How to Ignore default sharing app set by user using Global share Intent

Question

I am using Global share intent to share some text as follows;

Intent intent = new Intent();
        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_DOCUMENT);
        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        intent.setType("text/plain");
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Some Text");
        startActivity(intent);

The issue is I want to show all the available Apps to share the text with even if the user has set a default app as the image below shows

A simple solution is metioned here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19511976/is-it-possible-to-hide-some-application-in-intent-appchooser/19512128#19512128 — KnIfER, Jan 23 '20 at 10:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 24 '17 at 15:05

how about using ShareActionProvider

<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">

    <item
        android:id="@+id/menu_item_share"
        app:showAsAction="ifRoom"
        android:title="Share"
        app:actionProviderClass="android.support.v7.widget.ShareActionProvider" />
    ...
</menu>

it should not ask for Just Once and 'Always` options. You can add this menu in "Menu options" or wherever you want.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 24 '17 at 15:10

There is a way to clear yourself from being the defailt activity using PackageManager, but you cannot clear other activities.

So as workaround you can build your own UI for that purpose. For example put in BottomSheet data which you got that way:

PackageManager manager = context.getPackageManager();
List<ResolveInfo> infos = manager.queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
if (infos.size() > 0) {
   //do UI stuff
} else { 
    //No Application can handle your intent 
}

It can looks like as:

How to Ignore default sharing app set by user using Global share Intent

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