Using Android Intent.ACTION_SEND for sending email
I'm not taking credit for this answer but I believe it gives the best answer for this post.
It's a common misconception to use text/plain or text/html. This will trigger any application that can handle plain or HTML text files without any context, including Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote and Skype.
Instead use a ACTION_SENDTO
, providing the mailto:
Uri
intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.parse("mailto:"));
You can then proceed using the chooser as suggested through the other answers.
Answered by @PaulLammertsma here Android email chooser
[Solution for API LEVEL >=15]
I've finally succeded in sending email WITH attachments to ONLY email clients. I write it here because it took me a lot of time and it may be usefull to others.
The problem is:
Intent.ACTION_SENDTO takes Data URI (so you can specify "mailto:" schema) BUT it does not accept Intent:EXTRA_STREAM.
Intent.ACTION_SEND accepts Intent:EXTRA_STREAM (so you can add attachment) BUT it takes only Type (not Data URI so you cannot specify "mailto:" schema).
So Intent.ACTION_SEND lets the user choose from several Activities, even if you setType("message/rfc822"), because that App/Activities can manage all file types (tipically GDrive/Dropbox Apps) and so even email message files.
The solution is in the setSelector method. With this method you can use Intent.ACTION_SENDTO to select the Activity, but then send the Intent.ACTION_SEND Intent.
Here my solution code (the attachment came from a FileProvider, but it could be any file):
{
Intent emailSelectorIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
emailSelectorIntent.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:"));
final Intent emailIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"[email protected]"});
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject");
emailIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_READ_URI_PERMISSION);
emailIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_GRANT_WRITE_URI_PERMISSION);
emailIntent.setSelector( emailSelectorIntent );
Uri attachment = FileProvider.getUriForFile(this, "my_fileprovider", myFile);
emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, attachment);
if( emailIntent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null )
startActivity(emailIntent);
}