change bitmap resolution in Android app

Question

I\'m writing an application that uses the phone\'s camera to take a picture, and then use it in my app. The thing is, the app runs out of memory, and it is probably because

Answer 1

from jeet.chanchawat' s answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/10703256/3027225

  public Bitmap getResizedBitmap(Bitmap bm, int newWidth, int newHeight) {
        int width = bm.getWidth();
        int height = bm.getHeight();
        float scaleWidth = ((float) newWidth) / width;
        float scaleHeight = ((float) newHeight) / height;
        // CREATE A MATRIX FOR THE MANIPULATION
        Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
        // RESIZE THE BIT MAP
        matrix.postScale(scaleWidth, scaleHeight);

        // "RECREATE" THE NEW BITMAP
        Bitmap resizedBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(
            bm, 0, 0, width, height, matrix, false);
        return resizedBitmap;
    }