Share Image File from cache directory Via Intent~android

Question

I am trying to share image file in cache directory, i have the complete path, but not able to send the file in attachments, the code is

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Answer 1

I followed @CommonsWare's advice and used a FileProvider. Assuming your image is already in the internal cache directory as cache/images/image.png, then you can use the following steps. These are mostly a consolidation of the documentation.

Set up the FileProvider in the Manifest

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Replace com.example.myapp with your app package name.

Create res/xml/filepaths.xml

This tells the FileProvider where to get the files to share (using the cache directory in this case).

Share the image

File imagePath = new File(context.getCacheDir(), "images");
File newFile = new File(imagePath, "image.png");
Uri contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, "com.example.app.fileprovider", newFile);

if (contentUri != null) {

    Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
    shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION); // temp permission for receiving app to read this file
    shareIntent.setDataAndType(contentUri, getContentResolver().getType(contentUri));
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, contentUri);
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Choose an app"));

}

Documentation

• FileProvider
• Storage Options - Internal Storage
• Sharing Files
• Saving Files