On Jan 14, 9:22 am, Dianne Hackborn <hack...@android.com> wrote:
> 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.
After experimenting with the SENDTO action and mms: URIs, I think an
extra intent filter is needed in the stock SMS/MMS application.
Currently the ComposeMessageActivity intent filter for the SENDTO
action and "mms" scheme is as follows:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SENDTO" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.BROWSABLE" />
<data android:scheme="mms" />
<data android:scheme="mmsto" />
</intent-filter>
Notice that there is currently no provision for mimeType. This means
that I can't specify the mimeType of the attachment in the intent when
I try to launch the mms app via SENDTO. The result of this is that any
image I specify via intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, imageUri)
gets ignored. The messing app opens but with no attachment.
If I specify both the URI scheme ("mms") and the Mime Type ("image/
jpeg") via intent.setDataAndType() with action SENDTO, the intent does
not resolve to any activity.
It seems a bit pointless offering support for the "mms" scheme, but
providing no way to provide an attachment. To fix this I suggest that
a new intent filter be added to ComposeMessageActivity as follows:
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SENDTO" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
<data android:scheme="mms" />
<data android:scheme="mmsto" />
<data android:mimeType="image/*" />
<data android:mimeType="video/*" />
<data android:mimeType="audio/*" />
</intent-filter>
If that is a workable solution, any chance of including this in the
next release of the stock SMS/MMS application?
Is there a more appropriate forum to make requests for Android
platform enhancements?
Cheers
Steve
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