mailto crashes an app if user doesn't have mail app

Question

Is it possible to catch this exception when using mailto: in TextView's text?

Fatal Exception: android.content.ActivityNotFoundException No Activity found to handle Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=mailto:xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx (has extras) } android.widget.TextView.onTouchEvent

<string name="about_text"><![CDATA[
Support: <a href="mailto:test@gmail.com">test@gmail.com</a>
]]></string>

@RyanGodlonton-Shaw which additional information do you need? — user25, Mar 04 '19 at 12:17
@RyanGodlonton-Shaw I use `mailto` in `TextView` https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4682859/textview-to-send-email-when-clicked?noredirect=1&lq=1 — user25, Mar 04 '19 at 12:18
The exception says that the emulator you are testing on is not having any mail app to handle mail intent. Try using a real device! — Gourav, Mar 04 '19 at 12:18
@Gourav read carefully, it's what I said. And no one mentioned emulator — user25, Mar 04 '19 at 20:53

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 04 '19 at 12:20

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you can handle this error while try to execute it like this:

try {
    startActivity(intent);
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
    Toast.makeText(mContext, "your error message" , Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}

answered Mar 04 '19 at 12:20

Christos Themelis

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I don't use `startActivity`, check https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4682859/textview-to-send-email-when-clicked?noredirect=1&lq=1 – user25 Mar 04 '19 at 12:20

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 04 '19 at 12:28

You can still use this to catch the exception, regardless of how it gets thrown, whether through startActivity or otherwise..

try {
    //  Your Code Here
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
    Toast.makeText(this, "Mail client not found", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

mailto crashes an app if user doesn't have mail app

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