How can I send message to specific contact through WhatsApp from my android app?

Question

I am developing an android app and I need to send a message to specific contact from WhatsApp. I tried this code:

Uri mUri = Uri.parse(\"smsto:+999999999\");         


        

Answer 1

This is what works for me.

The parameter 'body' gets not red by the whatsapp app, use 'Intent.EXTRA_TEXT' instead.

By setting the 'phoneNumber' you specify the contact to open in whatsapp.

Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, 
       Uri.parse("smsto:" + "" + phoneNumber + "?body=" + encodedMessage));
sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
sendIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
startActivity(sendIntent);