Ionic: $cordovaSocialSharing cannot read property of undefined

Question

I want to use this plugin: $cordovaSocialSharing since it's the only plugin I've found for native social buttons on Ionic...

I get this error when I'm running my code in Chrome console: "Cannot read property 'socialsharing' of undefined" @ (ng-cordova.js:6715)

I reinstalled ng-Cordova as it says in ngcordova.com and the plugin multiple times but it seems it doesnt' work...I tried in an Android emulator and neither does.

Here my code: In my controllers.js:

angular.module('starter.controllers', ['ionic', 'ionic-ratings', 'onezone-datepicker', 'ngCordova'])

then,

.controller('CaravanDetailCtrl', function($rootScope, $scope, $cordovaSocialSharing, sweetAlert) {
   $scope.socialsharingFacebook = function() {

            $cordovaSocialSharing
                .shareViaFacebook("msg", "img", "url")
                .then(function(result) {
                    SweetAlert.swal({   
                        title: "",   
                        text: "success",   
                        type: "success",   
                        showCancelButton: false,   
                        confirmButtonColor: "rgba(5, 60, 84, 0.8)",   
                        confirmButtonText: "OK",   
                        closeOnConfirm: true 
                    });
                }, function(err) {
                    SweetAlert.swal({   
                        title: "",   
                        text: "sorry",   
                        type: "error",   
                        showCancelButton: false,   
                        confirmButtonColor: "rgba(5, 60, 84, 0.8)",   
                        confirmButtonText: "OK",   
                        closeOnConfirm: true 
                    });
                });
    }

}

I tried with this too (in controllers.js):

$ionicPlatform.ready(function() {
   $cordovaSocialSharing
            .shareViaFacebook("msg", "img", "url")
            .then(function(result) {
                SweetAlert.swal({   
                    title: "",   
                    text: "success",   
                    type: "success",   
                    showCancelButton: false,   
                    confirmButtonColor: "rgba(5, 60, 84, 0.8)",   
                    confirmButtonText: "OK",   
                    closeOnConfirm: true 
                });
            }, function(err) {
                SweetAlert.swal({   
                    title: "",   
                    text: "sorry",   
                    type: "error",   
                    showCancelButton: false,   
                    confirmButtonColor: "rgba(5, 60, 84, 0.8)",   
                    confirmButtonText: "OK",   
                    closeOnConfirm: true 
                });
            });
}

Any idea how to solve this or alternatively, any idea of another plugin that actually works on Ionic?

ngCordova should be second argument in your app.js, and you should include cordova.js and ng-cordova.min.js files in index.html file. — Amruth, Nov 25 '16 at 06:03

Mable John · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-25T04:34:31.203

You need to use real device, most Cordova plugins are not available in browser.

Detect That Your Application Is Running in Cordova/Phonegap

  if (window.cordova) {
     $cordovaSocialSharing
          .shareViaFacebook(message, image, link)
          .then(function(result) {
      // Success!
     }, function(err) {
         // An error occurred. Show a message to the user
     });
  } else {
    console.log('Not a device');
  }

Ionic: $cordovaSocialSharing cannot read property of undefined

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