm)); drawable.setBounds(0, 0, w, h); drawable.draw(c); drawable.clearColorFilter(); drawable.setBounds(bounds); BitmapDrawable bd = new BitmapDrawable(grey); bd.setBounds(0, 0, w, h); return bd; } }