Share application “link” in Android

Question

I want my application user to be able to share/recommend my app to other users. I use the ACTION_SEND intent. I add plain text saying something along the lines of: install this cool application. But I can't find a way to enable users to directly go to the install screen of market place for instance. All I can provide them with is a web link or some text. In other words I am looking for a very direct way for android users to have my app installed.

Thanks for any help/pointers,

Thomas

Answer 1

This will let you choose from email, whatsapp or whatever.

try { 
    Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);  
    shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "My application name");
    String shareMessage= "\nLet me recommend you this application\n\n";
    shareMessage = shareMessage + "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID +"\n\n";
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareMessage);  
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "choose one"));
} catch(Exception e) { 
    //e.toString();
}   

Answer 2

You can use also ShareCompat class from support library.

ShareCompat.IntentBuilder.from(activity)
    .setType("text/plain")
    .setChooserTitle("Chooser title")
    .setText("http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + activity.getPackageName())
    .startChooser();

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/ShareCompat.html

Answer 3

Thomas,

You would want to provide your users with a market:// link which will bring them directly to the details page of your app. The following is from developer.android.com:

Loading an application's Details page

In Android Market, every application has a Details page that provides an overview of the application for users. For example, the page includes a short description of the app and screen shots of it in use, if supplied by the developer, as well as feedback from users and information about the developer. The Details page also includes an "Install" button that lets the user trigger the download/purchase of the application.

If you want to refer the user to a specific application, your application can take the user directly to the application's Details page. To do so, your application sends an ACTION_VIEW Intent that includes a URI and query parameter in this format:

market://details?id=

In this case, the packagename parameter is target application's fully qualified package name, as declared in the package attribute of the manifest element in the application's manifest file. For example:

market://details?id=com.example.android.jetboy

Source: http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/publishing.html

Answer 4

Call this method:

public static void shareApp(Context context)
{
    final String appPackageName = context.getPackageName();
    Intent sendIntent = new Intent();
    sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Check out the App at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + appPackageName);
    sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
    context.startActivity(sendIntent);
}

Answer 5

To be more exact

   Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
   intent.setData(Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.example"));
   startActivity(intent);

or if you want to share your other apps from your dev. account you can do something like this

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Your_Publisher_Name"));
startActivity(intent);

Answer 6

To automatically fill in the application name and application id you could use this:

int applicationNameId = context.getApplicationInfo().labelRes;
final String appPackageName = context.getPackageName();
Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.setType("text/plain");
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, activity.getString(applicationNameId));
String text = "Install this cool application: ";
String link = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + appPackageName;
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text + " " + link);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Share link:"));

Answer 7

Share application with title is you app_name, content is your application link

private static void shareApp(Context context) {
    final String appPackageName = BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID;
    final String appName = context.getString(R.string.app_name);
    Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
    String shareBodyText = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" +
            appPackageName;
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, appName);
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareBodyText);
    context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, context.getString(R.string
            .share_with)));
}

Answer 8

I know this question has been answered, but I would like to share an alternate solution:

Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
String shareSubText = "WhatsApp - The Great Chat App";
String shareBodyText = "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en";
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, shareSubText);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareBodyText);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share With"));

Answer 9

finally this code is worked for me to open email client of our android. try this snippet.

Intent testIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
                    Uri data = Uri.parse("mailto:?subject=" + "Feedback" + "&body=" + "Write Feedback here....." + "&to=" + "someone@example.com");
                    testIntent.setData(data);
                    startActivity(testIntent);

Answer 10

Actually the best way to sheared you app between users , google (firebase) proved new technology Firebase Dynamic Link Through several lines you can make it this is documentation https://firebase.google.com/docs/dynamic-links/ and the code is

  Uri dynamicLinkUri = dynamicLink.getUri();
      Task<ShortDynamicLink> shortLinkTask = FirebaseDynamicLinks.getInstance().createDynamicLink()
            .setLink(Uri.parse("https://www.google.jo/"))
            .setDynamicLinkDomain("rw4r7.app.goo.gl")
            .buildShortDynamicLink()
            .addOnCompleteListener(this, new OnCompleteListener<ShortDynamicLink>() {
                @Override
                public void onComplete(@NonNull Task<ShortDynamicLink> task) {
                    if (task.isSuccessful()) {
                        // Short link created
                        Uri shortLink = task.getResult().getShortLink();
                        Uri flowchartLink = task.getResult().getPreviewLink();
                        Intent intent = new Intent();
                        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,  shortLink.toString());
                        intent.setType("text/plain");
                        startActivity(intent);
                    } else {
                        // Error
                        // ...
                    }
                }
            });