Email link not working on Android

Question

I have the code for a click to email link in HTML and it works fine on my pc but doesn't work on mobile devices (I only have Android so I don't know if the problem is only on Android or all mobile devices). When I press the link the browser says:

Webpage not available. "mailto:ar1speed@yahoo.com?subject=Mileage%20%20%20&body="Todays%20date:%0D%0ABusiness%20Mileage:%0D%0ADid%20you%20have%20a%20business%20passenger?%0D%0AAdditional%20details:" might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.

Can someone please tell me how to fix this problem it is vital that the Click to send email link works.

My code is below:

<p>
   <a href="mailto:ar1speed@yahoo.com?subject=Mileage&body="Todays date:%0D%0ABusiness Mileage:%0D%0ADid you have a business passenger%0D%0AAdditional details:">
       Click to send email
   </a>
</p>

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

That's an issue with Android OS:

Issue 63538: Mailto links are parsed incorrectly, entered entirely into the address field

Devices Confirmed: Nexus 4 (two devices tested)
Android Version: 4.4.2 only (tested in 4.3 and 4.4.0)

Bug details:

Mailto links are entirely entered into the address field instead of being parsed into Address, Subject and Body. Screenshot is attached showing issue.

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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Here's an example of mailto which works just fine on mobile, so you must've just formed your URL incorrectly (check your ""s).

MAILTO Link in email to start a new email

edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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answered Aug 04 '13 at 17:35

whitfin

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Do I have to change it from a link. Also, do I just paste this into my code in the place of my email link code in order to get it to work? – Pancake_Senpai Aug 04 '13 at 19:21
It's probably easier to change it for a button, and just place the above code in the OnClick() method. – whitfin Aug 04 '13 at 19:46
@user2627595 Hang on, I misunderstood. Updated answer. – whitfin Aug 04 '13 at 19:48
@user2627595 My old code was assuming you were doing it from inside an Android application (my mistake). – whitfin Aug 05 '13 at 15:08

murari setty gnana vinay · Answer 3 · 2018-10-25T12:09:07.803

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Your application need access for mail related apps.This can be achieved by adding following piece of code in

config.xml

<access origin="mailto://*" launch-external="true" />

then it will work

edited Oct 25 '18 at 12:09

answered Oct 25 '18 at 11:33

murari setty gnana vinay

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 25 '18 at 11:47

Use this code to invoke the mailing applications in mobile and set the subject, and body of email as well.

Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
emailIntent.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:yourmailid@somedomain.com"));
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject");
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Body");

                try {
                    startActivity(emailIntent);
                } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
                    Toast.makeText("No email client found",
                            Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                }

Refer Send Email Intent for examples

Email link not working on Android

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Issue 63538: Mailto links are parsed incorrectly, entered entirely into the address field

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