Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Open Source License import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; public class Main { public static Bitmap decodeFile(Context context, int resId) { // decode image size BitmapFactory.Options o = new BitmapFactory.Options(); o.inJustDecodeBounds = true; BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), resId, o); // Find the correct scale value. It should be the power of 2. final int REQUIRED_SIZE = 50; int width_tmp = o.outWidth, height_tmp = o.outHeight; int scale = 1; while (true) { if (width_tmp / 2 < REQUIRED_SIZE || height_tmp / 2 < REQUIRED_SIZE) break; width_tmp /= 2; height_tmp /= 2; scale++; } // decode with inSampleSize BitmapFactory.Options o2 = new BitmapFactory.Options(); o2.inSampleSize = scale; return BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), resId, o2); } }