How to Share Image + Text together using ACTION_SEND in android?

Question

I want to share Text + Image together using ACTION_SEND in android, I am using below code, I can share only Image but i can not share Text with it,

private Uri imageUri;
private Intent intent;

imageUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName()+ "/drawable/" + "ic_launcher");
intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
intent.setType("image/*");
startActivity(intent);

Any help on this ?

Answer 1

you can share plain text by these codes

String shareBody = "Here is the share content body";
    Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        sharingIntent.setType("text/plain");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject Here");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareBody);
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent, getResources().getString(R.string.share_using)));

so your full code (your image+text) becomes

      private Uri imageUri;
      private Intent intent;

            imageUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName()
                    + "/drawable/" + "ic_launcher");

            intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
//text
            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello");
//image
            intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
//type of things
            intent.setType("*/*");
//sending
            startActivity(intent);

I just replaced image/* with */*

update:

Uri imageUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName()
        + "/drawable/" + "ic_launcher");
 Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
 shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
 shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello");
 shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
 shareIntent.setType("image/jpeg");
 shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
 startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "send"));

Answer 2

please have a look on this code worked for me to share an text and image together

Intent shareIntent;
    Bitmap bitmap= BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
    String path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)+"/Share.png";
    OutputStream out = null;
    File file=new File(path);
    try {
        out = new FileOutputStream(file);
        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, out);
        out.flush();
        out.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    path=file.getPath();
    Uri bmpUri = Uri.parse("file://"+path);
    shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, bmpUri);
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"Hey please check this application " + "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" +getPackageName());
    shareIntent.setType("image/png");
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share with"));

Don't forget to give WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Permission

also in facebook it can only share the image because facebook is not allowing to share the text via intent

Answer 3

It is possibly because the sharing app (FB, twitter, etc) may not have permissions to read the image.

Google's document says:

The receiving application needs permission to access the data the Uri points to. The recommended ways to do this are:

http://developer.android.com/training/sharing/send.html

I am not sure the sharing apps have permissions to read an image in the bundle of our apps. But my files saved in

 Activity.getFilesDir()

cannot be read. As suggested in the above link, we may consider to store images in the MediaStore, where the sharing apps have permissions to read.

Update1: The following is working code to share image with text in Android 4.4.

        Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.getPath());
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, Constant.SHARE_MESSAGE
            + Constant.SHARE_URL);
        String url= MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(this.getContentResolver(), bm, "title", "description");
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse(url));
        intent.setType("image/*");
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share Image"));

The side effect is we add an image in the MediaStore.

Answer 4

I have been looking for solution of this question for a while and found this one up and running, hope it helps.

private BitmapDrawable bitmapDrawable;
private Bitmap bitmap1;
//write this code in your share button or function

bitmapDrawable = (BitmapDrawable) mImageView.getDrawable();// get the from imageview or use your drawable from drawable folder
bitmap1 = bitmapDrawable.getBitmap();
String imgBitmapPath= MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(),bitmap1,"title",null);
Uri imgBitmapUri=Uri.parse(imgBitmapPath);
String shareText="Share image and text";
Intent shareIntent=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("*/*");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,imgBitmapUri);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareText);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share Wallpaper using"));

Answer 5

try using this code.I am uploading ic_launcher from drawable.you can change this with your file from gallary or bitmap.

void share() {
    Bitmap icon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),
                R.drawable.ic_launcher);
    Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    share.setType("image/jpeg");
    ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    icon.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, bytes);
    File f = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
                + File.separator + "temporary_file.jpg");
    try {
        f.createNewFile();
        FileOutputStream fo = new FileOutputStream(f);
        fo.write(bytes.toByteArray());
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "hello #test");
    
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,
            Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/temporary_file.jpg"));    		
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share Image"));
}

Answer 6

String text = "Look at my awesome picture";
Uri pictureUri = Uri.parse("file://my_picture");
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
shareIntent.setType("image/*");
shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share images..."));

Answer 7

Check the below code it worked for me

    Picasso.with(getApplicationContext()).load("image url path").into(new Target() {

           @Override

            public void onBitmapLoaded(Bitmap bitmap, Picasso.LoadedFrom from) {
                Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Let me recommend you this application" +
                        "\n"+ "your share url or text ");
                i.setType("image/*");
                i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, getLocalBitmapUri(bitmap));
                context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Share using"));
            }

            @Override
            public void onBitmapFailed(Drawable errorDrawable) {
            }

            @Override
            public void onPrepareLoad(Drawable placeHolderDrawable) {
            }
        });


     private Uri getLocalBitmapUri(Bitmap bmp) {
      Uri bmpUri = null;
      try {
          File file = new File(context.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "share_image_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");
        FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
        bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 50, out);
        out.close();
        bmpUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return bmpUri;
}

Answer 8

To share a drawable image, the image has to be first saved in device's cache or external storage.

We check if "sharable_image.jpg" already exists in cache, if exists, the path is retrieved from existing file.

Else, the drawable image is saved in cache.

The saved image is then shared using intent.

private void share() {
    int sharableImage = R.drawable.person2;
    Bitmap bitmap= BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), sharableImage);
    String path = getExternalCacheDir()+"/sharable_image.jpg";
    java.io.OutputStream out;
    java.io.File file = new java.io.File(path);

    if(!file.exists()) {
        try {
            out = new java.io.FileOutputStream(file);
            bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);
            out.flush();
            out.close();
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    path = file.getPath();

    Uri bmpUri = Uri.parse("file://" + path);

    Intent shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "This is a sample body with more detailed description");
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, bmpUri);
    shareIntent.setType("image/*");
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share with"));
}

Answer 9

By accident(the text message part, I had given up on that), I noticed that when I chose Messages App to handle the request, the Message App would open with the text from Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT plus the image ready to send, I hope it helps.

String[] recipient = {"your_email_here"};
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipient);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Hello, this is the subject line");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, messageEditText.getText().toString());
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
intent.setType("image/*");