Android open emailclient programmatically

Question

Is it possible to open an emailclient such as gmail when I click a button in my app?

possible duplicate of [How to open Gmail Compose when a button is clicked in Android App?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3935009/how-to-open-gmail-compose-when-a-button-is-clicked-in-android-app) — Yoni Samlan, Apr 08 '11 at 15:13

score 28 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 24 '12 at 21:34

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Yes. You can launch it via Intents.

Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{ emailAddress });
i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, text);
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Send email"));

edited Nov 24 '12 at 21:34

vidstige

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answered Apr 08 '11 at 15:02

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does work mate. this is the way i did it Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.fromParts( "mailto", EMAIL_ADDRESS, null)); – Jonathan Jul 09 '15 at 09:06

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 09:07

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Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, Uri.fromParts(
                    "mailto", EMAIL_ADDRESS, null));

up to date way of doing it

        i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, SUBJECT);
        i.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, BODY);
        startActivity(Intent.createChooser(i, "Send email"));

answered Jul 09 '15 at 09:07

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Fyi to anyone, I think the `Intent.createChooser(i, "Send email")` part is not necessary. It lets you customize the message. For the standard chooser/picker, you can simply call `startActivity(i)` – Aba Jun 11 '18 at 02:50

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 05 '18 at 18:01

If above code is not working then try this. Tested and working

Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
intent.setType("vnd.android.cursor.item/email"); 
intent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{Constants.FEEBBACK_EMAIL_ADDRESS});
intent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "SUBJECT");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Send mail using..."));

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 13 '18 at 07:45

This Worked fine for me

Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
                shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL,new String[]{"mobiz@gmail.com"} );
                shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Feedback/Support: Speech to text App");
                startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share "));

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 04 '19 at 04:50

You can simply use below code when for no attachment:

Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
i.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:support@mailname.com")); 
i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Feedback/Support");
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send feedback"));

For details I recommend to visit: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-common.html#Email

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