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How to Send an Email with Attachment in Android

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Nilanchala,  1 min read,  2.82K views, updated on Sept. 17, 2023

The following code snippet shows to send an email with image attachment in Android using the Intent method.

public static void sendEmail(Context context, String subject, String message, String imagePath) {
	Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
	emailIntent.setType("plain/text");
	emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
	emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
	
	if (imagePath != null && imagePath.length() > 0) {
		File file = urlToFile(imagePath);
		if (file != null && file.getAbsolutePath() != null)
			emailIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, file.getAbsolutePath());
	}
	
	context.startActivity(emailIntent);
}