Android and Facebook share intent

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I m developing an Android app and am interested to know how you can update the app user s status from within the app using Android s share intents   Having looked through Facebook s SDK it appears that this is easy enough to do  however I m keen to allow the user to do it via the regular Share Intent pop up window  seen here      I have tried the usual share intent code  however this no longer appears to work for Facebook   public void invokeShare Activity activity  String quote  String credit        Intent shareIntent   new Intent android content Intent ACTION SEND       shareIntent setType  text plain        shareIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA SUBJECT  activity getString R string share subject        shareIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA TEXT   Example text             activity startActivity Intent createChooser shareIntent  activity getString R string share title         UPDATE  Having done more digging  it looks as though it s a bug with Facebook s app that has yet to be resolved   facebook bug  For the mean time it looks like I m just going to have to put up with the negative  Sharing doesn t work     reviews  Cheers Facebook

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Facebook does not allow to share plain text data with Intent EXTRA TEXT but You can share text link with facebook messanger using this  this works fine for me              Intent sendIntent   new Intent                sendIntent setAction Intent ACTION SEND               sendIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT  text url link               sendIntent setType  text plain                sendIntent setPackage  com facebook orca                startActivity sendIntent

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The Facebook application does not handle either the EXTRA SUBJECT or EXTRA TEXT fields    Here is bug link  https   developers facebook com bugs 332619626816423  Thanks  billynomates      The thing is  if you put a URL in the EXTRA TEXT field  it does   work  It s like they re intentionally stripping out any text

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In Lollipop  21   you can use Intent EXTRA REPLACEMENT EXTRAS to override the intent for Facebook specifically  and specify a link only   https   developer android com reference android content Intent html EXTRA REPLACEMENT EXTRAS  private void doShareLink String text  String link      Intent shareIntent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND     shareIntent setType  text plain      Intent chooserIntent   Intent createChooser shareIntent  getString R string share via          for 21   we can use EXTRA REPLACEMENT EXTRAS to support the specific case of Facebook       only supports a link        gt  21  facebook link  other text link       lt  20  all link   if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES LOLLIPOP        shareIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT  text         link       Bundle facebookBundle   new Bundle        facebookBundle putString Intent EXTRA TEXT  link       Bundle replacement   new Bundle        replacement putBundle  com facebook katana   facebookBundle       chooserIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA REPLACEMENT EXTRAS  replacement       else       shareIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT  link          chooserIntent setFlags Intent FLAG ACTIVITY NEW TASK     startActivity chooserIntent

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This solution works aswell  If there is no Facebook installed  it just runs the normal share-dialog  If there is and you are not logged in  it goes to the login screen  If you are logged in  it will open the share dialog and put in the  Share url  from the Intent Extra   Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND   intent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT   Share url    intent setType  text plain     List lt ResolveInfo gt  matches   getMainFragmentActivity   getPackageManager   queryIntentActivities intent  0   for  ResolveInfo info   matches        if  info activityInfo packageName toLowerCase   contains  facebook              intent setPackage info activityInfo packageName            startActivity intent

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I found out you can only share either Text or Image  not both using Intents  Below code shares only Image if exists  or only Text if Image does not exits  If you want to share both  you need to use Facebook SDK from here   If you use other solution instead of below code  don t forget to specify package name com facebook lite as well  which is package name of Facebook Lite  I haven t test but com facebook orca is package name of Facebook Messenger if you want to target that too    You can add more methods for sharing with WhatsApp  Twitter      public class IntentShareHelper                    lt b gt Beware  lt  b gt  this shares only image if exists  or only text if image does not exits  Can t share both             public static void shareOnFacebook AppCompatActivity appCompatActivity  String textBody  Uri fileUri            Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND           intent setType  text plain            intent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT  TextUtils isEmpty textBody    textBody                 if  fileUri    null                intent putExtra Intent EXTRA STREAM  fileUri               intent addFlags Intent FLAG GRANT READ URI PERMISSION               intent setType  image                         boolean facebookAppFound   false          List lt ResolveInfo gt  matches   appCompatActivity getPackageManager   queryIntentActivities intent  PackageManager MATCH DEFAULT ONLY           for  ResolveInfo info   matches                if  info activityInfo packageName toLowerCase   startsWith  com facebook katana                      info activityInfo packageName toLowerCase   startsWith  com facebook lite                      intent setPackage info activityInfo packageName                   facebookAppFound   true                  break                                   if  facebookAppFound                appCompatActivity startActivity intent             else               showWarningDialog appCompatActivity  appCompatActivity getString R string error activity not found                         public static void shareOnWhatsapp AppCompatActivity appCompatActivity  String textBody  Uri fileUri            private static void showWarningDialog Context context  String message            new AlertDialog Builder context                   setMessage message                   setNegativeButton context getString R string close   new DialogInterface OnClickListener                          Override                     public void onClick DialogInterface dialog  int which                            dialog dismiss                                                              setCancelable true                   create   show              For getting Uri from File  use below class   public class UtilityFile       public static  Nullable Uri getUriFromFile Context context   Nullable File file            if  file    null              return null           if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES N                try                   return FileProvider getUriForFile context   com my package fileprovider   file                 catch  Exception e                    e printStackTrace                    return null                          else               return Uri fromFile file                           Returns the URI path to the Bitmap displayed in specified ImageView            public static Uri getLocalBitmapUri Context context  ImageView imageView            Drawable drawable   imageView getDrawable            Bitmap bmp   null          if  drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable                bmp     BitmapDrawable  imageView getDrawable    getBitmap              else               return null                       Store image to default external storage directory         Uri bmpUri   null          try                  Use methods on Context to access package-specific directories on external storage                 This way  you don t need to request external read write permission              File file   new File context getExternalFilesDir Environment DIRECTORY PICTURES    share image     System currentTimeMillis       png                FileOutputStream out   new FileOutputStream file               bmp compress Bitmap CompressFormat PNG  90  out               out close                 bmpUri   getUriFromFile context  file             catch  IOException e                e printStackTrace                      return bmpUri                For writing FileProvider  use this link  https   github com codepath android guides wiki Sharing-Content-with-Intents

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Here is something I did which open Facebook App with Link   shareIntent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND   shareIntent setComponent new ComponentName  com facebook katana                        com facebook katana activity composer ImplicitShareIntentHandler      shareIntent setType  text plain    shareIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT   videoUrl

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Apparently Facebook no longer  as of 2014  allows you to customise the sharing screen  no matter if you are just opening sharer php URL or using Android intents in more specialised ways  See for example these answers     Sharer php no longer allows you to customize     You need to use Facebook Android SDK or Easy Facebook Android SDK to share     Anyway  using plain Intents  you can still share a URL  but not any default text with it  as billynomates commented   Also  if you have no URL to share  just launching Facebook app with empty  Write Post   i e  status update  dialog is equally easy  use the code below but leave out EXTRA TEXT    Here s the best solution I ve found that does not involve using any Facebook SDKs    This code opens the official Facebook app directly if it s installed  and otherwise falls back to opening sharer php in a browser   Most of the other solutions in this question bring up a huge  Complete action using     dialog which isn t optimal at all     String urlToShare    https   stackoverflow com questions 7545254   Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND   intent setType  text plain       intent putExtra Intent EXTRA SUBJECT   Foo bar       NB  has no effect  intent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT  urlToShare       See if official Facebook app is found boolean facebookAppFound   false  List lt ResolveInfo gt  matches   getPackageManager   queryIntentActivities intent  0   for  ResolveInfo info   matches        if  info activityInfo packageName toLowerCase   startsWith  com facebook katana              intent setPackage info activityInfo packageName           facebookAppFound   true          break              As fallback  launch sharer php in a browser if   facebookAppFound        String sharerUrl    https   www facebook com sharer sharer php u     urlToShare      intent   new Intent Intent ACTION VIEW  Uri parse sharerUrl       startActivity intent      Regarding the com facebook katana package name  see MatheusJardimB s comment    The result looks like this on my Nexus 7  Android 4 4  with Facebook app installed

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public void invokeShare Activity activity  String quote  String credit        Intent shareIntent   new Intent android content Intent ACTION SEND       shareIntent setType  text plain        shareIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA SUBJECT  activity getString R string share subject        shareIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA TEXT   Example text            shareIntent putExtra  com facebook platform extra APPLICATION ID   activity getString R string app id                                activity startActivity Intent createChooser shareIntent  activity getString R string share title

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Here is what I did  for text   In the code  I copy whatever text is needed to clipboard  The first time an individual tries to use the share intent button  I pop up a notification that explains if they wish to share to facebook  they need to click  Facebook  and then long press to paste  this is to make them aware that Facebook has BROKEN the android intent system   Then the relevant information is in the field  I might also include a link to this post so users can complain too     private void setClipboardText String text       TODO     int sdk   android os Build VERSION SDK INT      if sdk  lt  android os Build VERSION CODES HONEYCOMB            android text ClipboardManager clipboard    android text ClipboardManager  getSystemService Context CLIPBOARD SERVICE           clipboard setText text         else           android content ClipboardManager clipboard    android content ClipboardManager  getSystemService Context CLIPBOARD SERVICE            android content ClipData clip   android content ClipData newPlainText  text label  text           clipboard setPrimaryClip clip             Below is a method for dealing w prior versions  public boolean onOptionsItemSelected MenuItem item        switch  item getItemId          case R id menu item share          Intent shareIntent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND           shareIntent setType  text plain            shareIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT   text here             ClipboardManager clipboard    ClipboardManager  getSystemService CLIPBOARD SERVICE     TODO          ClipData clip   ClipData newPlainText  label    text here             clipboard setPrimaryClip clip            setShareIntent shareIntent             break                return super onOptionsItemSelected item

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Seems in version 4 0 0 of Facebook so many things has changed  This is my code which is working fine  Hope it helps you                  Facebook does not support sharing content without using their SDK however        it is possible to share URL                param content         param url             private void shareOnFacebook String content  String url                try                          TODO  This part does not work properly based on my test             Intent fbIntent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND               fbIntent setType  text plain                fbIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT  content               fbIntent putExtra Intent EXTRA STREAM  url               fbIntent addCategory Intent CATEGORY LAUNCHER               fbIntent setFlags Intent FLAG ACTIVITY NEW TASK                       Intent FLAG ACTIVITY RESET TASK IF NEEDED               fbIntent setComponent new ComponentName  com facebook katana                        com facebook composer shareintent ImplicitShareIntentHandler                  startActivity fbIntent               return                    catch  Exception e                           User doesn t have Facebook app installed  Try sharing through browser                        If we failed  not native FB app installed   try share through SEND         String sharerUrl    https   www facebook com sharer sharer php u     url          SupportUtils doShowUri this getActivity    sharerUrl

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The usual way  The usual way to create what you re asking for  is to simply do the following       Intent intent   new Intent Intent ACTION SEND       intent setType  text plain        intent putExtra Intent EXTRA TEXT   The status update text        startActivity Intent createChooser intent   Dialog title text       This works without any issues for me   The alternative way  maybe   The potential problem with doing this  is that you re also allowing the message to be sent via e-mail  SMS  etc  The following code is something I m using in an application  that allows the user to send me an e-mail using Gmail  I m guessing you could try to change it to make it work with Facebook only   I m not sure how it responds to any errors or exceptions  I m guessing that would occur if Facebook is not installed   so you might have to test it a bit       try           Intent emailIntent   new Intent android content Intent ACTION SEND           String   recipients   new String    e-mail address            emailIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA EMAIL  recipients           emailIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA SUBJECT   E-mail subject            emailIntent putExtra android content Intent EXTRA TEXT   E-mail text            emailIntent setType  plain text       This is incorrect MIME  but Gmail is one of the only apps that responds to it - this might need to be replaced with text plain for Facebook         final PackageManager pm   getPackageManager            final List lt ResolveInfo gt  matches   pm queryIntentActivities emailIntent  0           ResolveInfo best   null          for  final ResolveInfo info   matches              if  info activityInfo packageName endsWith   gm                          info activityInfo name toLowerCase   contains  gmail    best   info                  if  best    null                      emailIntent setClassName best activityInfo packageName  best activityInfo name                   startActivity emailIntent         catch  Exception e            Toast makeText this   Application not found   Toast LENGTH SHORT  show

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The easiest way that I could find to pass a message from my app to facebook was programmatically copy to the clipboard and alert the user that they have the option to paste   It saves the user from manually doing it  my app is not pasting but the user might       if  app equals  facebook             overcome fb  putExtra  constraint         copy message to clipboard for user to paste into fb      ClipboardManager cb    ClipboardManager               getSystemService Context CLIPBOARD SERVICE       ClipData clip   ClipData newPlainText  post   msg       cb setPrimaryClip clip           tell the to PASTE POST with option to stop showing this dialogue     showDialog this  getString R string facebook post      startActivity appIntent

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