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POHow to show an image through an intent being compatible with different apps
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copied!<p>I'm trying to share an image I have previously saved on disk, sending an <code>Intent.ACTION_SEND</code>. The problem is that I can't find a way to be compatible with different apps, official Gmail app and TweetDeck in my case. </p> <p>The image I want to share is contained in a <code>File</code>:</p> <pre><code>File agendaFile; // its path using getAbsolutePath() -> /data/data/com.mypackage/files/agenda.jpg </code></pre> <h1>Option A) using Uri.fromFile</h1> <pre><code>Uri agendaUri = Uri.fromFile(agendaFile); // the value -> file:///data/data/com.mypackage/files/agenda.jpg </code></pre> <h2>Results</h2> <ul> <li>Gmail, is the image attatched to the email? <strong>NO</strong></li> <li>Tweetdeck, is the image added to the tweet message? <strong>YES</strong></li> </ul> <h1>Option B) using Uri.parse</h1> <pre><code>Uri agendaUri = Uri.parse(agendaFile.toURI().toString()); // the value -> file:/data/data/com.mypackage/files/agenda.jpg </code></pre> <h2>Results</h2> <ul> <li>Gmail, is the image attatched to the email? <strong>YES</strong></li> <li>Tweetdeck, is the image added to the tweet message? <strong>NO</strong></li> </ul> <h1>Finally</h1> <p>In both cases I send the intent like this:</p> <pre><code>final Intent intent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND); intent.setType("image/jpg"); intent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, agendaUri); startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "title")); </code></pre> <p>So, is there any other options to share an image? How is it the best way to share an image being compatible with most apps as possible?</p> <p>Thanks!</p>

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