Android code to rotate an image based on exif information

ImageRotator.java

// imports
public class ImageRotator {

        public static Bitmap rotateImage(String path) throws IOException {
            Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(path);
            return rotateImage(bitmap);
        }

        public static Bitmap rotateImage(Bitmap bitmap) throws IOException {
            int rotate = 0;
            ExifInterface exif;
            exif = new ExifInterface(path);
            int orientation = exif.getAttributeInt(ExifInterface.TAG_ORIENTATION,
                    ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_NORMAL);
            switch (orientation) {
                case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_270:
                    rotate = 270;
                    break;
                case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_180:
                    rotate = 180;
                    break;
                case ExifInterface.ORIENTATION_ROTATE_90:
                    rotate = 90;
                    break;
            }
            Matrix matrix = new Matrix();
            matrix.postRotate(rotate);
            return Bitmap.createBitmap(bitmap, 0, 0, bitmap.getWidth(),
                    bitmap.getHeight(), matrix, true);
        }
}