Decrease Saturation
package app.test; import java.io.FileNotFoundException; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.Intent; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; import android.graphics.Canvas; import android.graphics.ColorMatrix; import android.graphics.ColorMatrixColorFilter; import android.graphics.Matrix; import android.graphics.Paint; import android.net.Uri; import android.os.Bundle; import android.util.Log; import android.view.Display; import android.view.View; import android.view.View.OnClickListener; import android.widget.Button; import android.widget.ImageView; public class Test extends Activity implements OnClickListener { ImageView chosenImageView; Button choosePicture; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.main); chosenImageView = (ImageView) this.findViewById(R.id.ChosenImageView); choosePicture = (Button) this.findViewById(R.id.ChoosePictureButton); choosePicture.setOnClickListener(this); } public void onClick(View v) { Intent choosePictureIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK, android.provider.MediaStore.Images.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI); startActivityForResult(choosePictureIntent, 0); } protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent intent) { super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, intent); if (resultCode == RESULT_OK) { Uri imageFileUri = intent.getData(); Display currentDisplay = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay(); int dw = currentDisplay.getWidth(); int dh = currentDisplay.getHeight() / 2 - 100; try { BitmapFactory.Options bmpFactoryOptions = new BitmapFactory.Options(); bmpFactoryOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = true; Bitmap bmp = BitmapFactory .decodeStream(getContentResolver().openInputStream( imageFileUri), null, bmpFactoryOptions); int heightRatio = (int) Math.ceil(bmpFactoryOptions.outHeight / (float) dh); int widthRatio = (int) Math.ceil(bmpFactoryOptions.outWidth / (float) dw); if (heightRatio > 1 && widthRatio > 1) { if (heightRatio > widthRatio) { bmpFactoryOptions.inSampleSize = heightRatio; } else { bmpFactoryOptions.inSampleSize = widthRatio; } } bmpFactoryOptions.inJustDecodeBounds = false; bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(getContentResolver().openInputStream(imageFileUri), null, bmpFactoryOptions); Bitmap alteredBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(bmp.getWidth(), bmp .getHeight(), bmp.getConfig()); Canvas canvas = new Canvas(alteredBitmap); Paint paint = new Paint(); ColorMatrix cm = new ColorMatrix(); // Decrease Saturation cm.setSaturation(.5f); paint.setColorFilter(new ColorMatrixColorFilter(cm)); Matrix matrix = new Matrix(); canvas.drawBitmap(bmp, matrix, paint); ImageView alteredImageView = (ImageView) this .findViewById(R.id.AlteredImageView); alteredImageView.setImageBitmap(alteredBitmap); chosenImageView.setImageBitmap(bmp); } catch (Exception e) { Log.v("ERROR", e.toString()); } } } } //main.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" > <Button android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Choose Picture" android:id="@+id/ChoosePictureButton"/> <ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/ChosenImageView"></ImageView> <ImageView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="@+id/AlteredImageView"></ImageView> </LinearLayout>