BitmapFactory.decodeStream always returns null and skia decoder shows decode returned false

Question

test image here: http://images.plurk.com/tn_4134189_bf54fe8e270ce41240d534b5133884ee.gif

I\'ve tried several solutions found on the internet but there is no working

Answer 1

Try this:

HttpGet httpRequest = new HttpGet(url);
HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpResponse response = (HttpResponse) httpclient.execute(httpRequest);
HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
BufferedHttpEntity bufferedHttpEntity = new BufferedHttpEntity(entity);
InputStream is = bufferedHttpEntity.getContent();
Drawable d = Drawable.createFromStream(is, "");
//or bitmap
//Bitmap b = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(is);

Answer 2

this is due to a bug in the InputStream class in Android. You can find a valid workaround and a description of the bug here http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6066

Answer 3

For memory reasons, you must be implements BitmapFactory options like this:

BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
options.inSampleSize = 4; // might try 8 also

The main download bitmap function maybe like this:

Bitmap downloadBitmap(String url) {

    final HttpClient client = AndroidHttpClient.newInstance("Android");
    final HttpGet getRequest = new HttpGet(url);

    try {
        HttpResponse response = client.execute(getRequest);
        final int statusCode = response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode();
        if (statusCode != HttpStatus.SC_OK) {
            if(DEBUG)Log.w("ImageDownloader", "Error " + statusCode +
                    " while retrieving bitmap from " + url);
            return null;
        }

        final HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
        if (entity != null) {
            InputStream inputStream = null;
            try {

                inputStream = entity.getContent();
                BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
                options.inSampleSize = 4; // might try 8 also
                return BitmapFactory.decodeStream(new FlushedInputStream(inputStream),null,options);

            } finally {
                if (inputStream != null) {
                    inputStream.close();
                }
                entity.consumeContent();
            }
        }
    } catch (IOException e) {
        getRequest.abort();
        if(DEBUG)Log.w(TAG, "I/O error while retrieving bitmap from " + url, e);
    } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
        getRequest.abort();
        if(DEBUG)Log.w(TAG, "Incorrect URL: " + url);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        getRequest.abort();
        if(DEBUG)Log.w(TAG, "Error while retrieving bitmap from " + url, e);
    } finally {
        if ((client instanceof AndroidHttpClient)) {
            ((AndroidHttpClient) client).close();
        }
    }
    return null;
}

And maybe you must be implements AsyncTask like this: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/07/multithreading-for-performance.html