Android Canvas.DrawBitmap without blurring/AntiAliasing?

Question

I\'m trying to make an android game using sprites, (or very pixelated characters, backgrounds etc.). I draw them on the canvas like so...

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Answer 1

Create a new Paint to use when drawing the bitmaps with the settings:

Paint drawPaint = new Paint();
drawPaint.setAntiAlias(false);
drawPaint.setFilterBitmap(false);

Filtering I believe is on by default and will attempt to smooth out bitmaps when drawn scaled up.