Share Image File from cache directory Via Intent~android
I am trying to share image file in cache directory, i have the complete path, but not able to send the file in attachments, the code is
File shareImage=Utils.getBitmapFile();
Log.d("Activity", "get final path in result"+shareImage.getAbsolutePath());
/*MimeTypeMap mime = MimeTypeMap.getSingleton();
String ext=shareImage.getName().substring(shareImage.getName().lastIndexOf(".")+1);
String type = mime.getMimeTypeFromExtension(ext);
shareIntent.setType(type);
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("image/*");
Uri shareImageUri = Uri.fromFile(shareImage);
Uri shareImageUri = Uri.fromParts("content", shareImage.getAbsolutePath(), null);//("content://"+shareImage.getAbsolutePath());
*/
Uri shareImageUri = Uri.fromFile(shareImage);
Log.d("Result ","uri is "+shareImageUri.toString());
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, shareImageUri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share Results"));
the above commented code is not working
the send mail shows attachment,but not receiving end there is not attachment, facebook sharing also shows no image in post
what the reason for this??
I have already seen the following SO Links how-to-use-share-image-using-sharing-intent-to-share-images-in-android and many others, none of them are able to resolve the issue
P.S.;
1.The aim is to take screenshot of screen save it in cache directory and share it online from there
2.Yes i do have file, I can pull it via DDMS from device and see on system.
Answer
I followed @CommonsWare's advice and used a FileProvider. Assuming your image is already in the internal cache directory as cache/images/image.png, then you can use the following steps. These are mostly a consolidation of the documentation.
Set up the FileProvider in the Manifest
<manifest>
...
<application>
...
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.example.myapp.fileprovider"
android:grantUriPermissions="true"
android:exported="false">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/filepaths" />
</provider>
...
</application>
</manifest>
Replace com.example.myapp with your app package name.
Create res/xml/filepaths.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<cache-path name="shared_images" path="images/"/>
</paths>
This tells the FileProvider where to get the files to share (using the cache directory in this case).
Share the image
File imagePath = new File(context.getCacheDir(), "images");
File newFile = new File(imagePath, "image.png");
Uri contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, "com.example.app.fileprovider", newFile);
if (contentUri != null) {
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION); // temp permission for receiving app to read this file
shareIntent.setDataAndType(contentUri, getContentResolver().getType(contentUri));
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, contentUri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Choose an app"));
}