Android decoder->decode returned false for Bitmap download

Question

I've started getting a

DEBUG/skia(xxxx): --- decoder->decode returned false  

issue on a few profile images from Facebook that I use in ImageViews. Most work perfectly, but every once in a while I discover one that never works.

I am compiling my application against Android 1.6 for backward compatibility reasons.

I did some digging and discovered a number of threads on the issue. I'm already using the FlushedInputStream discussed here: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6066

Bitmap b = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(new FlushedInputStream(is)); imageView.setImageBitmap(b); 

Here's an example that's causing me trouble: http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/hs269.snc3/23132_639284607_390_q.jpg

Can someone check out the image and help me figure out what's causing the trouble?

Answer 1

There is a bug in FlushedInputStream(is). it fails on slow connections but you can try my magical code to fix it.

Bitmap b = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(new FlushedInputStream(is)); imageView.setImageBitmap(b); 

create a static class outside your method

 static class FlushedInputStream extends FilterInputStream {         public FlushedInputStream(InputStream inputStream) {             super(inputStream);         }          @Override         public long skip(long n) throws IOException {             long totalBytesSkipped = 0L;             while (totalBytesSkipped < n) {                 long bytesSkipped = in.skip(n - totalBytesSkipped);                 if (bytesSkipped == 0L) {                     int b = read();                     if (b < 0) {                         break;  // we reached EOF                     } else {                         bytesSkipped = 1; // we read one byte                     }                 }                 totalBytesSkipped += bytesSkipped;             }             return totalBytesSkipped;         }     } 

and here you go.. now you will not have any problem.