Android - Phonegap, send SMS, Email, Share Facebook, Twitter

Question

I have started developing a Phonegap app for android. I have some doubts implementing some features.

I have a text box and four buttons. The buttons are:

• SMS Button
• Email Button
• Twitter Button
• Facebook Button

When I click the sms button I want to open android native sms app. When I click the email button I want to open android native email app. When I click the twitter button I want to share the text present in the textbox. When I click the facebook button I want to share the text present in the textbox.

Can any one help me on this? I know in native apps it's very easy, But I don't know how to do this on Phonegap apps.

Answer 1

You will need to use plugins for PhoneGap to do these things.

• Plugin for SMS
• Plugin for Facebook
• Plugin for Email
• Plugin for Twitter

Answer 2

<a href="mailto:EMAIL@email.com>Email me</a>

In your html code will invoke the native email in android

 <a href="sms:212-111-4444>SMS me</a>

Will also do the native bit

fb://messaging

does stuff and

twitter://messages

Check out http://wiki.akosma.com/IPhone_URL_Schemes#Facebook

Answer 3

This plugin allows you to use the native sharing window of all mobile device. Give a try

https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin