Android Question Intent & Whatsapp

[luke2012]

How to send intent directly to Whatsapp ?

I'm trying to write the code :

    Dim i As Intent
    i.Initialize(i.ACTION_SEND, "file://" & File.DirRootExternal & "/pic.png")
    i.SetType("image/png")
    i.SetComponent("com.whatsapp")
    i.WrapAsIntentChooser("Share pic...")
    StartActivity(i)

 

[DonManfred]

Maybe this helps. Or maybe this one.

 

[luke2012]

Maybe this helps. Or maybe this one.

Thanks. I tried this library and I can share images but I don't want to use the share chooser but send the content directly to whatsapp.

 

[Erel]

This is the correct code:

Dim i As Intent
i.Initialize(i.ACTION_SEND, "file://" & File.DirRootExternal & "/1.jpg")
i.SetType("image/png")
Dim jo As JavaObject = i
jo.RunMethod("setPackage", Array As Object("com.whatsapp"))
StartActivity(i)

However it doesn't seem to work.

 

[luke2012]

This is the correct code:

Dim i As Intent
i.Initialize(i.ACTION_SEND, "file://" & File.DirRootExternal & "/1.jpg")
i.SetType("image/png")
Dim jo As JavaObject = i
jo.RunMethod("setPackage", Array As Object("com.whatsapp"))
StartActivity(i)

However it doesn't seem to work.

I agree @Erel.
I discovered that if you put "com.whatsapp/.Main" as component to interact, the chooser will not display and the intent open whatsapp directly.
The problem is that a blank message appear without the image expected.

 

[Pachuquin]

I send text directly to whatsapp with this code

Dim Intent1 As Intent
Intent1.Initialize(Intent1.ACTION_SEND ,"")
Intent1.SetType("text/plain")
Intent1.SetComponent("com.whatsapp/.ContactPicker")
Intent1.PutExtra("android.intent.extra.TEXT", TextToSend )
StartActivity(Intent1)