How to share Text and Image on Facebook using Intent

Question

How to share Text and Image on Facebook, I am writing a Church Application in which i want to allow user to share text and image along with URL.

I am able to share online app link but not able to share text & image, where i am missing ?

my code looks like this:

Button btnFbSharing = (Button) findViewById(R.id.fbSharing);
        btnFbSharing.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View arg0) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub

                 Intent shareIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                 shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
                 shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TITLE, "Church Application");
                 shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.katana");
                 shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "A new world begin");

                 shareIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, R.drawable.ic_launcher);
                 PackageManager pm = getApplicationContext().getPackageManager();
                 List<ResolveInfo> activityList = pm.queryIntentActivities(shareIntent, 0);
                 for (final ResolveInfo app : activityList) {
                    if ((app.activityInfo.name).contains("facebook")) {
                        final ActivityInfo activity = app.activityInfo;
                        final ComponentName name = new ComponentName(
                                    activity.applicationInfo.packageName,
                                    activity.name);
                        shareIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
                        shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
                                            | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_RESET_TASK_IF_NEEDED);
                        shareIntent.setComponent(name);
                        startActivity(shareIntent);
                       }
                 }                  
            }
        });

Answer 1

Hey I did a lot of research into this as I asked the same question

Basically it is not possible from the facebook app using the package name "com.facebook.katana" as it ignores the extra text when the image is there see this for actual bug but can have links when the image is not there. Very annoying I know.

After a lot of looking about I created my own activity using the facebook sdk 3.14.1 which allows images and text here is the github link to the demo project give it a go and let know if it helps you out.

Answer 2

use this for sharing url in android via intent chooser... You dont share any text directly on facebook wallpost

b2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                String urlToShare = "www.google.com";
                Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                intent.setType("text/plain");
                // intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Foo bar"); // NB:
                // has no effect!
                intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, urlToShare);

                // See if official Facebook app is found
                boolean facebookAppFound = false;
                List<ResolveInfo> matches = getPackageManager()
                        .queryIntentActivities(intent, 0);
                for (ResolveInfo info : matches) {
                    if (info.activityInfo.packageName.toLowerCase()
                            .startsWith("com.facebook.katana")) {
                        intent.setPackage(info.activityInfo.packageName);
                        facebookAppFound = true;
                        break;
                    }
                }

                // As fallback, launch sharer.php in a browser
                if (!facebookAppFound) {
                    String sharerUrl = "https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u="
                            + urlToShare;
                    intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri
                            .parse(sharerUrl));
                }

                startActivity(intent);
            }
        });