How to send email in android using intent

We can easily send email in android via intent. You need to write few lines of code only as given below

1. Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);  
2. email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{ to});  
3. email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);  
4. email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);  
5.        
6. //need this to prompts email client only  
7. email.setType("message/rfc822");  
8.   
9. startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an Email client :"));  

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Example of phone call in android

activity_main.xml

Drag the 2 EditTexts, 1 MultiLine EditText, 3 TextViews and 1 Button from the pallete, now the activity_main.xml file will like this:

File: activity_main.xml

1. <RelativeLayout xmlns:androclass="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"  
2.     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"  
3.     android:layout_width="match_parent"  
4.     android:layout_height="match_parent"  
5.     tools:context=".MainActivity" >  
6.   
7.     <EditText  
8.         android:id="@+id/editText1"  
9.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
10.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
11.         android:layout_alignParentRight="true"  
12.         android:layout_alignParentTop="true"  
13.         android:layout_marginRight="22dp"  
14.         android:layout_marginTop="16dp"  
15.         android:ems="10" />  
16.   
17.     <EditText  
18.         android:id="@+id/editText2"  
19.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
20.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
21.         android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText1"  
22.         android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"  
23.         android:layout_marginTop="18dp"  
24.         android:ems="10" >  
25.   
26.     </EditText>  
27.   
28.     <EditText  
29.         android:id="@+id/editText3"  
30.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
31.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
32.         android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText2"  
33.         android:layout_below="@+id/editText2"  
34.         android:layout_marginTop="28dp"  
35.         android:ems="10"  
36.         android:inputType="textMultiLine" />  
37.   
38.     <TextView  
39.         android:id="@+id/textView1"  
40.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
41.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
42.         android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/editText1"  
43.         android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editText1"  
44.         android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"  
45.         android:text="To:" />  
46.   
47.     <TextView  
48.         android:id="@+id/textView2"  
49.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
50.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
51.         android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/editText2"  
52.         android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editText2"  
53.         android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"  
54.         android:text="Subject:" />  
55.   
56.     <TextView  
57.         android:id="@+id/textView3"  
58.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
59.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
60.         android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/editText3"  
61.         android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editText3"  
62.         android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"  
63.         android:text="Message:" />  
64.   
65.     <Button  
66.         android:id="@+id/button1"  
67.         android:layout_width="wrap_content"  
68.         android:layout_height="wrap_content"  
69.         android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText3"  
70.         android:layout_below="@+id/editText3"  
71.         android:layout_marginLeft="76dp"  
72.         android:layout_marginTop="20dp"  
73.         android:text="Send" />  
74.   
75. </RelativeLayout>  

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Activity class

Let's write the code to send email via intent.

File: MainActivity.java

1. package com.example.sendemail;  
2.   
3. import android.os.Bundle;  
4. import android.app.Activity;  
5. import android.content.Intent;  
6. import android.view.Menu;  
7. import android.view.View;  
8. import android.view.View.OnClickListener;  
9. import android.widget.Button;  
10. import android.widget.EditText;  
11.   
12. public class MainActivity extends Activity {  
13.     EditText editTextTo,editTextSubject,editTextMessage;  
14.     Button send;  
15.     @Override  
16.     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {  
17.         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);  
18.         setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);  
19.           
20.         editTextTo=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);  
21.         editTextSubject=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText2);  
22.         editTextMessage=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText3);  
23.           
24.         send=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);  
25.           
26.         send.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){  
27.   
28.             @Override  
29.             public void onClick(View arg0) {  
30.                  String to=editTextTo.getText().toString();  
31.                  String subject=editTextSubject.getText().toString();  
32.                  String message=editTextMessage.getText().toString();  
33.                    
34.                   
35.                  Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);  
36.                   email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{ to});  
37.                   email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);  
38.                   email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);  
39.        
40.                   //need this to prompts email client only  
41.                   email.setType("message/rfc822");  
42.        
43.                   startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an Email client :"));  
44.        
45.             }  
46.               
47.         });  
48.     }  
49.   
50.     @Override  
51.     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {  
52.         // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.  
53.         getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);  
54.         return true;  
55.     }  
56.   
57. }