Android: Share plain text using intent (to all messaging apps)

drywall_dan

I'm trying to share some text using an intent: Intent i = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND); i.setType("text/plain"); i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "TEXT"); and warping with chooser: startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sms, getResources().getString(R.string.share_using))); it works! but only for email app. what I need is a general intent for all messaging app: emails, sms, IM (Whatsapp, Viber, Gmail, SMS...) tried...

Originally asked by skgskg on Stack Exchange (stackoverflow) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Use the code as: /*Create an ACTION_SEND Intent*/ Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND); /*This will be the actual content you wish you share.*/ String shareBody = "Here is the share content body"; /*The type of the content is text, obviously.*/ intent.setType("text/plain"); /*Applying information Subject and Body.*/ intent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, getString(R.string.share_subject)); intent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareBody); /*Fire!*/ startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, getString(R.string.share_using)));

Full answer by Arpit Garg: https://stackoverflow.stackexchange.com/a/9948549 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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