How to share text to WhatsApp from my app?

Question

I develop an app with a functionality for sharing text. This is working fine except for WhatsApp. What should I do? Is there any specific API for that?

Answer 1

  Intent sendIntent = new Intent();
    sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "This is my text to send.");
    sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
sendIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
    startActivity(sendIntent);

Answer 2

You can use the WhatsApp API Android: http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/android/28000012 iOS: http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/iphone/23559013

Answer 3

Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    share.setType("text/plain");
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Your text");
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share using"));