How to use inline styles with android app email action?

Question

I am trying to create an email from within a method with android that contains some style but it is not working, how can achieve this - or is it not possible?

Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        i.setType("text/html");
        i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL  , new String[]{"test@example.com"});
        i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Sample");
        i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT   , Html.fromHtml("<p style='color: red'>Hello</p>"));

        try {
            startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Send mail..."));
        } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
            showWarning("There are no email clients installed");
        }

[tackoverflow.com/questions/2544141/send-html-mail-using-android-intent](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2544141/send-html-mail-using-android-intent) — M D, Mar 11 '15 at 11:15
@MD I know how to send HTML, it is getting the CSS to be parsed that is the problem — Stacker-flow, Mar 11 '15 at 11:17

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 11 '15 at 11:24

First, Html.fromHtml() does not handle style attributes. In this case, you can try <font color="red">, though I do not know if fromHtml() handles red or only supports hex color values. Or, you can use SpannableStringBuilder to color your text using a ForegroundColorSpan.

Second, you are delegating the email to a third-party app. Third-party apps do not necessarily have to support styling of the content. Hence, your red color may be dropped out by some email clients but not others.

How to use inline styles with android app email action?

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