Android: mime type for email attachment not set

Question

I\'m developing a very small application for Android 2.3.3. I want to send an email (through the android email app) containing a jpeg image as an attachment, below the rele

Answer 1

I'm using the same method for sending emails, and have tested on various versions of a few email clients. Even gmail is inconsitent, some versions sets the mime type of the attachment, others ignore it. I've came to the conclusion that there is no safe solution. At least not by using an ACTION_SEND Intent.