How to convert a Drawable to a Bitmap?

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I would like to set a certain Drawable as the device’s wallpaper, but all wallpaper functions accept Bitmaps only. I cannot use WallpaperManager because I’m pre 2.1.

Also, my drawables are downloaded from the web and do not reside in R.drawable.

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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);
}

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