CODEWITHSUNDEEP
androidgoogle-play
Hadi Samadbin
Hadi Samadbin

Reputation: 237

Link app name or a text to app Link in google play market

I have a share button in my app,Instead of sending app link http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<package_name> via intent ACTION_SEND I want to link, app link in play store to a text(app name).so receiver will see a name and by clicking on that will be redirect to app in play store.How can I achive that?

     SpannableString s = new SpannableString("http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id={packageName}");

                    Linkify.addLinks(s, Linkify.ALL);
                    String messStr = "Check out this event: " + eventObj.getString(Configs.EVENTS_TITLE) + " | from #AppName "+"\n"+s +"\n";
                    Bitmap bitmap = ((BitmapDrawable) eImg.getDrawable()).getBitmap();
                    Uri uri = getImageUri(EventDetails.this, bitmap);
                    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
                    intent.setType("image/jpeg");
                    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
                    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, messStr);
                    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Share on..."));

Upvotes: 1

Views: 842

Answers (1)

A P
A P

Reputation: 2548

Updated Version: User change the package name

You have the button, and can set the text to whatever you want, then you set the onClick method with intent to the play store

///You need to set an EditText attribute in your layout, similar to how you set the button 
packageName = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.edit); 
Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button_id); 
//locates button from xml layout file

button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
    // Tries to open the play store to your listing 
     String str = packagename.getText().toString();

 try {
        startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=" + str)));
    } 
  catch (ActivityNotFoundException e1) 
   { 
//catches error if play store isn't found
        Toast.makeText(this, "Play Store not installed", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
    }
 } 
 });

This should work in theory.

Upvotes: 1

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