Only Email apps to resolve an Intent

Question

I have a problem .. I want only email activities to resolve intent ACTION.SEND but beside email I get other apps as well (e.g TubeMate) even though I have set the mime type

Answer 1

String recepientEmail = ""; // either set to destination email or leave empty
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:" + recepientEmail));
startActivity(intent);

The point is to use ACTION_SENDTO as action and mailto: as data. If you want to let the user specify the destination email, use just mailto:; if you specify email yourself, use mailto:name@domain.com

Suggested method filters all the application, that can send email(such as default email app or gmail)

Answer 2

Try this

String subject = "Feedback";
            String bodyText = "Enter text email";
            String mailto = "mailto:bob@example.org" +
                    "?cc=" + "" +
                    "&subject=" + Uri.encode(subject) +
                    "&body=" + Uri.encode(bodyText);

            Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
            emailIntent.setData(Uri.parse(mailto));

            try {
                startActivity(emailIntent);
            } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
                //TODO: Handle case where no email app is available
            }

Credit: https://medium.com/@cketti/android-sending-email-using-intents-3da63662c58f

Answer 3

Here's a code snippet that launches ONLY email apps.

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:example@example.com"));
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "This is the subject"));
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hi, how're you doing?"));

if (intent.resolveActivity(getActivity().getPackageManager()) != null) {
    startActivity(intent);
}

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

u can also use:

//writes messages only to email clients
public void setWriteEmailButton() {
    btnWriteMail.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onClick(View arg0) {
            Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
            i.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:"));
            i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL  , new String[]{mConsultantInfos.getConsultantEMail()});
            i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, mContext.getString(R.string.txtSubjectConsultantMail));
            i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT   , "");
            try {
                startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, mContext.getString(R.string.txtWriteMailDialogTitle)));
            } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
                UI.showShortToastMessage(mContext, R.string.msgNoMailClientsInstalled);
            }
        }
    });
}

have fun (combination of both ;))

Answer 5

This is an absolutely simple and 100% working approach. Thanks to the Open source developer, cketti for sharing this concise and neat solution.

String mailto = "mailto:bob@example.org" +
    "?cc=" + "alice@example.com" +
    "&subject=" + Uri.encode(subject) +
    "&body=" + Uri.encode(bodyText);

Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
emailIntent.setData(Uri.parse(mailto));

try {
  startActivity(emailIntent);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
  //TODO: Handle case where no email app is available
}

And this is the link to his/her gist.

Answer 6

This works for me

Intent intent = new Intent("android.intent.action.SENDTO", Uri.fromParts("mailto", "yourmail@gmail.com", null));
intent.putExtra("android.intent.extra.SUBJECT", "Enter Subject Here");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Select an email client"));