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Android App - Adding A "share" Button To Share The App On Social Networks

Answer : Solution 1: Launch ACTION_SEND Intent When launching a SEND intent, you should usually wrap it in a chooser (through createChooser(Intent, CharSequence)), which will give the proper interface for the user to pick how to send your data and allow you to specify a prompt indicating what they are doing. Intent intent = new Intent(); intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND); # change the type of data you need to share, # for image use "image/*" intent.setType("text/plain"); intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, URL_TO_SHARE); startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share")); Solution 2: Use ShareActionProvider If you are just looking to add a Share button in Overflow Menu, also have a look at ShareActionProvider. public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.share, menu); MenuItem item = menu.findItem(R.id.share_item); actionProvider = (ShareActionProvider) item.getActionProvider(); // Cre...

Add Custom Name, Caption, Image, Description To New Facebook Share Dialog Or Custom Stories Not Taking Them From Og Meta

Answer : Update on 2019. This method is not working any more. New solution has not been find yet. :( Update on 27.06.2018. Old version of the code stopped working properly. The shared image was displayed as small image on the left, instead of as large full column image. The fix is to replace action_type: 'og.shares' with action_type: 'og.likes' . Use this code: FB.ui({ method: 'share_open_graph', action_type: 'og.likes', action_properties: JSON.stringify({ object: { 'og:url': url, 'og:title': title, 'og:description': des, 'og:image': img } }) }, function (response) { // Action after response }); This works with API version 2.9+ . Please note that using og.shares action_type , is not advised any more since it is not mentioned in the FB documentation and it doesn't properly display the large image. I now use og.likes . The...