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How does one use Glide to download an image into a bitmap?
This example demonstrates how do I does one Glide to download an image into a bitmap.
Step 1 − Create a new project in Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all required details to create a new project
Add the following dependency in build.gradle: Module: app
implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.9.0'
Step 2 − Add the following code to res/layout/activity_main.xml.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" tools:context=".MainActivity"> <ImageView android:id="@+id/imageView" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" /> </RelativeLayout>
Step 3 − Add the following code to src/MainActivity.java
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.bumptech.glide.request.target.CustomTarget;
import com.bumptech.glide.request.transition.Transition;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
ImageView imageView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
imageView = findViewById(R.id.imageView);
Glide.with(this).asBitmap().load("https://www.google.es/images/srpr/logo11w.png").into(new CustomTarget<Bitmap>() {
@Override
public void onResourceReady(@NonNull Bitmap resource, @Nullable Transition<? super Bitmap> transition) {
imageView.setImageBitmap(resource);
}
@Override
public void onLoadCleared(@Nullable Drawable placeholder) {
}
});
}
}Step 4 − Add the following code to androidManifest.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="app.com.sample"> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round" android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@style/AppTheme"> <activity android:name=".MainActivity"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application> </manifest>
Let's try to run your application. I assume you have connected your actual Android Mobile device with your computer. To run the app from the android studio, open one of your project's activity files and click Run 
icon from the toolbar. Select your mobile device as an option and then check your mobile device which will display your default screen −
Click here to download the project code.
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