How to open default email app inbox in flutter?

Question

I want to open the default e-mail app Inbox screen using flutter. We can use url launcher to open the email compose screen with mailto: url. But that opens the compose scree

Answer 1

I found the answer using flutter_appavailability library. For those who are searching for the answer please see the steps below.

1. Add dependency | flutter_appavailability: "^0.0.21" | in pubspec.yaml (Please check the latest version in GitHub)

2. Add below lines in Xcode Podfile which is required for building the library in iOS

   target 'Runner' do use_frameworks! # required by simple_permission ... end

   post_install do |installer| installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target| target.build_configurations.each do |config| config.build_settings['SWIFT_VERSION'] = '4.0' # required by simple_permission config.build_settings['ENABLE_BITCODE'] = 'NO' end end end

3. Import below packages

   import 'dart:io'; import 'package:flutter_appavailability/flutter_appavailability.dart';

4. Use below method

   void openEmailApp(BuildContext context){
       try{
           AppAvailability.launchApp(Platform.isIOS ? "message://" : "com.google.android.gm").then((_) {
                   print("App Email launched!");
                 }).catchError((err) {
                   Scaffold.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(
                       content: Text("App Email not found!")
                   ));
                   print(err);
                 });
       } catch(e) {
         Scaffold.of(context).showSnackBar(SnackBar(content: Text("Email App not found!")));
       }
   }