android share image in ImageView without saving in sd card

Question

I want to Share the image in image view.but i don't want save to SDcard. But when i use Intent to share i used code

Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                share.setType("image/jpeg");
                share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,Uri.parse(path));
                startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share Image"));  

here Path specified location of image in sdcard

but i don't want save image ... is there possible ..

Answer 1

The recommended method for sharing files with other apps is with a ContentProvider called FileProvider. The documentation is pretty good, but some parts are a little tricky. Here is a summary.

Set up the FileProvider in the Manifest

<manifest>
    ...
    <application>
        ...
        <provider
            android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
            android:authorities="com.example.myapp.fileprovider"
            android:grantUriPermissions="true"
            android:exported="false">
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
                android:resource="@xml/filepaths" />
        </provider>
        ...
    </application>
</manifest>

Replace com.example.myapp with your app package name.

Create res/xml/filepaths.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <cache-path name="shared_images" path="images/"/>
</paths>

This tells the FileProvider where to get the files to share (using the cache directory in this case).

Save the image to internal storage

// save bitmap to cache directory
try {

    File cachePath = new File(context.getCacheDir(), "images");
    cachePath.mkdirs(); // don't forget to make the directory
    FileOutputStream stream = new FileOutputStream(new File(cachePath, "image.png")); // overwrites this image every time
    bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, stream);
    stream.close();

} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}

Share the image

File imagePath = new File(context.getCacheDir(), "images");
File newFile = new File(imagePath, "image.png");
Uri contentUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, "com.example.app.fileprovider", newFile);

if (contentUri != null) {

    Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
    shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION); // temp permission for receiving app to read this file
    shareIntent.setDataAndType(contentUri, getContentResolver().getType(contentUri));
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, contentUri);
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Choose an app"));

}

Further reading

• FileProvider
• Storage Options - Internal Storage
• Sharing Files
• Saving Files