Share Video From Android App

Question

Ours is a video hosting portal where users can upload and earn from their videos based on the views they get. We have recently launched an Android App and trying to integrate Share button to each video. Here is the code what we have placed

 Intent intent = new Intent();
                    try {

                        URL url = new URL("https://www.clipsnow.com/videos/images/thumbnails/230/10493.jpg");
                        Bitmap image = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(url.openConnection().getInputStream());
                        intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

                        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                        intent.setData(Uri.parse("https://www.clipsnow.com"));

                        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,msg);

                        intent.setType("text/plain");
                        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, getImageUri(v.getContext(), image));


                        intent.setType("image/*");
                        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
                        v.getContext().startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share Video"));

                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }

When we share any video with this, only thumbnail image is getting shared along with the video title. But, we need the video URL will get shared and when user tap on the URL, user will be taken to our app.

How can we do that?

Answer 1

This worked with me. Give a try!

File videoFile = new File(filePath);
Uri videoURI = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N
        ? FileProvider.getUriForFile(mContext, mContext.getPackageName(), videoFile)
        : Uri.fromFile(videoFile);
ShareCompat.IntentBuilder.from(getActivity())
        .setStream(videoURI)
        .setType("video/mp4")
        .setChooserTitle("Share video...")
        .startChooser();

Answer 2

You should download video first. Then you can share with using ACTION_SEND.

        String path = ""; //should be local path of downloaded video

        ContentValues content = new ContentValues(4);
        content.put(MediaStore.Video.VideoColumns.DATE_ADDED,
                System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000);
        content.put(MediaStore.Video.Media.MIME_TYPE, "video/mp4");
        content.put(MediaStore.Video.Media.DATA, path);

        ContentResolver resolver = getApplicationContext().getContentResolver();
        Uri uri = resolver.insert(MediaStore.Video.Media.EXTERNAL_CONTENT_URI, content);

        Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        sharingIntent.setType("video/*");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Hey this is the video subject");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hey this is the video text");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,uri);
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent,"Share Video");