The stock SMS/MMS application handles the SENDTO action with an sms:,
smsto:, mms:, or mmsto: URI. I can't guarantee that devices shipping with a
custom MMS app will also handle these, though.
On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 2:21 AM, Steve <stec...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. What is the recommended way to launch the messaging app (for
> sending an MMS message) via an intent? The following code works on my
> HTC Magic ...
>
> Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
> intent.putExtra("address", "0215555555");
> intent.putExtra("sms_body", "my message text");
> intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri); // imageUri set
> previously
> intent.setType("image/jpeg");
> startActivity(intent);
>
> ... but it first launches the Resolver activity
> (com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity), prompting the user to
> select the appropriate app (Email, Gmail, Messaging, Picasa). The
> user has to select Messaging before proceeding.
>
> The only way I've found to bypass the resolver is to explicity set the
> desired component on the intent before starting the activity as
> follows:
>
> intent.setClassName("com.android.mms",
> "com.android.mms.ui.ComposeMessageActivity");
>
> However, I'm guessing this approach will not work on devices that have
> a customised UI, like the HTC Hero. Can someone confirm/deny?
>
> I'm also struggling to find official documentation for the "address"
> and "sms_body" fields that can be supplied as extra data as per the
> above example. Is it expected that these will be supported by the
> default messaging app in future SDK versions and in customised UIs
> (like HTC's Sense UI)?
>
> Thanks in advance ...
>
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