Sending message through WhatsApp

Question

Since I found some older posts, that tell that whatsapp doesn\'t support this, I was wondering if something had changed and if there is a way to open a whatsapp \'chat\' wit

Answer 1

this is much lengthy but surly working. enjoy your code:)

 //method used to show IMs
private void show_custom_chooser(String value) {
    List list = null;
    final Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    email.setData(Uri.parse("sms:"));
    email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "" + value);
    email.setType("text/plain"); // vnd.android-dir/mms-sms

    WindowManager.LayoutParams WMLP = dialogCustomChooser.getWindow()
            .getAttributes();
    WMLP.gravity = Gravity.CENTER;
    dialogCustomChooser.getWindow().setAttributes(WMLP);
    dialogCustomChooser.getWindow().setBackgroundDrawable(
            new ColorDrawable(android.graphics.Color.TRANSPARENT));
    dialogCustomChooser.setCanceledOnTouchOutside(true);
    dialogCustomChooser.setContentView(R.layout.about_dialog);
    dialogCustomChooser.setCancelable(true);
    ListView lvOfIms = (ListView) dialogCustomChooser
            .findViewById(R.id.listView1);
    PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
    List launchables = pm.queryIntentActivities(email, 0);
    // ////////////new
    list = new ArrayList();
    for (int i = 0; i < launchables.size(); i++) {
        String string = launchables.get(i).toString();
        Log.d("heh", string);
//check only messangers
        if (string.contains("whatsapp")) {
            list.add(launchables.get(i));
        }
    }
    Collections.sort(list, new ResolveInfo.DisplayNameComparator(pm));
    int size = launchables.size();
    adapter = new AppAdapter(pm, list, MainActivity.this);
    lvOfIms.setAdapter(adapter);
    lvOfIms.setOnItemClickListener(new OnItemClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onItemClick(AdapterView arg0, View arg1,
                int position, long arg3) {
            ResolveInfo launchable = adapter.getItem(position);
            ActivityInfo activity = launchable.activityInfo;
            ComponentName name = new ComponentName(
                    activity.applicationInfo.packageName, activity.name);
            email.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
            email.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                    | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_RESET_TASK_IF_NEEDED);
            email.setComponent(name);
            startActivity(email);
            dialogCustomChooser.dismiss();
        }
    });
    dialogCustomChooser.show();

}