I create button that use "mailto" to send email via email applications,when i click on the button it shows 2 option(gmail,outlook). Is there a possible way to show only the outlook application?
Yes, there is a possible way. You need to get package manager first. And iterate over the list of available matches that is received via queryIntentActivities() method. And find the app by passing package name of that outlook app. Code is below.
Intent outlookIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
outlookIntent.setType("text/html");
final PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
final List<ResolveInfo> matches = pm.queryIntentActivities(outlookIntent, 0);
String outlookActivityClass = null;
for (final ResolveInfo info : matches) {
if (info.activityInfo.packageName.equals("com.microsoft.office.outlook")) {
outlookActivityClass = info.activityInfo.name;
if (outlookActivityClass != null && !outlookActivityClass.isEmpty()) {
break;
}
}
}
outlookIntent.setClassName("com.microsoft.office.outlook", outlookActivityClass);
outlookIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[] { "yourmail#gmail.com" });
outlookIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject");
outlookIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_CC, "cc#gmail.com"); // if necessary
outlookIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Email message");
outlookIntent.setData(Uri.parse("yourmail#gmail.com"));
startActivity(outlookIntent);
Hope this will help you out.
I am trying to share image and text via native twitter app if its installed on phone.
If the user have installed native twitter app, open the native twitter app else show toast msg.
Please let me know is that any other solutions that i can use or modify the below sol to work.
I have search for few things and tried it :
Sol 1
Intent tweetIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
tweetIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "This is a Test.");
tweetIntent.setType("text/plain");
PackageManager packManager = activity.getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> resolvedInfoList = packManager.queryIntentActivities(tweetIntent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
boolean resolved = false;
for(ResolveInfo resolveInfo: resolvedInfoList){
if(resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName.startsWith("com.twitter.android")){
tweetIntent.setClassName(
resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName,
resolveInfo.activityInfo.name );
resolved = true;
break;
}
}
if(resolved){
activity.startActivity(tweetIntent);
}else{
Toast.makeText(activity, "Twitter app isn't found", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
it will not open the app, even if i have the native twitter app installed.
Sol 2
Intent tweet_in_native_app = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("twitter://post?message=hi ...."));
activity.startActivity(tweet_in_native_app);
it allows only to post text, i have to post image and url as well
Sol 3
String originalMessage = "This is just a sample text";
String originalMessageEscaped = null;
try {
originalMessageEscaped = String.format(
"https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?source=webclient&text=%s",
URLEncoder.encode(originalMessage, "UTF-8"));
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
if(originalMessageEscaped != null) {
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
i.setData(Uri.parse(originalMessageEscaped));
activity.startActivity(i);
}
else {
// Some Error
}
Here it will prompt the list of apps along with the Browser and Twitter, i want it to directly open the app if its installed rather than asking the user.
I have an Android application that uses the option to share in Android. The application worked fine to post a tweet, but recently stopped publishing the tweet giving an error. The error reason I have it located. My application downloads an image, which is attached to the tweet. That image is stored in a temporary folder and deleted when the onActivityResult method is called. Twitter is now calling this method before posting the tweet, therefore when you try to post the picture, it has already been removed.
Any suggestions on this? Is this something that will change in a Twitter update, or should I modify my application?
Use this code.
private void sendShareTwit() {
try {
Intent tweetIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
String filename = "<file path>/twitter_image.jpg";
File imageFile = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), filename);
tweetIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, twitter_share_text);
tweetIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(imageFile));
tweetIntent.setType("image/jpeg");
PackageManager pm = getActivity().getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> lract = pm.queryIntentActivities(tweetIntent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
boolean resolved = false;
for (ResolveInfo ri : lract) {
if (ri.activityInfo.name.contains("twitter")) {
tweetIntent.setClassName(ri.activityInfo.packageName,
ri.activityInfo.name);
resolved = true;
break;
}
}
startActivity(resolved ?
tweetIntent :
Intent.createChooser(tweetIntent, "Choose one"));
} catch (final ActivityNotFoundException e) {
System.out.rintln( "You don't seem to have twitter installed on this device", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT));
}
}
i want to send photo using intent
i have try this code but my problem is if i use this code for sharing than it open all the applciation related to sharing i want to open only FACEBOOK AND TWITTER APP for sharing
Intent sharefacebook = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sharefacebook.setType("image/*");
sharefacebook.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "From Android");
sharefacebook.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file://"+filepath.toString()));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharefacebook, "Sharing"));
it open email,skype,gmail everthing i want to open only facebook and twitter it is possible
You can query the client apps(activities) and start the activity only if it's a fb/twitter client like this:
final PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
final List<ResolveInfo> matches = pm.queryIntentActivities(shareIntent, 0);
for (final ResolveInfo info : matches){
if (info.activityInfo.name.toLowerCase().contains("facebook") || info.activityInfo.name.toLowerCase().contains("twitter")){
Intent sharefacebook = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sharefacebook.setType("image/*");
sharefacebook.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "From Android");
sharefacebook.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file://"+filepath.toString()));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharefacebook, "Sharing"));
}else{
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "FB or twitter client not installed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
}
I'm developing an Android app and am interested to know how you can update the app user's status from within the app using Android's share intents.
Having looked through Facebook's SDK it appears that this is easy enough to do, however I'm keen to allow the user to do it via the regular Share Intent pop up window? seen here:
I have tried the usual share intent code, however this no longer appears to work for Facebook.
public void invokeShare(Activity activity, String quote, String credit) {
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, activity.getString(R.string.share_subject));
shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Example text");
activity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, activity.getString(R.string.share_title)));
}
UPDATE:
Having done more digging, it looks as though it's a bug with Facebook's app that has yet to be resolved! (facebook bug) For the mean time it looks like I'm just going to have to put up with the negative "Sharing doesn't work!!!" reviews. Cheers Facebook :*(
Apparently Facebook no longer (as of 2014) allows you to customise the sharing screen, no matter if you are just opening sharer.php URL or using Android intents in more specialised ways. See for example these answers:
"Sharer.php no longer allows you to customize."
"You need to use Facebook Android SDK or Easy Facebook Android SDK to share."
Anyway, using plain Intents, you can still share a URL, but not any default text with it, as billynomates commented. (Also, if you have no URL to share, just launching Facebook app with empty "Write Post" (i.e. status update) dialog is equally easy; use the code below but leave out EXTRA_TEXT.)
Here's the best solution I've found that does not involve using any Facebook SDKs.
This code opens the official Facebook app directly if it's installed, and otherwise falls back to opening sharer.php in a browser. (Most of the other solutions in this question bring up a huge "Complete action using…" dialog which isn't optimal at all!)
String urlToShare = "https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7545254";
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
// intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Foo bar"); // NB: has no effect!
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, urlToShare);
// See if official Facebook app is found
boolean facebookAppFound = false;
List<ResolveInfo> matches = getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
for (ResolveInfo info : matches) {
if (info.activityInfo.packageName.toLowerCase().startsWith("com.facebook.katana")) {
intent.setPackage(info.activityInfo.packageName);
facebookAppFound = true;
break;
}
}
// As fallback, launch sharer.php in a browser
if (!facebookAppFound) {
String sharerUrl = "https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=" + urlToShare;
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(sharerUrl));
}
startActivity(intent);
(Regarding the com.facebook.katana package name, see MatheusJardimB's comment.)
The result looks like this on my Nexus 7 (Android 4.4) with Facebook app installed:
The Facebook application does not handle either the EXTRA_SUBJECT or EXTRA_TEXT fields.
Here is bug link: https://developers.facebook.com/bugs/332619626816423
Thanks #billynomates:
The thing is, if you put a URL in the EXTRA_TEXT field, it does
work. It's like they're intentionally stripping out any text.
The usual way
The usual way to create what you're asking for, is to simply do the following:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "The status update text");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Dialog title text"));
This works without any issues for me.
The alternative way (maybe)
The potential problem with doing this, is that you're also allowing the message to be sent via e-mail, SMS, etc. The following code is something I'm using in an application, that allows the user to send me an e-mail using Gmail. I'm guessing you could try to change it to make it work with Facebook only.
I'm not sure how it responds to any errors or exceptions (I'm guessing that would occur if Facebook is not installed), so you might have to test it a bit.
try {
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
String[] recipients = new String[]{"e-mail address"};
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipients);
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "E-mail subject");
emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "E-mail text");
emailIntent.setType("plain/text"); // This is incorrect MIME, but Gmail is one of the only apps that responds to it - this might need to be replaced with text/plain for Facebook
final PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
final List<ResolveInfo> matches = pm.queryIntentActivities(emailIntent, 0);
ResolveInfo best = null;
for (final ResolveInfo info : matches)
if (info.activityInfo.packageName.endsWith(".gm") ||
info.activityInfo.name.toLowerCase().contains("gmail")) best = info;
if (best != null)
emailIntent.setClassName(best.activityInfo.packageName, best.activityInfo.name);
startActivity(emailIntent);
} catch (Exception e) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Application not found", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
I found out you can only share either Text or Image, not both using Intents. Below code shares only Image if exists, or only Text if Image does not exits. If you want to share both, you need to use Facebook SDK from here.
If you use other solution instead of below code, don't forget to specify package name com.facebook.lite as well, which is package name of Facebook Lite. I haven't test but com.facebook.orca is package name of Facebook Messenger if you want to target that too.
You can add more methods for sharing with WhatsApp, Twitter ...
public class IntentShareHelper {
/**
* <b>Beware,</b> this shares only image if exists, or only text if image does not exits. Can't share both
*/
public static void shareOnFacebook(AppCompatActivity appCompatActivity, String textBody, Uri fileUri) {
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,!TextUtils.isEmpty(textBody) ? textBody : "");
if (fileUri != null) {
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, fileUri);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
intent.setType("image/*");
}
boolean facebookAppFound = false;
List<ResolveInfo> matches = appCompatActivity.getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
for (ResolveInfo info : matches) {
if (info.activityInfo.packageName.toLowerCase().startsWith("com.facebook.katana") ||
info.activityInfo.packageName.toLowerCase().startsWith("com.facebook.lite")) {
intent.setPackage(info.activityInfo.packageName);
facebookAppFound = true;
break;
}
}
if (facebookAppFound) {
appCompatActivity.startActivity(intent);
} else {
showWarningDialog(appCompatActivity, appCompatActivity.getString(R.string.error_activity_not_found));
}
}
public static void shareOnWhatsapp(AppCompatActivity appCompatActivity, String textBody, Uri fileUri){...}
private static void showWarningDialog(Context context, String message) {
new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
.setMessage(message)
.setNegativeButton(context.getString(R.string.close), new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.dismiss();
}
})
.setCancelable(true)
.create().show();
}
}
For getting Uri from File, use below class:
public class UtilityFile {
public static #Nullable Uri getUriFromFile(Context context, #Nullable File file) {
if (file == null)
return null;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
try {
return FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, "com.my.package.fileprovider", file);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
return null;
}
} else {
return Uri.fromFile(file);
}
}
// Returns the URI path to the Bitmap displayed in specified ImageView
public static Uri getLocalBitmapUri(Context context, ImageView imageView) {
Drawable drawable = imageView.getDrawable();
Bitmap bmp = null;
if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
bmp = ((BitmapDrawable) imageView.getDrawable()).getBitmap();
} else {
return null;
}
// Store image to default external storage directory
Uri bmpUri = null;
try {
// Use methods on Context to access package-specific directories on external storage.
// This way, you don't need to request external read/write permission.
File file = new File(context.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "share_image_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");
FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 90, out);
out.close();
bmpUri = getUriFromFile(context, file);
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return bmpUri;
}
}
For writing FileProvider, use this link: https://github.com/codepath/android_guides/wiki/Sharing-Content-with-Intents
Here is what I did (for text). In the code, I copy whatever text is needed to clipboard. The first time an individual tries to use the share intent button, I pop up a notification that explains if they wish to share to facebook, they need to click 'Facebook' and then long press to paste (this is to make them aware that Facebook has BROKEN the android intent system). Then the relevant information is in the field. I might also include a link to this post so users can complain too...
private void setClipboardText(String text) { // TODO
int sdk = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
if(sdk < android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
android.text.ClipboardManager clipboard = (android.text.ClipboardManager) getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
clipboard.setText(text);
} else {
android.content.ClipboardManager clipboard = (android.content.ClipboardManager) getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
android.content.ClipData clip = android.content.ClipData.newPlainText("text label",text);
clipboard.setPrimaryClip(clip);
}
}
Below is a method for dealing w/prior versions
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
switch (item.getItemId()) {
case R.id.menu_item_share:
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "text here");
ClipboardManager clipboard = (ClipboardManager) getSystemService(CLIPBOARD_SERVICE); //TODO
ClipData clip = ClipData.newPlainText("label", "text here");
clipboard.setPrimaryClip(clip);
setShareIntent(shareIntent);
break;
}
return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}
In Lollipop (21), you can use Intent.EXTRA_REPLACEMENT_EXTRAS to override the intent for Facebook specifically (and specify a link only)
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#EXTRA_REPLACEMENT_EXTRAS
private void doShareLink(String text, String link) {
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
Intent chooserIntent = Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, getString(R.string.share_via));
// for 21+, we can use EXTRA_REPLACEMENT_EXTRAS to support the specific case of Facebook
// (only supports a link)
// >=21: facebook=link, other=text+link
// <=20: all=link
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text + " " + link);
Bundle facebookBundle = new Bundle();
facebookBundle.putString(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, link);
Bundle replacement = new Bundle();
replacement.putBundle("com.facebook.katana", facebookBundle);
chooserIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_REPLACEMENT_EXTRAS, replacement);
} else {
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, link);
}
chooserIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
startActivity(chooserIntent);
}
Seems in version 4.0.0 of Facebook so many things has changed. This is my code which is working fine. Hope it helps you.
/**
* Facebook does not support sharing content without using their SDK however
* it is possible to share URL
*
* #param content
* #param url
*/
private void shareOnFacebook(String content, String url)
{
try
{
// TODO: This part does not work properly based on my test
Intent fbIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
fbIntent.setType("text/plain");
fbIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, content);
fbIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, url);
fbIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
fbIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
| Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_RESET_TASK_IF_NEEDED);
fbIntent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.facebook.katana",
"com.facebook.composer.shareintent.ImplicitShareIntentHandler"));
startActivity(fbIntent);
return;
}
catch (Exception e)
{
// User doesn't have Facebook app installed. Try sharing through browser.
}
// If we failed (not native FB app installed), try share through SEND
String sharerUrl = "https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=" + url;
SupportUtils.doShowUri(this.getActivity(), sharerUrl);
}
This solution works aswell. If there is no Facebook installed, it just runs the normal share-dialog. If there is and you are not logged in, it goes to the login screen. If you are logged in, it will open the share dialog and put in the "Share url" from the Intent Extra.
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Share url");
intent.setType("text/plain");
List<ResolveInfo> matches = getMainFragmentActivity().getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
for (ResolveInfo info : matches) {
if (info.activityInfo.packageName.toLowerCase().contains("facebook")) {
intent.setPackage(info.activityInfo.packageName);
}
}
startActivity(intent);
Here is something I did which open Facebook App with Link
shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setComponent(new ComponentName("com.facebook.katana",
"com.facebook.katana.activity.composer.ImplicitShareIntentHandler"));
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, videoUrl);
public void invokeShare(Activity activity, String quote, String credit) {
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, activity.getString(R.string.share_subject));
shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Example text");
shareIntent.putExtra("com.facebook.platform.extra.APPLICATION_ID", activity.getString(R.string.app_id));
activity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, activity.getString(R.string.share_title)));
}
Facebook does not allow to share plain text data with Intent.EXTRA_TEXT but You can share text+link with facebook messanger using this, this works fine for me
Intent sendIntent = new Intent();
sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text+url link);
sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
sendIntent.setPackage("com.facebook.orca");
startActivity(sendIntent);
The easiest way that I could find to pass a message from my app to facebook was programmatically copy to the clipboard and alert the user that they have the option to paste. It saves the user from manually doing it; my app is not pasting but the user might.
...
if (app.equals("facebook")) {
// overcome fb 'putExtra' constraint;
// copy message to clipboard for user to paste into fb.
ClipboardManager cb = (ClipboardManager)
getSystemService(Context.CLIPBOARD_SERVICE);
ClipData clip = ClipData.newPlainText("post", msg);
cb.setPrimaryClip(clip);
// tell the to PASTE POST with option to stop showing this dialogue
showDialog(this, getString(R.string.facebook_post));
}
startActivity(appIntent);
...