class BitmapWorkerTask extends AsyncTask<Integer, Void, Bitmap> {
  private final WeakReference<ImageView> imageViewReference;
  private int data = 0;
  public BitmapWorkerTask(ImageView imageView) {
    // Use a WeakReference to ensure the ImageView can be garbage collected
    imageViewReference = new WeakReference<ImageView>(imageView);
  }
  // Decode image in background.
  @Override
  protected Bitmap doInBackground(Integer... params) {
    data = params[0];
    return decodeSampledBitmapFromResource(getResources(), data, 100, 100));
  }
  // Once complete, see if ImageView is still around and set bitmap.
  @Override
  protected void onPostExecute(Bitmap bitmap) {
    if (imageViewReference != null && bitmap != null) {
      final ImageView imageView = imageViewReference.get();
      if (imageView != null) {
        imageView.setImageBitmap(bitmap);
      }
    }
  }
}

public void loadBitmap(int resId, ImageView imageView) {
  BitmapWorkerTask task = new BitmapWorkerTask(imageView);
  task.execute(resId);
}

static class AsyncDrawable extends BitmapDrawable {
  private final WeakReference<BitmapWorkerTask> bitmapWorkerTaskReference;
  public AsyncDrawable(Resources res, Bitmap bitmap,
      BitmapWorkerTask bitmapWorkerTask) {
    super(res, bitmap);
    bitmapWorkerTaskReference =
      new WeakReference<BitmapWorkerTask>(bitmapWorkerTask);
  }
  public BitmapWorkerTask getBitmapWorkerTask() {
    return bitmapWorkerTaskReference.get();
  }
}

public void loadBitmap(int resId, ImageView imageView) {
  if (cancelPotentialWork(resId, imageView)) {
    final BitmapWorkerTask task = new BitmapWorkerTask(imageView);
    final AsyncDrawable asyncDrawable =
        new AsyncDrawable(getResources(), mPlaceHolderBitmap, task);
    imageView.setImageDrawable(asyncDrawable);
    task.execute(resId);
  }
}

public static boolean cancelPotentialWork(int data, ImageView imageView) {
  final BitmapWorkerTask bitmapWorkerTask = getBitmapWorkerTask(imageView);
  if (bitmapWorkerTask != null) {
    final int bitmapData = bitmapWorkerTask.data;
    // If bitmapData is not yet set or it differs from the new data
    if (bitmapData == 0 || bitmapData != data) {
      // Cancel previous task
      bitmapWorkerTask.cancel(true);
    } else {
      // The same work is already in progress
      return false;
    }
  }
  // No task associated with the ImageView, or an existing task was cancelled
  return true;
}

private static BitmapWorkerTask getBitmapWorkerTask(ImageView imageView) {
  if (imageView != null) {
    final Drawable drawable = imageView.getDrawable();
    if (drawable instanceof AsyncDrawable) {
      final AsyncDrawable asyncDrawable = (AsyncDrawable) drawable;
      return asyncDrawable.getBitmapWorkerTask();
    }
  }
  return null;
}