How can I send mail from an iPhone application

Question

I want to send an email from my iPhone application. I have heard that the iOS SDK doesn't have an email API. I don't want to use the following code because it will exit my application:

NSString *url = [NSString stringWithString: @"mailto:[email protected][email protected]&subject=Greetings%20from%20Cupertino!&body=Wish%20you%20were%20here!"]; [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL: [NSURL URLWithString: url]]; 

So how can I send an email from my app?

Answer 1

On iOS 3.0 and later you should use the MFMailComposeViewController class, and the MFMailComposeViewControllerDelegate protocol, that is tucked away in the MessageUI framework.

First add the framework and import:

#import <MessageUI/MFMailComposeViewController.h> 

Then, to send a message:

MFMailComposeViewController* controller = [[MFMailComposeViewController alloc] init]; controller.mailComposeDelegate = self; [controller setSubject:@"My Subject"]; [controller setMessageBody:@"Hello there." isHTML:NO];  if (controller) [self presentModalViewController:controller animated:YES]; [controller release]; 

Then the user does the work and you get the delegate callback in time:

- (void)mailComposeController:(MFMailComposeViewController*)controller             didFinishWithResult:(MFMailComposeResult)result                          error:(NSError*)error; {   if (result == MFMailComposeResultSent) {     NSLog(@"It's away!");   }   [self dismissModalViewControllerAnimated:YES]; } 

Remember to check if the device is configured for sending email:

if ([MFMailComposeViewController canSendMail]) {   // Show the composer } else {   // Handle the error } 

Answer 2

MFMailComposeViewController is the way to go after the release of iPhone OS 3.0 software. You can look at the sample code or the tutorial I wrote.