Android Facebook API and ShareLinkContent

Question

for my Android App Game I have implemented a Button that allows the user to share the result of a game.

I have integrated the Facebook SDK, so all classes are known to my project. The manifest contains the following tags:

<meta-data android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
        android:value="@string/app_id" />

    <provider android:authorities="com.facebook.app.FacebookContentProvider16..."
        android:name="com.facebook.FacebookContentProvider"
        android:exported="true"/>

When I run the app I can share the result of the game with the code below.

public void onShareResult(View view){
    FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getApplicationContext());
    callbackManager = CallbackManager.Factory.create();
    final ShareDialog shareDialog = new ShareDialog(this);

    shareDialog.registerCallback(callbackManager, new FacebookCallback<Sharer.Result>() {

        @Override
        public void onSuccess(Sharer.Result result) {
            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "success");
        }

        @Override
        public void onError(FacebookException error) {
            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "error");
        }

        @Override
        public void onCancel() {
            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "cancel");
        }
    });


    if (shareDialog.canShow(ShareLinkContent.class)) {

        ShareLinkContent linkContent = new ShareLinkContent.Builder()
               .setContentTitle("Game Result Highscore")
               .setContentDescription("My new highscore is " + sum.getText() + "!!")
               .setContentUrl(Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.ginkoboy.flashcards"))

               //.setImageUrl(Uri.parse("android.resource://de.ginkoboy.flashcards/" + R.drawable.logo_flashcards_pro))
               .setImageUrl(Uri.parse("http://bagpiper-andy.de/bilder/dudelsack%20app.png"))
               .build();

        shareDialog.show(linkContent);
    }


}

However there are some things I do not understand.

• The shared link looks different from what I see in the dialog before I post.
• Images seem to have been available via internet. i.e. It is not possible to set an image of a resource from my project.

Furthermore I have some trouble understanding what Facebook is requiring.

This is how Facebook displays my posting:

And this is how my App seem to post the content

So the question is: Where is my title and description gone???

Best regards

Oliver

Answer 1

you can use setQuote("Any Description String") method of ShareContent.Builder to set the quote to display for your link. Something like that

if (shareDialog.canShow(ShareLinkContent.class)) {

    ShareLinkContent linkContent = new ShareLinkContent.Builder()
           .setQuote("My new highscore is " + sum.getText() + "!!")
          .setContentUrl(Uri.parse("https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.ginkoboy.flashcards"))
           .build();

    shareDialog.show(linkContent);
}

P.S. setTitle , setDescription and setImageUrl methods are deprecated now in Latest Facebook SDK

Answer 2

I have used WebDialog system but I have this message:

Cannot use SessionLoginBehavior SSO_WITH_FALLBACK when com.facebook.LoginActivity is not declared as an activity in AndroidManifest.xml

does anyone know why?

Answer 3

So, I have found out the reason why my title and description was not visible in facebook.

First of all thanks @mustafasevgi but your solution refers to SDK 3.5.x where I tried to use SDK 4.0

Coming back to the solution...

I have found out that I have set up my content Url to my App inside the Google Play Store. If you set up a content Url outside of Google Play Store the title and description will not be overwritten.

Answer 4

facebook sdk 3.X with use this code.You can use WebDialog.

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.facebook.FacebookException;
import com.facebook.FacebookOperationCanceledException;
import com.facebook.Request;
import com.facebook.Response;
import com.facebook.Session;
import com.facebook.SessionState;
import com.facebook.model.GraphUser;
import com.facebook.widget.WebDialog;
import com.facebook.widget.WebDialog.OnCompleteListener;

public class FaceShare extends Activity {

   String link = "", id = "", pic = "", title = "";

   @Override
   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

      Intent i = getIntent();
      Bundle b = i.getExtras();

      // link = b.getString("link");
      // id = b.getString("id");
      // pic = b.getString("pic");
      // title = b.getString("title");

      try {

         // start Facebook Login
         Session.openActiveSession(this, true, new Session.StatusCallback() {

            @Override
            public void call(Session session, SessionState state, Exception exception) {
               if (session.isOpened()) {

                  // make request to the /me API
                  Request.newMeRequest(session, new Request.GraphUserCallback() {

                     @Override
                     public void onCompleted(GraphUser user, Response response) {

                     }

                     // callback after Graph API response with user object
                  }).executeAsync();

                  publishFeedDialog(title, "title", "caption", link, pic);
               }
            }

            // callback when session changes state
         });
      }
      catch (Exception e) {
         Log.e("FACE", e.toString());
         finish();
      }
   }

   @Override
   public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
      super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
      Session.getActiveSession().onActivityResult(this, requestCode, resultCode, data);
   }

   private void publishFeedDialog(String name, String caption, String description, String link, String urlPicture) {
      Bundle params = new Bundle();
      // params.putString("name", name);
      // params.putString("caption", caption);
      // params.putString("description", description);
      // params.putString("link", link);
      // params.putString("picture", urlPicture);
      params.putString("name", "name");
      params.putString("caption", "caption");
      params.putString("description", "description");
      params.putString("link", "https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1b/2b/19/1b2b19519b1b3439f783181026d9872b.jpg");
      params.putString("picture", "https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/1b/2b/19/1b2b19519b1b3439f783181026d9872b.jpg");

      Session session = Session.getActiveSession();

      WebDialog feedDialog = (new WebDialog.FeedDialogBuilder(FaceShare.this, session, params)).setOnCompleteListener(new OnCompleteListener() {
         public void onComplete(Bundle values, FacebookException error) {
            if (error == null) {
               // When the story is posted, echo the success
               // and the post Id.
               final String postId = values.getString("post_id");
               if (postId != null) {
                  Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Shared.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                  finish();
               }
               else {
                  finish();
               }
            }
            else if (error instanceof FacebookOperationCanceledException) {
               finish();
            }
            else {
               Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                              "error occured, try again",
                              Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
               finish();
            }
         }

      })
                                                                                               .build();
      feedDialog.show();
   }

}