Share intent option using Shortcut android

问题:

By default iOS is providing "Share appname" option in the shortcut options,when the app is downloaded from the app store.

Refer the image below:

When clicked on it,it is opening the share intent in the phone menu screen itself,without redirecting to the app,where the user can share the app.

I want to implement this in android.

Here is what I have I tried so far:

<shortcut
        android:shortcutId="share_app"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_cart_active"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/shortcut_share"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/shortcut_share">
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.send"
            android:targetPackage="com.example.android.internal"
            android:targetClass="" />
    </shortcut>

But this is not working,since I am not able to understand, what should be the targetClass over here.

EDIT: Nilesh`s answer almost worked,but the only problem that I am facing right now is,whenever I am clicking the share button from shortcut, the launcher activity is shown for a whisker of a second ,then the sharing intent chooser is showing up.Now when I am pressing the home button with the sharing options showing,the app is going to background.This should not happen.Any idea how to avoid this.

回答1:

You can use App shortcuts

but the main disadavtange of this option is that it is available from Oreo and above version of android

Here is the sample code

Create a resource file: res/xml directory (Screenshot)

<shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <shortcut
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_share"
        android:shortcutDisabledMessage="@string/share_app"
        android:shortcutId="nilu"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/share_app"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/share_app">
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetClass="neel.com.demo.ShareActivity"
            android:targetPackage="neel.com.demo" />
        <categories android:name="android.shortcut.conversation" />
    </shortcut>
</shortcuts>

Now you need to register your shortcut in your manifest file under activity tag

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="neel.com.demo">

    <application
        android:allowBackup="false"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

        <activity android:name=".MainActivity" />

        <activity android:name=".ShareActivity">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>

            <meta-data
                android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
                android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />

        </activity>

    </application>

</manifest>

Now create a simple share acivity to share your app link

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;

public class ShareActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_home);

        Intent sendIntent = new Intent();
        sendIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        sendIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,
                "Hey check out my app at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=neel.com.demo");
        sendIntent.setType("text/plain");
        startActivity(sendIntent);
        finish();
    }
}

OUTPUT

When user long press on app icon your shortcut will display like below image

after click of shortcut

UPDATE use android:excludeFromRecents="true" in your ShareActivity

<application
    android:allowBackup="false"
    android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
    android:supportsRtl="true"
    android:theme="@style/AppTheme">

    <activity android:name=".MainActivity" />

    <activity
        android:name=".ShareActivity"
        android:excludeFromRecents="true">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />

            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>

        <meta-data
            android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
            android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />

    </activity>

</application>

回答2:

there is two way to create shortcut.

one: create static shortcuts,In your app's manifest file (AndroidManifest.xml), find an activity whose intent filters are set to the android.intent.action.MAIN action and the android.intent.category.LAUNCHER category. and then add a element to this activity that references the resource file where the app's shortcuts are defined:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.example.myapplication">
<application ... >
<activity android:name="Main">
  <intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
  </intent-filter>

  <meta-data android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
             android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" /> 
</activity>

...

two:Create dynamic shortcuts you can use code to do it,The ShortcutManager API allows you to complete the following operations on dynamic shortcuts:

ShortcutManager shortcutManager = getSystemService(ShortcutManager.class);

ShortcutInfo shortcut = new ShortcutInfo.Builder(context, "id1")
.setShortLabel("Website")
.setLongLabel("Open the website")
.setIcon(Icon.createWithResource(context, R.drawable.icon_website))
.setIntent(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
               Uri.parse("https://www.mysite.example.com/")))
.build();

shortcutManager.setDynamicShortcuts(Arrays.asList(shortcut));

for more information, you can through the official website how to create shortcut in android?