Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; public class Main { public static Bitmap getRGB565Bitmap(int resource_id, Context context) { BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), resource_id, options); int ratio = calculateInSampleSize(options, context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels, context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels); options.inSampleSize = ratio; options.inPreferredConfig = Bitmap.Config.RGB_565; options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; options.inPurgeable = true; return BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), resource_id, options); } 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); } final float totalPixels = width * height; final float totalReqPixelsCap = reqWidth * reqHeight * 2; while (totalPixels / (inSampleSize * inSampleSize) > totalReqPixelsCap) { inSampleSize++; } } return inSampleSize; } }