sharing photo from android app

Question

I have developed one wallpaper application in which I want to add share button to share a photo on whatsapp. Here is my code( but that code is only for any text msg) I want to share a photo.

Please respond with the code where in I can select a wallpaper from my application and send to whatsapp's particular contact.

case R.id.save:
        InputStream y11 = getResources().openRawResource(to);
        Bitmap b11 = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(y11);
        Intent waIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        waIntent.setType("image/*");

        waIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp.android");
        waIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, to);
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(waIntent, "Share with"));

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '13 at 13:29

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Replace

waIntent.setType("text/plain");

with

waIntent.setType("image/png");

answered Oct 23 '13 at 13:29

arshu

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i have just edited my code. in which i put image/* but it could not work. – 9477 Oct 23 '13 at 13:37
What is "to" here : `waIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, to);` – arshu Oct 23 '13 at 13:39
ok. "to" is my image source. int to=R.drawable.1 or R.drawable.2 etc – 9477 Oct 23 '13 at 13:41
if i run this above code i get an error that "no application can perform this action".. where ever i have whatsapp in my device – 9477 Oct 23 '13 at 13:42
try image/png instead of image/* – arshu Oct 23 '13 at 13:43
You need to pass the URI in this line not the Bitmap : `waIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, to);` – arshu Oct 23 '13 at 13:48
i did not get you as I m a learner. can you suggest me a code? – 9477 Oct 23 '13 at 13:54

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 24 '15 at 11:52

the package name is wrong. try: com.whatsapp and this code is to share image via whatsapp

private void shareIt(Uri uri) {
        Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        sharingIntent.setType("image/*");
        sharingIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"Shared via my app");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent, "share with"));
    }

sharing photo from android app

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