How to convert a Drawable to a Bitmap?
This piece of code helps. Bitmap icon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), R.drawable.icon_resource); Here a version where the image gets downloaded. String name = c.getString(str_url); URL url_value = new URL(name); ImageView profile = (ImageView)v.findViewById(R.id.vdo_icon); if (profile != null) { Bitmap mIcon1 = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(url_value.openConnection().getInputStream()); profile.setImageBitmap(mIcon1); }