iOS: create an darker version of UIImage and leave transparent pixels unchanged?

Question

I found

Create new UIImage by adding shadow to existing UIImage

and

UIImage, is there an easy way to make it darker or all black

But the selected

Answer 1

Here's a quick Swift version, using a CIExposureAdjust CIFilter :)

  // Get the original image and set up the CIExposureAdjust filter
  guard let originalImage = UIImage(named: "myImage"),
    let inputImage = CIImage(image: originalImage),
    let filter = CIFilter(name: "CIExposureAdjust") else { return }

  // The inputEV value on the CIFilter adjusts exposure (negative values darken, positive values brighten)
  filter.setValue(inputImage, forKey: "inputImage")
  filter.setValue(-2.0, forKey: "inputEV")

  // Break early if the filter was not a success (.outputImage is optional in Swift)
  guard let filteredImage = filter.outputImage else { return }

  let context = CIContext(options: nil)
  let outputImage = UIImage(CGImage: context.createCGImage(filteredImage, fromRect: filteredImage.extent))

  myImageView.image = outputImage // use the filtered UIImage as required.