I am sharing the app with the file provider and I want to share the image from the bitmap. I have two file providers number one is for share apk, number two for share image. apk file provider works good but the image share file provider not sharing images. if I share an image to WhatsApp, Gmail it says file format does not support it.
fileprovider.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths>
<external-cache-path
name="apk"
path="/"/>
</paths>
provider_paths.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths>
<external-cache-path name="img" path="my_images/"/>
</paths>
imagesharefrombitmap.kt
imgBtnShare.setOnClickListener {
shareImage()
loadingDialoglordshiva.startDialog()
}
}
private fun shareImage() {
val bitmapShare = getBitmapFromView(relLayout)
val filename = "${System.currentTimeMillis()}.jpg"
val cachePath = File(externalCacheDir.toString() + "/my_images")
cachePath.mkdirs()
//create a png file
//create png file
val file = File(cachePath, filename)
val fileOutputStream: FileOutputStream
try {
fileOutputStream = FileOutputStream(file)
bitmapShare.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 100, fileOutputStream)
fileOutputStream.flush()
fileOutputStream.close()
} catch (e: FileNotFoundException) {
e.printStackTrace()
} catch (e: IOException) {
e.printStackTrace()
}
val myImageFileUri = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, BuildConfig.APPLICATION_ID + ".provider_paths",file)
//create a intent
//create a intent
val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND)
intent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION)
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, myImageFileUri)
intent.type = "image/jpg"
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share with"))
loadingDialoglordshiva.dismissDialog()
}
Manifest_file_only_provider_showed
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.lordshiva.myapplication.fileprovider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/fileprovider"
/>
</provider>
<provider
android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="com.lordshiva.myapplication.provider_paths"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/provider_paths" />
</provider>
if i run this share intent is opening. but share to WhatsApp,Gmail or something its says file format is not supported . help me I don't know how to solve this.
I am solved by share bitmap image directly to intent.