Android, How to send HTML email and force Android to send it through G-Mail not other applications?

17
votes

I want to send email through my application. I need to send HTML based email just through G-Mail. I found following solutions that each of them has pros and cons.

1) Using Intent (Intent.ACTION_SEND). This is very simple way and I can see my body in HTML format but the problem is when I click on "Send email" button, so many applications like Facebook and Google+ pop up which are useless and I shouldn't show it in that list. This is its code:

String html = "<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><a href=\"http://www.w3schools.com\" target=\"_blank\">Visit W3Schools.com!</a>" + "<p>If you set the target attribute to \"_blank\", the link will open in a new browser window/tab.</p></body></html>";

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("text/plain");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[] {"MY EMAIL ADDRESS"});
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "subject here");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, Html.fromHtml(html));
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Send email..."));

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2) Using Intent (Intent.ACTION_SENDTO). This way Filters useless applications and shows me just mail clients. But it doesn't display my email in HTML format in gmail client. When i send the email some clients show the body in HTML format while others doesn't identify HTML and my link behaves like plain text. This code is like:

String html = "<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><a href=\"http://www.w3schools.com\" target=\"_blank\">Visit W3Schools.com!</a>" + "<p>If you set the target attribute to \"_blank\", the link will open in a new browser window/tab.</p></body></html>";
Intent send = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
String uriText = "mailto:MY EMAIL ADDRESS" + "?subject=subject here" + "&body=" + html;
uriText = uriText.replace(" ", "%20");
Uri uri = Uri.parse(uriText);
send.setData(uri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(send, "Send mail..."));

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3) Sending mail using JavaMail API which adds so much complexity to application and I didn't test it so far.

What is your suggestion? I need a way to have advantages of first and second ways. I need when user click on button it shows Gmail client and I can show him/her html content in body part of client.

any suggestion would be appreciated. Thanks

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Update

Something about code 2 is wrong. The code is like this:

String html = "<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><a href=\"http://www.w3schools.com\" target=\"_blank\">Visit W3Schools.com!</a>" + "<p>If you set the target attribute to \"_blank\", the link will open in a new browser window/tab.</p></body></html>";
Intent send = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
String uriText = "mailto:MY EMAIL ADDRESS" + "?subject=subject here" + "&body=" + Html.fromHtml(html);
uriText = uriText.replace(" ", "%20");
Uri uri = Uri.parse(uriText);
send.setData(uri);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(send, "Send mail..."));

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Html.fromHtml(html)? Isnt it working? - Merve
As you can see in my last screen shot, it removes all HTML tags but the link (first line) is displayed as plain text. compare it with second image please. Thanks. - Hesam
@Hesam I am not able to achieve the 1st one. I tried pasting your complete code (1st one) and links are displayed as plain text. Any thoughts? - SKP
@Hesam have you found solution? if you got one does it support with html table tags? Can you post the solution if you got one. Thanks - SARATH V

4 Answers

5
votes

Try the following - 

Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO,Uri.parse("mailto:"));
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,Html.fromHtml(body));
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
startActivity(shareIntent);

This will only present email applications.

2
votes

If you want only one application to handle your intent then you need to remove Intent.createChooser(), rather jst use startActivity()---> it send the mail using default email client, if not set then will ask to do so... tat can be changed anytime

2
votes

Try this code: It will select only email providers, not facebook etc. 

 String body="<!DOCTYPE html><html><body><a href=\"http://www.w3schools.com\" target=\"_blank\">Visit W3Schools.com!</a>" +
                      "<p>If you set the target attribute to \"_blank\", the link will open in a new browser window/tab.</p></body></html>";
            final Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
            emailIntent.setType("text/html");           
            emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);    
            emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, Html.fromHtml(body));
            startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Email:"));
2
votes

To get only email applications, use Intent.setType("message/rfc822")