 <blockquote> <p>iv.setImageURI(@"C:\Users\SONY\Downloads\slide.butcher.home.jpg");</p> </blockquote> <p>You are trying pass Uri of image which is stored on your Computer!!!!</p> <p>Copy that file on your device SD Card. Suppose you copied it under <code>/sdcard/home.jpg</code></p> <p>Then use below code to display it in ImageView.</p> <pre><code>imageView.setImageUri(Uri.parse("/sdcard/home.jpg")); </code></pre>