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Ionic 4: sending files to the app from another app (gallery/file browser)

I want to add the option to share images or files from outside my app to my app.

There are plenty of other apps that seem to be able to do this (examples: share to Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook story, etc...)

Native, this seems technically possible on both Android and iOS, but what (currently maintaned) plugins are available on Ionic4?

I have already done some research, but the knowledge on the Ionic forums seems limited: relevant post#1, post#2. The cordova plugins those articles link to are also no longer supported, or haven't been updated for years.

Can anybody help me with this?

Solution

  • You can use the cordova-plugin-openwith plugin:

    This plugin for Apache Cordova registers your app to handle certain types of files.