How can I create a simple program that it can send a text to a gmail address?

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How can I create a simple program that it can send a text to a gmail address? I want to create a simple program that it have a EditText and when I write some text in the EditText and I click on the Button, as the result the text be sent to a gmail address, for example to the example@gmail.com. I know how to create a EditText class but I do not know the operation post to the gmail. Thank you.

possible duplicate of [Sending Email in Android using JavaMail API without using the default/built-in app](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2020088/sending-email-in-android-using-javamail-api-without-using-the-default-built-in-a) — Shabbir Dhangot, Aug 04 '15 at 08:49

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:19

Standard way to do this is using the ACTION_SEND intent

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, "emailaddress@emailaddress.com");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "I'm email body.");

startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Send Email"));

If you want to send the mail in background without opening another app check this answer https://stackoverflow.com/a/2033124/2761055

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 04 '15 at 08:46

In Android, you can use Intent.ACTION_SEND to call an existing email client to send an Email.

Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"put_your_mail@gmail.com"});          
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "subject");
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "message");
email.setType("message/rfc822");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an Email client :"));

For more details you visit How to send Email in Android and

http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quick-tip-enabling-users-to-send-email-from-your-android-applications-the-easy-way--mobile-1686

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 24 '17 at 04:02

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Here, you have information how to do that in background with PHP file on your server.

But in my opinion, this method is deprecated.

Look also here. This code will start new intent with email.

edited Oct 24 '17 at 04:02

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answered Aug 04 '15 at 08:22

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How can I create a simple program that it can send a text to a gmail address?

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