How to send HTML mail using Android intent

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final Intent shareIntent= new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.parse("mailto:"));
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "The Subject");
shareIntent.putExtra(
Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,
Html.fromHtml(new StringBuilder()
    .append("<p><b>Some Content</b></p>")
    .append("<small><p>More content</p></small>")
    .toString())
);

Even I have pasted this code from a solved question(How to send HTML email). Still not working in my case.

if you send intent to gmail app, it will go to editing page before sending it. And as far i know, edit text in gmail app doesnt support html tag. — Randyka Yudhistira, Dec 27 '16 at 06:24
Html can be use in email.. you just missing one thing..add this`shareIntent.setType("message/rfc822");` — ZeroOne, Dec 27 '16 at 06:26
@android_griezmann its working fine if you send it through smtp within your app, not gmail app — Randyka Yudhistira, Dec 27 '16 at 06:29
@RandykaYudhistira I am using the gmail itself [look at this link](https://s30.postimg.org/qp1kjqp0x/device_2016_12_27_121029.png) — android_griezmann, Dec 27 '16 at 06:45
@MuhammadHafiqIqmal: I have added this "shareIntent.setType("message/rfc822")" above shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "The Subject");. But now it's not popping up any email app. Just showing a message "No apps can perform this action." — Jeet, Dec 27 '16 at 06:51
@android_griezmann i cant make it. https://s28.postimg.org/6j74jbnq5/Screenshot_2016_12_27_13_47_25.png — Randyka Yudhistira, Dec 27 '16 at 06:52
use SEND instead of SENDTO... SENDTO putextra is not working.. — ZeroOne, Dec 27 '16 at 06:57
@RandykaYudhistira I guess you have directly passed the html content like this shareIntent.putExtra( Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "
Some Content
"); You should passed it just like the way in the question. — android_griezmann, Dec 27 '16 at 06:59
@ZeroOne Replaced SENDTO with SEND. Now showing email apps. But stil the output is same. [see the link for output](https://s24.postimg.org/4o8ol57ph/Screenshot_20161227_140051.png) — Jeet, Dec 27 '16 at 08:58
I confirm the same output as the link by @Jeet on multiple devices. Has this been confirmed to be a regression in the Gmail app, as suggested by the answer below? — rustyWhitefeather, Feb 22 '17 at 04:19

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '17 at 17:14

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It looks like a regression in the GMail app. It was working fine before and now it's not working anymore. It might be a bug or it might have been disabled on purpose for security reasons... Anyway I don't think you'll be able to fix this on your side

answered Jan 11 '17 at 17:14

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