I am trying to share text with an image via an ACTION_SEND intent. The catch is that the image is represented by a URL, not a local URI. The code I currently have is:
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("*/*");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text); // <- String
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, url); // <- URL object
Now I've tried a few variations on this. I've tried with setType("image/*"), I've tried parsing a Uri from the URL, I've tried passing the URL string itself, etc. Nothing so far seems to work. However, when sending to twitter I do see the text, just not the image.
Edit:
Apparently the original description was not helpful enough, so....when I launch the above intent it successfully opens a chosen application like Twitter, or Facebook, or Gmail, or Text Messaging, but an image appars in NONE of these apps. The text appears in Twitter - I can't remember if the text appears elsewhere, but my focus at this moment is on the image part anyway.
You won't be able to share on Facebook in that way because of Facebook's policy as it says in a known bug:
API does not support pre-filling the message for users
Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE);
sharingIntent.setType("image/*");
sharingIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
sharingIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_WHEN_TASK_RESET);
sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,videoPos);
sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,getImageUri(getApplicationContext(), bitmap));
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I need to share text and one image from my application via a share intent. I read this article. I thought it would be easy to create share intent. But it is not so easy, because there is a problem with sharing via Facebook.
I need to share some text and one image, which is stored in device. My first attempt looked like this:
The first try
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(new File("/sdcard/img.jpg")));
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "My custom text...");
shareIntent.setType("image/jpg");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, getString(R.string.label_share)));
I tried this code and in applications like Gmail, Google+, Google Keep, etc, everything works fine. But Facebook did not work fine.
There is no my text ("My custom text...") in this screenshot. So I have tried something else.
The second try
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(new File("/sdcard/img.jpg")));
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "My custom text...");
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, getString(R.string.label_share)));
And the result of this is here:
There is no text and also no image in this screenshot.
I also tried to change type to image/* and */*, but it did not help. I do not know what is wrong. I just need to share some text and image via Facebook. The first try works well for other applications, but for Facebook not.
Can someone help me, please?
Your first attempt is OK, Facebook does not allow sharing text this way, they say "Pre-filling these fields erodes the authenticity of the user voice."
I am trying to share a text containing a link via facebook.
My code work perfectly with the facebook messenger application. But not via Facebook app.
In Facebook app i am getting a sharing view with an empty edittext. I Don't want to integrate facebook api and give sharing authorisation. I don't want to do that. I think it can be done only via extras and intent.
My sharing code:
private void ShareWebView(){
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, mTitle);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share with"));
}
You cannot. See Android and Facebook share intent
And especially this link provided in one of the comment : http://developers.facebook.com/bugs/332619626816423
Walkaround: If you do not want to implement it using android SDK
and you want to use
private void ShareWebView(){
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, mTitle); // MUST contain 1 url
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share with"));
}
make sure that mTitle contains one LINK.
Why to do that: Although the fact that facebook doesn't work properly it grubs the first url or look like url from the mTitle and post-it as share url. It also automatically catch a subtitle and a photo from that url so the post/share is quite acceptable most of the time avoiding long code implementations!
Instagram for Android is very limited, from what I have seen so far. My scenario is simple: allow the user to edit a picture and when he clicks on Send:
Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
share.setType("image/jpeg");
Then with queryIntentActivities() I search to see if Instagram is installed. If it is I send the path of my image to be uploaded:
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file:///" + path to myfile.png"));
share.setClassName(resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName, resolveInfo.activityInfo.name);
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Sample subject");
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Sample text");
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, "Sample title");
The result: the image is uploaded using Instagram app (of course if I am logged in), but I can't add a Caption to it. None of the putExtra has any effect. So, is there any way to add a caption as intent parameter ?
And the other question, is it possible to open Instagram app with a certain user name filled in ?
It looks as if Instagram's Android App ignores EXTRA_TEXT, EXTRA_SUBJECT and EXTRA_TITLE, so it seems that adding a caption while uploading an image is not possible. By the way, you can try different approaches to check if it ignores those extras in every case:
OPTION #1: Changing the MIME type.
You are setting the MIME type to "image/jpeg". Try using "image/" or "/*" to check if their app doesn't ignore those extras.
share.setType("image/*");
or
share.setType("*/*");
OPTION #2:
As you are sending multiple MIME types (image and text), maybe their app is expecting ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE instead of ACTION_SEND.
Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE);
OPTION #3: Use MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(ContentResolver cr, String imagePath, String name, String description) function:
Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse(MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(), "file:///" + path to myfile.png", "Sample title", "Sample description")));
share.setType("image/jpeg");
share.setClassName(resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName, resolveInfo.activityInfo.name);
OPTION #4: Post your issue in their developer forum, although there are similar questions that remain unsolved:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/instagram-api-developers/caption$20action_send/instagram-api-developers/PJDuG2sTDlM/6bno5dZmoTEJ
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!searchin/instagram-api-developers/caption/instagram-api-developers/7XUKm9HSAdg/rJbdSnOmXacJ
And don't forget to come back and tell us their answer!
It looks like Instagram has updated their app to accept EXTRA_TEXT to add a caption. If the user has an updated version of Instagram (July 1, 2014 version or later) you can post an image and add a caption with the following code:
Intent instagram = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
instagram.setType("image/*");
instagram.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, [URI of photo]);
instagram.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, [Text of caption]);
instagram.setPackage(instagramPackageName);
startActivity(instagram);
Users with older versions will still get the image, but not have the caption be pre populated.
This code is assuming you have already been through the auth flow.
I am working at sharing some info with an image from a resource. Here is the code I am using:
case R.id.menu_share:
//create the send intent
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
//set the type
shareIntent.setType("image/png");
//add a subject
shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,
"CAR EXAMPLE");
//build the body of the message to be shared
String shareMessage = "An app...";
//add the message
shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareMessage);
//add the img
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("android.resource://com.car.pack/drawable/" + Integer.toString(R.drawable.log)));
//start the chooser for sharing
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share"));
break;
The problem is that in my example I am trying to share a TEXT+IMAGE from a resource. So, when I share with GMAIl app works perfect, but with the others app wich appears in the intent occurs:
Whatsapp : Only send the image, the text not.
SMS: not appears the text and the image.
email app from mobile (sony ericcson Arc S): break the app
Facebook: only share the image, the text no.
Bluetooth: I don´t test yet
So I think that the problem was on the text... or I don´t know, if anyone can help me...
THANKS!!!
Use shareIntent.setType("*/*"); .
Also try changing ACTION_SEND to ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE which specialized for delivering multiple data.
Check here for more details.
I want to give the user the possibility to share a Image and a Text with Twitter and Facebook.
Actually my code can launch Android's share intent and if the user selects Facebook, all works fine, the Image is attached and the text is shown on the body of the new status.
But something is wrong with Twitter, if i only put a Image all works fine, the image is detected by twitter and automatically uploaded to twipic, then twitter posts the link of the image on the tweet. But if i put a image and a text, then, twitter doesn't detect the image and it only puts the text on the tweet, the image is ignored. What is wrong?
this is my code:
Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
Uri screenshotUri = Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/image.jpg");
sharingIntent.setType("image/*");
sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Body text of the new status");
sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, screenshotUri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent, "Share image using"));
You can still try with ACTION_SEND, without using the ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE.
ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE resulted in a force close, when I tried to create new intents for sharing to Gmail, G+, etc.
This worked perfect for me:
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
Uri uri = Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/image.jpg");
shareIntent.setType("*/*");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Body text of the new status");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
return shareIntent;
Specify MIME type also for the text. "text/plain" is the type of text data MIME. Try using "*/*" as MIME, so you can send any generic data type.
Also try changing ACTION_SEND to ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE which specialized for delivering multiple data.
More info about ACTION_SEND_MULTPLE and handling MIME types:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html