How to display an image from the internet in android?

Question

How can I display image in an ImageView in android from a URL (from the internet)?

Answer 1

You can use the method setImageDrawable

ImageView iv = new ImageView;

URL url = new URL(address);
InputStream content = (InputStream)url.getContent();
Drawable d = Drawable.createFromStream(content , "src"); 
iv.setImageDrawable(d)

[2014-12-16] Edit: Using Picasso, makes your life much simplier

String url = "http://i.imgur.com/bIRGzVO.jpg";
ImageView iv = new ImageView;

Picasso.with(context).load(url).into(iv);
//Picasso.with(context).load(url).centerCrop().fit().into(iv);