Android Question Unable to share .apk file

[Ohanian]

Hi,

i'm trying to share an apk file (with email or bluetooth), i'm using these codes :

Dim share As MESShareLibrary

share.sharebinary("file://" & File.DirRootExternal & "/com.xxx.yyy.zip", "application/zip", "Share with", "")

Dim share As MESShareLibrary

share.sharebinary("file://" & File.Combine(File.DirRootExternal, "com.xxx.yyy.apk"), "application/vnd.android.package-archive", "Share with", "")

the first code works fine, but the second failed, the only difference is the file extension.

any suggestion?

 

[Erel]

You can use the code I posted here to share a file: http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/th...file-launching-another-app.44101/#post-268876

 

[Ohanian]

You can use the code I posted here to share a file: http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/th...file-launching-another-app.44101/#post-268876

Hi,

same problem. works with zip file but not apk file.

 

[Erel]

Do you get any error message?

 

[Ohanian]

no error, just got a "File not sent." message.

is there any restriction for apk files?

 

[eps]

Where do you get the 'file not sent' message? Outlook? Can you give a bit more information.

 

[Ohanian]

Hi,

when i call the share function it opens the device share dialog, then i select bluetooth, then slelect the target device, i it show a "sending file to ..." msg, the i got "file not sent" msg.
if i choose gmail for example, then i can fill the to, title and message fields, but after sending the email there's no attachment with it.
as i said before the problem is with apk files, if i change the ext to zip everything works fine.

 

[Erel]

Maybe Gmail restricts APK files.