Android Question Intent does not open SMS & Take pictures applications

ciginfo

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Bonjour,
Intent opens the SMS app on certain Smartphones, not on all smartphones. Idem to take pictures
B4X: 
Sub Btn_Click   
    Dim number, message As String
    number = "0123456789"
    message = "Hello"
    Dim In As Intent
    In.Initialize(In.ACTION_VIEW, "sms:" & number)
    In.PutExtra("sms_body",  Message)
    StartActivity(In)
End sub
This code works on some smartphones and not others
Thank you
 
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JohnC

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Try this code (if it works, please mark it as the "solution"):
B4X: 
Dim iIntent As Intent  

iIntent.Initialize("android.intent.action.SEND", "")  

iIntent.SetType("text/plain")  

iIntent.PutExtra("address", TelNum)        'TelNum = number to send to (just numbers)
   
iIntent.PutExtra("sms_body", SMSText)        'SMSText is text to be included in message
iIntent.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.TEXT", SMSText)
   
iIntent.Flags = 268435456    'FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK

Dim JO As JavaObject      
JO.InitializeContext
JO.RunMethod("startActivity", Array(iIntent))
 
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ciginfo

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No, This code refers to Whatsapp and not to SMS.

And what means
B4X: 
iIntent.Flags = 268435456    'FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
 
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JohnC

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ciginfo said:
No, This code refers to Whatsapp and not to SMS.

And what means
B4X: 
iIntent.Flags = 268435456    'FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
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Try doing a "Clear Defaults" for the Whatsapp and when you run your app again, select your SMS app and select "Always".

I believe I added that flag so that if you try to run your app again, it won't instantly jump to the SMS app by mistake because the last intent was still active.
 
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ciginfo

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Like this it works, but the person who downloads the app will not know that this is necessary. My previous code went directly to SMS
 
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