Android open default mail client

To open the default mail client on Android, you can use the following approaches:

Intent: You can use the Intent class to open the default mail client. Here's an example:


Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO);
intent.setType("mailto:*");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"[email protected]"});
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Body");

try { startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Send email")); } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) { // Handle the case where no email client is installed }

This code creates an `Intent` with the `ACTION_SENDTO` action, sets the `type` to `"mailto:*"` to indicate that it's an email intent, and adds the recipient, subject, and body as extras. The `startActivity` method is then used to launch the default mail client.

2. **Android's built-in `Email` intent**: You can use the `Email` intent, which is a built-in intent in Android. Here's an example:
```java
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
intent.setType("message/rfc822");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{"[email protected]"});
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Subject");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Body");

try {
    startActivity(Intent.createChooser(intent, "Send email"));
} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
    // Handle the case where no email client is installed
}

This code creates an Intent with the ACTION_SEND action, sets the type to "message/rfc822" to indicate that it's an email intent, and adds the recipient, subject, and body as extras. The startActivity method is then used to launch the default mail client.

Using a third-party library: You can also use a third-party library like android-intent or IntentBuilder to simplify the process of creating and launching an intent.

Remember to handle the case where no email client is installed on the device, as the startActivity method will throw an ActivityNotFoundException in that case.

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Android open default mail client