Receive images from other apps

RiccardoBadini

Hi guys, I've build a Xamarin Android App and I want to share images into it from other apps.
To do this I've read some articles on web and I've found some suggestions to implement it.

I modified the Manifest file as follow:

<activity android:name="ChildActivity" >
    <intent-filter>
      <action android:name="android.intent.action.SEND" />
      <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
      <data android:mimeType="image/*" />
    </intent-filter>
  </activity>

Then into the ChildActivity.cs code I've to manage data sent from other apps.

The problem is that I can't see my app into the "chooser list" from other apps.
For example if I open an image from my Gallery and I click on the share button, the apps list appear but my app is not into this list.

Which is the problem?

Please help...thanks

ZARk

I have the same issue as you.
Found this : http://slackshotindustries.blogspot.be/2013/07/using-intents-in-xamarin-to-catch-send.html

But it doesn't work for me

kenneth.lee

@RiccardoBadini @ClaudedHave Did you guys end up finding a solution for this?

Tirumal

In xamarin use the IntentFilter attribute on startup activity, you will found you app in shared list.

[IntentFilter(new[] { Intent.ActionView }, Categories = new[] { Intent.CategoryDefault},DataMimeTypes = new[] { "text/plain", "/" }, )]
public class StartActivity :Activity
{
Intent intent = Intent;
var shareAction = intent.Action;
var type = intent.Type;

if (Intent.ActionSend.Equals(shareAction))
{
    if (type.Contains("text/plain"))
    {
        // write your logic here........
            }
    else
    {
        Android.Net.Uri imageUri = (Android.Net.Uri)Intent.GetParcelableExtra(Intent.ExtraStream);
        // here you will get the image or video or any file path
        // write your logic here........
    }
}

}

John_

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