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can't attach file with an email

hello i am trying to attach a text file to send it with an email but when opening the email interface it says file does'not exist while it's really exist on the phone storage here's the code
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.setType("text/plain");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL , new String[]{"MyMail#gmail.com"});
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "report gps location");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT , "body of email");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + "/folderName/file.txt"));
try
{
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Send mail..."));
}
catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex)
{
Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), "There are no email clients installed.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

how to send .apk file from sdcard via email itent in android?

i want to send .apk file from sdcard via email intent but not getting attachment.
see below codei try this code but not working for me..
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.setType("text/plain");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL,
new String[] { "email id" });
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,
"Test Subject");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,
"go on read the emails");
Log.v(getClass().getSimpleName(),
"sPhotoUri=" + Uri.parse("file:/" + "/sdcard/obb/rr.apk"));
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,
Uri.parse("file:/" + "/sdcard/obb/rr.apk"));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail..."));
This code says could not attachment and not getting mail.

Try to change the type of your attachment as below:
emailIntent.setType("application/zip");

thanks for help i got the mail using this one.
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.setType("*/*");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"email id"});
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,"Test Subject");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "From My App new 1");
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file:///mnt/sdcard/rr.apk"));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail..."));

Don't use hard coded /sdcard/ there is no guarantee that the SD card will have that path
Instead change
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file:/" + "/sdcard/obb/rr.apk"));
to
Uri fileUri = Uri.fromFile(new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath() + File.separatorChar + "obb" + File.separatorChar + "rr.apk"));
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, fileUri);
Also change
emailIntent.setType("text/plain");
to
emailIntent.setType("application/zip");

android Action_send intent how to know once an email has been sent to close the current activity?

I have an action_send intent that allows the user to send an email however when they are done I would like to return them to a different activity than they were on when the email was sent.
My intent code is below :
public void sendEmail(){
String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/" + "screenshots/";
String target_filename = "CheeseNav.jpg";
File externalFile = new File(path, target_filename);
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.setType("text/plain");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{""});
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Email sent from android app");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "");
Uri sendUri = Uri.fromFile(externalFile);
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, sendUri);
try{
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Send mail..."));
} catch(android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex){
Toast.makeText(ScreenViewer.this, "There are no email clients installed.",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}

If you want to return to some activity had before the process to send the email you have to make an intent with flags to clear the top of the activities. You can use Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);

How to Attach files with sending mail in android application?

I am sending mail through my application.
For that I am using following code.
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.setType("text/plain");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL , new String[]{"recipient#example.com"});
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "subject of email");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT , "body of email");
try {
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Send mail..."));
} catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
Toast.makeText(MyActivity.this, "There are no email clients installed.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
It just work fine but i want to attach an xml file with it.
Is it possible? How?

There are lots of similar questions asked with perfect solution in Stack Overflow already.
You can have look to few : here and here and here
Solution is to use with email intent : one more putExtra with Key-Extra_Stream and Value-uri to file.
And please go through the FAQ to undersatand How to better benifit from the site.

String pathname= Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
String filename="/MyFiles/mysdfile.txt";
File file=new File(pathname, filename);
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Title");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Content");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(file));
i.setType("text/plain");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Your email id"));

ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE should be the action and then emailIntent.setType("text/plain"); followed by:
ArrayList<Uri> uris = new ArrayList<Uri>();
String[] filePaths = new String[] {"sdcard/sample.png", "sdcard/sample.png"};
for (String file : filePaths)
{
File fileIn = new File(file);
Uri u = Uri.fromFile(fileIn);
uris.add(u);
}
emailIntent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uris);
startActivity(emailIntent);

For sending an attachment with gmail:
File should be on External storage device or created in External storage device
For that you need to add the following to Android Manifest
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
get External path by
String pathname= Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().getAbsolutePath();
Create a new file by
File myfile=new File(pathname,filename);
Write to file based on whatever logic you are applying
Now the Intent
Intent email=new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
email.setType("plain/text");
Put Extras
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,Uri.fromFile(myfile)); email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "my email subject");
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "my email text");
Start Activity
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "E-mail"));

Android send email with text and images

I want the user to be able to send an email from inside my android app, so I have
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, emailaddress);
emailIntent.setType("plain/text");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,message);
startActivity(emailIntent);
but I don't know what I need to do if I want to have 2 .png images attached to this email also.
Thanks,

Try out this one.
But for me it is only working on a real device.
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, emailaddress);
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
emailIntent.setType("image/png");
ArrayList<Uri> uris = new ArrayList<Uri>();
uris.add(Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.drawable.file1));
uris.add(Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() + "/" + R.drawable.file2));
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uris));
startActivity(emailIntent);

Try this:
Intent iShare;
iShare = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
iShare.setType("image/png");
//below you trying to send the images path it always doens have to be a
//image in the drawable u can get the captured image or in the gallery :)
iShare.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file://"+fn.getPath()));
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Username: " + usernames + "\nClinic Number: " + clnumber + "\nClinic Name: " + clname + "\nBranch: " + spnnr);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(iShare, "Share"));
try {
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(ishare, "Send mail..."));
} catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
Toast.makeText(secondpage.this, "There are no email clients installed.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}