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How to send a file created in "android/data" via Email?

I want to share a file made and written using Service via email. I know I can't share a private file with email but how to use the content provider to do that. I read online that content Provider can help but I can't make it work. (I merged file creation code together with intent creation for simplicity)
Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{ "someone#gmail.com"});
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Nothing");
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Nothing");
email.setType("message/rfc822");
Uri uri = null;
try {
File file = new File(this.getExternalFilesDir(null), "samplefile.txt");
uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, "lcukerd.com.android.fileprovider", file);
FileOutputStream osw = new FileOutputStream(file);
osw.write("Say something".getBytes("UTF-8"));
osw.close();
Log.i("File Reading stuff", "success");
} catch (Exception e)
{
Log.e(tag,"File creation error",e);
}
//Uri uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, "lcukerd.com.android.fileprovider", );
//Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(getFileStreamPath("samplefile.txt"));
Log.d(tag,uri.toString());
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,uri);
startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an Email client :"),1);
I get option to choose app but then nothing happens. Gmail app does not open.
Gmail opens if I use Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(getFileStreamPath("samplefile.txt")); but then I get "permission denied for attachment".
Actually, I want to write file from service then send that file via email. Pls help me achieve that.

Use the following code,
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.setType("*/*");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[] {"me#gmail.com"});
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,
"Test Subject");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,
"go on read the emails");
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromfile(new File(yourtextfilepath));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail..."));
Make sure that your text file path should be from external memory card. Action send wont accept the files from internal memory.
Also try this also,
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Send email with attachment in Android. Works on Gmail but not on Outlook

So from my Android app I can send emails with attachment on Gmail. On outlook looks like it is attaching the file (.txt), but when I open the mail there is no attached file.
This is my code:
final Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
Uri uriFileToShare = Uri.fromFile(file);
emailIntent.setType("plain/text");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, file.getName());
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uriFileToShare);
this.startActivityForResult(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, activity.getString(R.string.send)+" "+file.getName()+" "+activity.getString(R.string.by_email)),code);
I have tried different solutions but no result.
The file of course exists and is not empty. As I said, on Gmail is correctly attached.
Any idea?

This code worked for me on outlook file attachment.
public static void emailLog(Context context) {
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.setType("text/html");
String filePath = fileDir + "/" + fileName;
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{""});
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject");
File recordingFile = new File(filePath);
Uri fileUri = Uri.fromFile(recordingFile);
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, fileUri);
context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Some text..."));
}

Android email send without attachment

I have to following problem:
I want to send an email with an image attached to it.
I wrote this code:
File file = context.getDir("Files", context.MODE_WORLD_WRITEABLE);
File image = new File(file, "image.jpg");
Uri U = Uri.fromFile(image);
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.setType("image/jpg");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, U);
context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Email:"));
The email is sent but there is no attachment.
Does anybody have any idea why the email is sent without the attachment?
EDIT
I have found the answer to my question. Because the image was stored on the internal storage, it did not have enough rights so it could not be sent via email. I've moved my image to externalStorage and now it's working :)
Thanks,
Ark

String smsBody = "Body of the Content";
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.setType("image/*");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL,new String[] { "" });
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,"Subject of the Mail");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, smsBody);
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,Uri.fromFile("mnt/sdCard/SampleImageFloder/TestImage.png"));
emailIntent.setType("vnd.android.cursor.dir/email");
activity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent,"Email:"));

Try this one -
final Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE);
emailIntent.setType("plain/text");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL,new String[]{"email"});
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "subject");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"Test");
//has to be an ArrayList
ArrayList<Uri> uris = new ArrayList<Uri>();
//convert from paths to Android friendly Parcelable Uri's
for (String file : filePaths)
{
File fileIn = new File(file);
Uri u = Uri.fromFile(fileIn);
uris.add(u);
}
emailIntent.putParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uris);
context.startActivity(emailIntent);
Just see my Existing Answer also

Showing zero byte pdf file in email attachment in Android

I am sending a pdf file in email attachment, attachment is going successfully in email and it is showing me in email as attachment, but when i download this pdf it having no content i.e. it's size is zero byte.
Am I missing some permission? or Any solution regarding this?
Here is my code
private void emailSend(String emailString, String subject, String pdfPath){
String[] email = { emailString };
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, email);
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"MY body");
emailIntent.setType("application/pdf");
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse(pdfPath));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail..."));
}

Finally i got the solution to my problem from this post.
I use
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(new File(pdfPath)));
instead of
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse(pdfPath));
it resolved my issue.
Thanks

I've done this for sending any file from SD card with mail attachment...
Intent sendEmail= new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sendEmail.setType("rar/image");
sendEmail.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(new
File("/mnt/sdcard/download/abc.rar")));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sendEmail, "Email:"));

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.
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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"));