Android get Image source from an https url?

Question

i am trying to get an image from a https url but it doesnt seem to display and get the image correctly but works fine on my computer browser.

i have tested out a http url pointing to a different image and it works fine.

my code is below:

public Bitmap getContactPhoto(String url) {
        Bitmap pic = null;
        try {
            pic = BitmapFactory
                    .decodeStream((InputStream) new URL(
                            "https://mail.google.com/mail/photos/static/AD34hIjbK2m-Lj333E4nBcCkBC3MYl2tTs0xizuSqUOP3-Jd6DOrpFg1M5HG8jXh0MuPbeFepInZZDu92Dx8ST4b59EbOKmfYTortuuO3P1_Ohyu7b7a3gc")
                            .getContent());
        } catch (MalformedURLException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

        return pic;

    }

here is the code from the activity class that calls the method above:

private ImageView mContactPhoto;
private ContactDetailsViewHelper mViewHelper;

mContactPhoto = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.contact_photo);
mViewHelper = new ContactDetailsViewHelper(mContext);
mContactPhoto.setImageBitmap(mViewHelper.getContactPhoto(mDetail.getImageRef()));

ignore the mDetail.getImageRef, that passes the real url value but for this case i tried hard coding the url as you can see from the getContactPhoto method.

thanks

kichik · Accepted Answer · 2010-11-11 12:16:55Z

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You are only able to see it in the browser because you're logged into GMail and have the appropriate cookies to prove it. Try viewing the image after logging out or by opening Incongnito/Private Browsing/InPrivate window. You'd need to find another source of this image.

answered Nov 11, 2010 at 12:16

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Jono Over a year ago

ahh ok fair enough but do you know how to get content from a https source or will the above code work even for https?

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