// Transition drawable with a transparent drawable and the final drawable
TransitionDrawable td = new TransitionDrawable(new Drawable[] {new ColorDrawable(android.R.color.transparent),drawable});
// Set background to loading bitmap
imageview.setImageDrawable(td);
TransitionDrawable td = new TransitionDrawable(new Drawable[] {new ColorDrawable(android.R.color.transparent),drawable});
// Set background to loading bitmap
imageview.setImageDrawable(td);
td.startTransition(250);
drawable = new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), bitmap);