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public static String encodeTobase64(Bitmap image) throws IOException {
		ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
		image.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 50, outputStream);
		byte[] bs = outputStream.toByteArray();
		String imageEncoded = Base64.encodeBytes(bs);
		return imageEncoded;
	}