public static void loadBlurredIconIntoViewBackground(@NonNull Recipient recipient, @NonNull View target) {
  Context context = target.getContext();

  if (recipient.getContactPhoto() == null) {
    target.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(target.getContext(), R.color.black));
    return;
  }

  GlideApp.with(target)
          .load(recipient.getContactPhoto())
          .transform(new CenterCrop(), new BlurTransformation(context, 0.25f, BlurTransformation.MAX_RADIUS))
          .into(new CustomViewTarget<View, Drawable>(target) {
            @Override
            public void onLoadFailed(@Nullable Drawable errorDrawable) {
              target.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(target.getContext(), R.color.black));
            }

            @Override
            public void onResourceReady(@NonNull Drawable resource, @Nullable Transition<? super Drawable> transition) {
              target.setBackground(resource);
            }

            @Override
            protected void onResourceCleared(@Nullable Drawable placeholder) {
              target.setBackground(placeholder);
            }
          });
}