How would I replace a UI image elements sprite with a external image?

[Leonidas]

Hi @Granted,

Check this post on how to approach this:

[SOLVED] Create Sprite programmatically

Oh, wow! Thank you very much, I will try it!

It explains on how to programmatically create a sprite from a texture. You can easily load remote textures using the following method:

AssetRegistry | PlayCanvas API Reference