Best Practice - Adding your App to the Android Share Menu

Question

My App sends files(all mime Types) over a TCP connection and hence I wanted my app to appear in the Android Share menu.

I added the following intent filters to my Activity in AndroidManifest.xml

<intent-filter ><!--intent filter for single file sharing-->     <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />     <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />     <data android:mimeType="*/*" /> </intent-filter> <intent-filter ><!--intent filter for sharing multiple files-->     <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND_MULTIPLE" />     <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />     <data android:mimeType="*/*" /> </intent-filter> 

Now I added this to the Activity which is to be launched on clicking the Share Action

Intent intent = getIntent(); if (Intent.ACTION_SEND.equals(intent.getAction())) {     Uri uri = (Uri) intent.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);     if (uri != null) {         fileset = new HashSet();         fileset.add(getPathfromUri(uri));     } } else if (Intent.ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE.equals(intent.getAction())) {     ArrayList<Uri> uris = intent.getParcelableArrayListExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM);     if (uris != null) {         fileset = new HashSet();         for(Uri uri : uris) {             fileset.add(getPathfromUri(uri));         }     } } 

I use this method to generate the absolute paths of the Files that are to be shared.

public String getPathfromUri(Uri uri) {     if(uri.toString().startsWith("file://")) {          return uri.getPath();     }     String[] projection = { MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA };     Cursor cursor = managedQuery(uri, projection, null, null, null);     startManagingCursor(cursor);     int column_index = cursor.getColumnIndexOrThrow(MediaStore.Images.Media.DATA);     cursor.moveToFirst();     String path= cursor.getString(column_index);     //cursor.close();     return path; } 

The above method properly retrieves the absolute path of Images/Videos and other files.Is there something that I have missed out or is there a better way of doing this?

In Addition to the Share menu, there is a Send Via menu on my Phone.

Is there a way to get my App into this list?

Answer 1

I've outlined it here how to get in the menu:

http://blog.blundellapps.com/add-your-app-to-the-android-menu/

Basically it's having your mimetype / :

        <intent-filter>             <action android:name="android.intent.action.GET_CONTENT" />              <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />              <data android:mimeType="*/*" />         </intent-filter> 

If you do that and it doesn't show up, it means they are using an intent menu and it's a custom share list so you cannot force your way in.

Answer 2

i think you are sharing the images from outside the app. plz define the minetype in intentfiler. it is working fine at mine side.

<activity             android:name=".SharePhotoFromOutSide"             android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" >             <intent-filter>                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />                  <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />                  <data android:mimeType="photo/*" />             </intent-filter>         </activity>