How to activate Share button in android app

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i want to add  Share  button to my android app    Like that    I added  Share  button  but button is not active  I click  but nothing happens   My code in MainActivity java   private ShareActionProvider mShareActionProvider    Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu Menu menu        getMenuInflater   inflate R menu share menu  menu       getMenuInflater   inflate R menu main  menu       MenuItem item   menu findItem R id share menu       mShareActionProvider    ShareActionProvider  menu findItem R id share menu  getActionProvider        mShareActionProvider setShareIntent getDefaultShareIntent          return true           Intent sharingIntent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND       sharingIntent setType  text plain        sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA TEXT   Text        sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA SUBJECT   Subject        startActivity Intent createChooser sharingIntent   Share using         I want to share text in my first tab  first tab xml  or second tab  second tab xml    Code in tab  xml   If need     lt RelativeLayout xmlns android  http   schemas android com apk res android  xmlns tools  http   schemas android com tools  android layout width  match parent  android layout height  match parent  android background   color background color  android paddingBottom   dimen activity vertical margin  android paddingLeft   dimen activity horizontal margin  android paddingRight   dimen activity horizontal margin  android paddingTop   dimen activity vertical margin  tools context   MainActivity DummySectionFragment   gt    lt TextView     android id    id section label1      android layout width  wrap content      android layout height  wrap content      android layout centerHorizontal  true      android layout centerVertical  true      android text   string text      android textColor   color text color    gt    lt ImageView     android id    id imageView1      android layout width  wrap content      android layout height  wrap content      android layout alignParentBottom  true      android layout centerHorizontal  true      android src   drawable sprite    gt

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in kotlin    val sharingIntent   Intent android content Intent ACTION SEND  sharingIntent type    text plain  val shareBody    Application Link   https   play google com store apps details id   App context getPackageName     sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA SUBJECT   App link   sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA TEXT  shareBody  startActivity Intent createChooser sharingIntent   Share App Link Via

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Share Any File as below   Kotlin     first create a folder named xml in the res folder and create a new XML Resource File named provider paths xml and put the below code inside it    lt  xml version  quot 1 0 quot  encoding  quot utf-8 quot   gt   lt paths xmlns android  quot http   schemas android com apk res android quot  gt       lt files-path         name  quot files quot          path  quot   quot   gt        lt external-path         name  quot external files quot          path  quot   quot   gt   lt  paths gt   now go to the manifests folder and open the AndroidManifest xml and then put the below code inside the  lt application gt  tag    lt provider android name  quot androidx core content FileProvider quot  android authorities  quot   applicationId  provider quot  android exported  quot false quot  android grantUriPermissions  quot true quot  gt   lt meta-data     android name  quot android support FILE PROVIDER PATHS quot      android resource  quot  xml provider paths quot    gt     provider paths xml file path in this example  lt  provider gt   now you put the below code in the setOnLongClickListener   share btn setOnClickListener       try           val file   File  quot pathOfFile quot           if file exists                  val uri   FileProvider getUriForFile this  BuildConfig APPLICATION ID    quot  provider quot   file              val intent   Intent Intent ACTION SEND              intent addFlags Intent FLAG GRANT READ URI PERMISSION              intent setType  quot     quot               intent putExtra Intent EXTRA STREAM  uri              intent setFlags Intent FLAG ACTIVITY NEW TASK               startActivity intent                  catch  e  java lang Exception            e printStackTrace           toast  quot Error quot

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Add a Button and on click of the Button add this code   Intent sharingIntent   new Intent android content Intent ACTION SEND    sharingIntent setType  text plain    String shareBody    Here is the share content body   sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA SUBJECT   Subject Here    sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA TEXT  shareBody   startActivity Intent createChooser sharingIntent   Share via       Useful links   For basic sharing  For customization

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Create a button with an id share and add the following code snippet   share setOnClickListener new View OnClickListener                       Override     public void onClick View v             Intent sharingIntent   new Intent android content Intent ACTION SEND           sharingIntent setType  text plain            String shareBody    Your body here           String shareSub    Your subject here           sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA SUBJECT  shareSub           sharingIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA TEXT  shareBody           startActivity Intent createChooser sharingIntent   Share using                 The above code snippet will open the share chooser on share button click action  However  note   The share code snippet might not output very good results using emulator  For actual  results  run the code snippet on android device to get the real results

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