Sending emails

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// Compile a Uri with the 'mailto' schema
Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.fromParts(
        "mailto","johndoe@example.com", null));
// Subject
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Hello World!");
// Body of email
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hi! I am sending you a test email.");
// File attachment
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, attachedFileUri);

// Check if the device has an email client
if (emailIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
     // Prompt the user to select a mail app
     startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent,"Choose your mail application"));
} else {
    // Inform the user that no email clients are installed or provide an alternative
}

This will pre-fill an email in a mail app of the user’s choice.

If you need to add an attachment, you can use Intent.ACTION_SEND instead of Intent.ACTION_SENDTO. For multiple attachments you can use ACTION_SEND_MULTIPLE

A word of caution: not every device has a provider for ACTION_SENDTO, and calling startActivity() without checking with resolveActivity() first may throw an ActivityNotFoundException.

Found a mistake? Have a question or improvement idea? Let me know.

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