How to Share Image + Text together using ACTION_SEND in android?

Question

I want to share Text + Image together using ACTION_SEND in android, I am using below code, I can share only Image but i can not share Text with it,

private Uri imageUri;
private Intent intent;

imageUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName()+ "/drawable/" + "ic_launcher");
intent = new Intent();
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
intent.setType("image/*");
startActivity(intent);

Any help on this ?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2222703 'MMS' is separate protocol for sending text/image messages. Not great because it has lots of carrier imposed limits. You may want to check it out. — Robert Rowntree, Dec 02 '13 at 17:03

score 69 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 29 '22 at 13:12

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You can share plain text with the following code

String shareBody = "Here is the share content body";
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, shareBody);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(sharingIntent, getResources().getString(R.string.share_using)));

So your full code (your image + text) becomes

private Uri imageUri;
private Intent intent;
    
imageUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() +
    "/drawable/" + "ic_launcher");

intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
// text
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello");
//image
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
//type of content
intent.setType("*/*");
//sending
startActivity(intent);

I just replaced image/* with */*

Update:

Uri imageUri = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + getPackageName() +
    "/drawable/" + "ic_launcher");
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
shareIntent.setType("image/jpeg");
shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "send"));

edited Jun 29 '22 at 13:12

Cyb3rKo

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answered Dec 02 '13 at 16:41

Ahmed Ekri

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put setType before first putExtra and retry. – Ahmed Ekri Dec 02 '13 at 16:52
umm, try to share/send it to another app – Ahmed Ekri Dec 02 '13 at 17:01
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i tried to gamil, whatsapp and viber, among of them gmail and viber crashed :( – Hiren Patel Dec 02 '13 at 17:06
its not working, image not sharing to fb, for other(twitter,gmail) its working – Make it Simple Jun 10 '14 at 12:06
cuz fb needs its own implementation way, you need to use its sdk. – Ahmed Ekri Jun 10 '14 at 19:34
Working with Whatsapp, Gmail and many other applications, Thanks. I badly needed this FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION. Thanks again +1. Do note that I'm using just the `Intent` part from this with a screenshot bitmap. – Lalit Fauzdar Mar 08 '18 at 07:05
in whatsapp i'm getting error "Sharing failed, please try again." – Gulshan Yadav Nov 06 '19 at 07:26
Chooser is showing duplicate Apps like FB messenger and FB messenger 'Your Story' – Aman Verma May 24 '20 at 23:51
you, dear sir, is a life savour and the massiah himself in blood and flesh – oded bartov Nov 02 '20 at 20:25
try this https://stackoverflow.com/a/70938272/12781179 – Harry Potter Feb 01 '22 at 09:37

score 19 · Answer 2 · answered May 29 '17 at 08:05

please have a look on this code worked for me to share an text and image together

Intent shareIntent;
    Bitmap bitmap= BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.mipmap.ic_launcher);
    String path = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)+"/Share.png";
    OutputStream out = null;
    File file=new File(path);
    try {
        out = new FileOutputStream(file);
        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, out);
        out.flush();
        out.close();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    path=file.getPath();
    Uri bmpUri = Uri.parse("file://"+path);
    shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, bmpUri);
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"Hey please check this application " + "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" +getPackageName());
    shareIntent.setType("image/png");
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share with"));

Don't forget to give WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Permission

also in facebook it can only share the image because facebook is not allowing to share the text via intent

This is the best answer so far, and the only one which is working for me all the others are not. — Simple, Oct 19 '18 at 02:00
Chooser is showing duplicate Apps like FB messenger and FB messenger 'Your Story' — Aman Verma, May 24 '20 at 23:52
Unfortunately, on Viber it's only sharing the image, not the text. — Martin Braun, Oct 18 '21 at 09:01
to share mage using public folder and write permission, you can use app personal folders — user924, Aug 22 '22 at 13:38

Anson Yao · Answer 3 · 2015-07-12T06:05:12.900

It is possibly because the sharing app (FB, twitter, etc) may not have permissions to read the image.

Google's document says:

The receiving application needs permission to access the data the Uri points to. The recommended ways to do this are:

http://developer.android.com/training/sharing/send.html

I am not sure the sharing apps have permissions to read an image in the bundle of our apps. But my files saved in

 Activity.getFilesDir()

cannot be read. As suggested in the above link, we may consider to store images in the MediaStore, where the sharing apps have permissions to read.

Update1: The following is working code to share image with text in Android 4.4.

        Bitmap bm = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(file.getPath());
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, Constant.SHARE_MESSAGE
            + Constant.SHARE_URL);
        String url= MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(this.getContentResolver(), bm, "title", "description");
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse(url));
        intent.setType("image/*");
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share Image"));

The side effect is we add an image in the MediaStore.

If the share is finished, you can simply remove the image from MediaStore and nothing happend ;-) — pinyin_samu, Oct 01 '15 at 09:13
Chooser is showing duplicate Apps like FB messenger and FB messenger 'Your Story' — Aman Verma, May 24 '20 at 23:52

score 4 · Answer 4 · edited Oct 23 '19 at 14:28

try using this code.I am uploading ic_launcher from drawable.you can change this with your file from gallary or bitmap.

void share() {
    Bitmap icon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),
                R.drawable.ic_launcher);
    Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    share.setType("image/jpeg");
    ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    icon.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, bytes);
    File f = new File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory()
                + File.separator + "temporary_file.jpg");
    try {
        f.createNewFile();
        FileOutputStream fo = new FileOutputStream(f);
        fo.write(bytes.toByteArray());
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "hello #test");

    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,
            Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/temporary_file.jpg"));            
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share Image"));
}

Chooser is showing duplicate Apps like FB messenger and FB messenger 'Your Story' — Aman Verma, May 24 '20 at 23:52
@AmanVerma FB Story and FB Messenger are definitely two different things. — Ali Akram, May 09 '21 at 18:13

score 4 · Answer 5 · answered May 23 '17 at 12:52

I have been looking for solution of this question for a while and found this one up and running, hope it helps.

private BitmapDrawable bitmapDrawable;
private Bitmap bitmap1;
//write this code in your share button or function

bitmapDrawable = (BitmapDrawable) mImageView.getDrawable();// get the from imageview or use your drawable from drawable folder
bitmap1 = bitmapDrawable.getBitmap();
String imgBitmapPath= MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(),bitmap1,"title",null);
Uri imgBitmapUri=Uri.parse(imgBitmapPath);
String shareText="Share image and text";
Intent shareIntent=new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setType("*/*");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,imgBitmapUri);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, shareText);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share Wallpaper using"));

Chooser is showing duplicate Apps like FB messenger and FB messenger 'Your Story' — Aman Verma, May 24 '20 at 23:52

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 18 '19 at 11:42

 String bitmapPath = MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(getContentResolver(), bitmap, "title", null);
        Uri bitmapUri = Uri.parse(bitmapPath);

        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        intent.setType("image/png");
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, bitmapUri);
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "This is a playstore link to download.. " + "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + getPackageName());

        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share"));

score 3 · Answer 7 · answered May 26 '18 at 07:55

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String text = "Look at my awesome picture";
Uri pictureUri = Uri.parse("file://my_picture");
Intent shareIntent = new Intent();
shareIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
shareIntent.setType("image/*");
shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share images..."));

answered May 26 '18 at 07:55

Manish Ahire

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Chooser is showing duplicate Apps like FB messenger and FB messenger 'Your Story' – Aman Verma May 24 '20 at 23:53

Sachin Yadav · Answer 8 · 2019-03-04T11:07:12.443

Check the below code it worked for me

    Picasso.with(getApplicationContext()).load("image url path").into(new Target() {

           @Override

            public void onBitmapLoaded(Bitmap bitmap, Picasso.LoadedFrom from) {
                Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Let me recommend you this application" +
                        "\n"+ "your share url or text ");
                i.setType("image/*");
                i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, getLocalBitmapUri(bitmap));
                context.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Share using"));
            }

            @Override
            public void onBitmapFailed(Drawable errorDrawable) {
            }

            @Override
            public void onPrepareLoad(Drawable placeHolderDrawable) {
            }
        });


     private Uri getLocalBitmapUri(Bitmap bmp) {
      Uri bmpUri = null;
      try {
          File file = new File(context.getExternalFilesDir(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "share_image_" + System.currentTimeMillis() + ".png");
        FileOutputStream out = new FileOutputStream(file);
        bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 50, out);
        out.close();
        bmpUri = Uri.fromFile(file);
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    }
    return bmpUri;
}

score 2 · Answer 9 · edited Nov 18 '20 at 07:52

private void shareImage(){

    StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder builder = new StrictMode.VmPolicy.Builder();
    StrictMode.setVmPolicy(builder.build());

    Bitmap bitmap= BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),R.drawable.Starlay_straightface_image);


    File f =  new File(getExternalCacheDir()+"/"+getResources().getString(R.string.app_name)+".png");
    Intent shareIntent;


    try {
        FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(f);
        bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG,100,outputStream);

        outputStream.flush();
        outputStream.close();
        shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        shareIntent.setType("image/*");
        shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(f));
        shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,"Hey please check this application " + "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" +getPackageName());
        shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);


    }catch (Exception e){
        throw new RuntimeException(e);
    }
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share Picture"));
}

pay attention to StrictMode.setVmPolicy, it's required to avoid crash — djdance, Mar 26 '21 at 10:29

score 1 · Answer 10 · edited Jul 10 '19 at 11:22

To share a drawable image, the image has to be first saved in device's cache or external storage.

We check if "sharable_image.jpg" already exists in cache, if exists, the path is retrieved from existing file.

Else, the drawable image is saved in cache.

The saved image is then shared using intent.

private void share() {
    int sharableImage = R.drawable.person2;
    Bitmap bitmap= BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), sharableImage);
    String path = getExternalCacheDir()+"/sharable_image.jpg";
    java.io.OutputStream out;
    java.io.File file = new java.io.File(path);

    if(!file.exists()) {
        try {
            out = new java.io.FileOutputStream(file);
            bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, out);
            out.flush();
            out.close();
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    path = file.getPath();

    Uri bmpUri = Uri.parse("file://" + path);

    Intent shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "This is a sample body with more detailed description");
    shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, bmpUri);
    shareIntent.setType("image/*");
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent,"Share with"));
}

score 1 · Answer 11 · answered May 24 '21 at 12:59

I tried this solution with Android X and works perfectly with whatsapp, telegram and gmail. This is my code:

Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "<<sharingText>>");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("<<imageResource>>"));
shareIntent.setType("image/*");
shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION); 
if (getView() != null && getView().getContext() != null &&       
    shareIntent.resolveActivity(getView().getContext().getPackageManager()) != null) {                 
    getView().getContext().startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, null));
}

score 0 · Answer 12 · edited Sep 27 '16 at 13:27

By accident(the text message part, I had given up on that), I noticed that when I chose Messages App to handle the request, the Message App would open with the text from Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT plus the image ready to send, I hope it helps.

String[] recipient = {"your_email_here"};
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipient);
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Hello, this is the subject line");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, messageEditText.getText().toString());
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
intent.setType("image/*");

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Feb 01 '22 at 09:35

You can this code it is working

Bitmap b = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.refer_image);
    Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    share.setType("image/*" + "text/*");
    ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
    b.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, bytes);
    String path = MediaStore.Images.Media.insertImage(this.getContentResolver(),
            b, "Title", null);
    Uri imageUri = Uri.parse(path);
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri);
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hey I am Subhajit");
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share via"));

vivekanandhan muthusamy · Answer 14 · 2023-02-13T14:56:11.003

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File Provider:

it is good to use FileProvider to share image to other app securely. it work on all version of android.

i tried it and works fine.

Link: https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/core/content/FileProvider

edited Feb 13 '23 at 14:56

answered Feb 13 '23 at 14:55

vivekanandhan muthusamy

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score 0 · Answer 15 · answered Mar 11 '23 at 21:27

Here How to Share Image + Text together using ACTION_SEND in android

create a temporary file to store your image

 File cacheDir = context.getCacheDir();
 File file = new File(cacheDir, "my_image.png");  // give any name to your temp file with suffix same as your image file (.png)
 file.deleteOnExit();  // this will delete your temp file on teminate
 FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file);

create bitmap for your drawable and store it in your file

 Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), R.drawable.ic_abc); // your image name without suffix
 bitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, fos);  // remember to use the same format as your image type (PNG)
 fos.close();

fetch uri from your temp file

 Uri uri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(context, "in.abc.def.fileProvider", file); 
 // where "in.abc.def.fileProvider" is the name of the authorities for your provider which is defined in AndroidManifest.xml

dummy reference for AndroidManifest.xml

    <provider
        android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
        android:authorities="in.abc.def.fileProvider"
        android:exported="false"
        android:grantUriPermissions="true">
        <meta-data
            android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
            android:resource="@xml/file_paths" />
    </provider>

create an intent to send text and image

 Intent sendIntent = new Intent();
 sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
 sendIntent.setType("image/*");
 sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "some text");
 sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);

 sendIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
 Intent shareIntent = Intent.createChooser(sendIntent, null);
 activity.startActivity(shareIntent);

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