diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java
index 9d43c8c..52fa9f8 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/BitmapRequestBuilder.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.view.animation.Animation;
+
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Encoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@
         Bitmap, TranscodeType> {
     private final BitmapPool bitmapPool;
     private Downsampler downsampler = Downsampler.AT_LEAST;
-    private DecodeFormat decodeFormat = DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565;
+    private DecodeFormat decodeFormat = DecodeFormat.ALWAYS_ARGB_8888;
     private ResourceDecoder<InputStream, Bitmap> imageDecoder;
     private ResourceDecoder<ParcelFileDescriptor, Bitmap> videoDecoder;
     private Glide glide;
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Sets the preferred format for {@link Bitmap}s decoded in this request. Defaults to
-     * {@link DecodeFormat#PREFER_RGB_565}. This replaces any previous calls to {@link #imageDecoder(ResourceDecoder)},
+     * {@link DecodeFormat#ALWAYS_ARGB_8888}. This replaces any previous calls to {@link #imageDecoder(ResourceDecoder)},
      * {@link #videoDecoder(ResourceDecoder)} and {@link #decoder(ResourceDecoder)} with default decoders with the
      * appropriate options set.
      *
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/Engine.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/Engine.java
index 7aaf258..a38dee4 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/Engine.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/engine/Engine.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.MessageQueue;
 import android.util.Log;
+
 import com.bumptech.glide.Priority;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Encoder;
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.Key;
@@ -104,6 +105,9 @@
         final String id = fetcher.getId();
         EngineKey key = keyFactory.buildKey(id, width, height, cacheDecoder, decoder, transformation, encoder,
                 transcoder, sourceEncoder);
+        if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
+            Log.v(TAG, "loading: " + key);
+        }
 
         Resource cached = cache.remove(key);
         if (cached != null) {
@@ -177,10 +181,19 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onResourceReleased(Key cacheKey, Resource resource) {
+        if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
+            Log.v(TAG, "released: " + cacheKey);
+        }
         activeResources.remove(cacheKey);
         if (resource.isCacheable()) {
+            if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
+                Log.v(TAG, "recaching: " + cacheKey);
+            }
             cache.put(cacheKey, resource);
         } else {
+            if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
+                Log.v(TAG, "recycling: " + cacheKey);
+            }
             resource.recycle();
         }
     }
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java
index 15dc490..fb056d4 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder.java
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
-import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.Resource;
-import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
-import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
+
 import com.bumptech.glide.load.DecodeFormat;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.ResourceDecoder;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.Resource;
+import com.bumptech.glide.load.engine.bitmap_recycle.BitmapPool;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
     private DecodeFormat decodeFormat;
 
     public FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        this(new VideoBitmapDecoder(), bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565);
+        this(new VideoBitmapDecoder(), bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.ALWAYS_ARGB_8888);
     }
 
     public FileDescriptorBitmapDecoder(VideoBitmapDecoder bitmapDecoder, BitmapPool bitmapPool,
diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java
index b8bdb5b..0064e2f 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/bumptech/glide/load/resource/bitmap/StreamBitmapDecoder.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     }
 
     public StreamBitmapDecoder(BitmapPool bitmapPool) {
-        this(Downsampler.AT_LEAST, bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.PREFER_RGB_565);
+        this(Downsampler.AT_LEAST, bitmapPool, DecodeFormat.ALWAYS_ARGB_8888);
     }
 
     public StreamBitmapDecoder(Downsampler downsampler, BitmapPool bitmapPool, DecodeFormat decodeFormat) {