Share image on whatsapp in Android "The file format is not supported." error

Question

I have an application with share image on whatsapp in android. It was working till now.But now I get the following error

"The file format is not supported."

Nothing changed on code.

btnWhatsapp.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
    public void onClick(View v) {   

        if (isAppInstalled("com.whatsapp"))   {
           // APP  INSTALLED
           Intent sendIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
           String sharetext ="Try my app";
           sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,sharetext );
           Uri screenshotUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://"+getPackageName()+"/drawable/"+logofilename);
           sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, screenshotUri);
           sendIntent.setType("image/png");
           sendIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
           v.getContext().startActivity(sendIntent);

        }else{
                        Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),R.string.nowhatsapp,Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                }                   
            }
       });

`android.resource` is an uncommon `Uri` scheme and may not be supported by all apps. Also, `ACTION_SEND` implementations do not have to honor both `EXTRA_TEXT` and `EXTRA_STREAM` on the same `Intent`. — CommonsWare, Aug 03 '16 at 18:03
we need to make a copy for that file (from internal) to SDCard and then, we could get the File Object... that file object is now public and shareable throughout whatsapp. :D @Innocent — gumuruh, Apr 14 '22 at 03:41

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 03 '16 at 21:32

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The file you are trying to share is in the package (your app) only your app can access the file. You need to share a public file

share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,
        Uri.parse( Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()+ File.separator+"temporary_file.jpg"));

like this other app can have access

answered Aug 03 '16 at 21:32

Jason

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but images are in my app drawable directory. – Stefan Ivalinov Aug 04 '16 at 15:02
You could copy that drawable in to the sd card reading to bitmap and save it with new file(), share that file, and then delete it, and you will keep all clean – Jason Aug 05 '16 at 06:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 15 '19 at 09:19

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you need download image from url to sdcard and pick the path from sdcard to share to whatsapp

answered Jul 15 '19 at 09:19

xuming liu

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 31 '22 at 13:24

If anybody is facing this issue until now then I have figured it out somehow. Every directory containing the .nomedia file will not be available to share images/videos programmatically.

My application creates a directory in Android/media, I don't want to show all the clips in the gallery that's why I have created a .nomedia file programmatically but later I realised that if someone wants to share a video (on WhatsApp) using my application, the .nomedia file is not allowing my application to do so and eventually WhatsApp throws an error "The file format is not supported", it's happening on few devices. Delete this file and your app will be able to share videos. Although deleting this file is not recommended as it may flood the user's gallery with useless/duplicate clips and images but I couldn't find any other solution till now.

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 17 '19 at 05:03

Uri imgUri = Uri.parse(pictureFile.getAbsolutePath());
Intent whatsappIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
whatsappIntent.setType("text/plain");
whatsappIntent.setPackage("com.whatsapp");
whatsappIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "The text you wanted to share");
whatsappIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imgUri);
whatsappIntent.setType("image/jpeg");
whatsappIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);

try {
    activity.startActivity(whatsappIntent);
} catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
    ToastHelper.MakeShortText("Whatsapp have not been installed.");
}

score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 21 '19 at 05:45

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Check the permissions of your app, enable storage permissions in App permissions, it will solve your problem.

answered Aug 21 '19 at 05:45

Adithya M P N

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Share image on whatsapp in Android "The file format is not supported." error

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