Sharing a png image in drawable folder

Question

I am integrating share with the following code for the app.

private void socialShare()
    {
        Uri uri = Uri.parse("android.resource://com.example.myproject/drawable/appicon");
        Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
        shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
        shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "sharing myapp");
        shareIntent.setType("image/jpeg");
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share from"));
    }

As in the above code, I am trying to put png image which is in drawable folder. But the image is unable to be sent. Is that because in setType, it's image/jpeg? I can't use jpeg, because it loses transparency. Can some one please suggest me how to share with image?

Here is the code that I use to copy the image from drawable to sdcard:

String commonPath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/MyAppFolder"; 
        File direct = new File(commonPath);

        if(!direct.exists())
        {
            if(direct.mkdir()) 
              {
                Log.d("tag","directory created");
               //directory is created;
              }

        }

        Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeResource( getResources(), R.drawable.sharingimage);
        OutputStream outStream = null;
           File savingFile = new File(commonPath, "shareImage.png");
           if(!savingFile.exists())
           {
               Log.d("tag","file is created");

           try {
                savingFile.createNewFile();
                outStream = new FileOutputStream(savingFile);
                bm.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, outStream);
                outStream.flush();
                outStream.close();

                Log.d("tag","Saved");

               } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();

               } catch (IOException e) {
                // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                e.printStackTrace();

               }

            }

Answer 1

I found solution where I should not copy image on sd card. Here it is:

    try {
        Uri imageUri = null;
        try {
            imageUri = Uri.parse(MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(this.getContentResolver(),
                    BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.fragment_menu_logo), null, null));
        } catch (NullPointerException e) {
        }
        String text = getString(R.string.share_text);
        // Launch the Google+ share dialog with attribution to your app.
        Intent shareIntent = new PlusShare.Builder(mActivity)
                .setType("image/*")
                .setText(text)
                .addStream(imageUri)
                .getIntent();
        startActivity(shareIntent);
    } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
        Toast.makeText(mActivity, mActivity.getString(R.string.share_google_plus_not_installed), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
    }