Android Intent.SEND with text and link to messenger won't work

Question

 Intent sharingIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        sharingIntent.setType("text/plain");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject Here");
        sharingIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "SHARE BODY https://www.messenger.com");
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent, "HUO"));

This text will be shared correctly for other apps, but messenger will only share the URL. Why? How can I fix this?

Because Facebook doesn't want you to prefill text. We want the user to type the text. So there is nothing you can do to change it — WizKid, Jul 01 '16 at 10:11

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 01 '16 at 10:56

This text will be shared correctly for other apps

Some apps might support that. Apps do not have to, as what you are doing (using both EXTRA_TEXT and EXTRA_STREAM) is outside the scope of the ACTION_SEND contract. You are supposed to use either EXTRA_TEXT or EXTRA_STREAM, not both.

How can I fix this?

Get rid of EXTRA_TEXT, or get rid of EXTRA_STREAM, or live with random results from apps with your existing Intent structure.

Android Intent.SEND with text and link to messenger won't work

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