android, send e-mail, widget

Question

How to send e-mail using widget in android? In my onUpdate() method I've written the following:

Intent intent3 = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
            intent3.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:"));
            intent3.setType("text/plain");
            intent3.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"abc@gmail.com"});
            intent3.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,"Temat");
            intent3.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Tekst wiadomości");

            PendingIntent pendingEmailIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context,0,intent3,0);

            RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(),R.layout.widget_layout);

            remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.email_button,pendingEmailIntent);

Other actions, like opening new activity or a browser, work as suspected, but this one not. What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

I figured this out. There was no errors in code, but apparently, the e-mail app should be run in a different way. I've noticed in many posts that it is called like startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intentname,"OptionalTitle")) . And, by the way, there's no need for ACTION_SENDTO , it works with ACTION_SEND now.

Then I've changed my code to:

Intent intent3 = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
            intent3.setData(Uri.parse("mailto:"));
            intent3.setType("text/plain");
            intent3.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"abc@gmail.com"});
            intent3.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT,"Temat");
            intent3.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Tekst wiadomości");

            PendingIntent pendingEmailIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context,0,Intent.createChooser(intent3,"Choose"),0);

            RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(context.getPackageName(),R.layout.widget_layout);

            remoteViews.setOnClickPendingIntent(R.id.email_button,pendingEmailIntent);