Sending an email with attachments programmatically on Android

Question

I wish to implement a button that upon pressing it will open the default email client with an attachment file.

I am following this, but am getting an error message o

Answer 1

I think your problem is that you are not using the correct file path.

The following works for me:

Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.setType("text/plain");
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[] {"email@example.com"});
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "subject here");
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "body text");
File root = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory();
String pathToMyAttachedFile = "temp/attachement.xml";
File file = new File(root, pathToMyAttachedFile);
if (!file.exists() || !file.canRead()) {
return;
}
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(file);
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Pick an Email provider"));

You also need to give the user permission via a manifest file like below

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>

Answer 2

Try to use this.It is working...

Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND); 
                    emailIntent.setType("*/*");

                    emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(new File(listVideos.get(position).getVideoPath())));//path of video 
                    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail..."));

Thanks

Answer 3

For newer devices you will encounter FileUriExposedException. Here is how to avoid it in Kotlin.

val file = File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory(), "this")
val authority = context.packageName + ".provider"
val uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, authority, file)
val emailIntent = createEmailIntent(uri)
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send email..."))

private fun createEmailIntent(attachmentUri: Uri): Intent {
    val emailIntent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND)
    emailIntent.type = "vnd.android.cursor.dir/email"
    val to = arrayOf("some@email.com")
    emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, to)
    emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, attachmentUri)
    emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "subject")
    return emailIntent
}