Make more room in the bitmap in android

Question

What is the best way to make more room (increase width of the bitmap) in the bitmap without distorting or scaling the existing data in Android. I'm tried various method and still can't figure out how to do it

Answer 1

Create a Nine-patch image with Draw 9 Patch tool

Answer 2

Create an empty bitmap which is wider than your existing one, and draw the original bitmap onto the empty bitmap,