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Android mailto with attachment not working using javascript

Using javascript to open email. Email client comes up but no attachment. Can anyone tell me why this isn't working? I have tried multiple ways, /sdcard, /test.png, with "", without "". I have access to External Storage. 

window.open('mailto:?subject=' + subject + '&body=This is the body text&attachment="/mnt/sdcard/Test.png"');

Here is my console.log

I/ActivityManager(  152): Displayed android/com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity: +361ms

I/ActivityManager(  152): Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.VIEW dat=mailto:?subject=Test&body=This%20is%20the%20body%20text&attachment=%22/mnt/sdcard/Test.png%22 flg=0x3800000 cmp=com.google.android.email/com.android.email.activity.MessageCompose } from pid 152
Solution

  • You can't specify an attachment using a mailto link. That doesn't work in ANY browser.