Android For Beginner: How to send an Email From Android

This is a sample activity which shows How to compose a mail and send it with the default email configured on device.

Underlying Algorithm:

Basic description of algorithm in step by step form:
1.) Create a Project MyEmailDemo.
2.) In Layout we will create two buttons :

(i) To send mail with plain text.
(ii) To send mail with Html Form.

3.) Replace the following code with res/layout/main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="fill_parent"android:layout_height="fill_parent">

   <TextView android:layout_width="fill_parent"android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="@string/hello" />

        <Button android:text="Send E-Mail with plain text"android:id="@+id/button1" android:layout_width="wrap_content"android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        </Button>

        <Button android:text="Send E-Mail with html form"android:id="@+id/button2" android:layout_width="wrap_content"android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        </Button>

</LinearLayout>

4.) We will use the following code in our activity to compose a email with plain text :

Intent emailIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);

String[] recipients = new String[]{"mymail@email.com", "",};

emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipients);

emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Sample mail");

emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "This is a sample mail..");

emailIntent.setType("text/plain");

startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail client :"));

finish();

5.) We will use the following code in our activity to compose a email with html body :

Intent emailIntent2 = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);

String[] recipients2 = new String[]{"mymail@email.com", "",};

emailIntent2.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipients2);

emailIntent2.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Sample mail");

emailIntent2.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,Html.fromHtml("<b><i>"+"new"+"</i></b><br><br><b><i>"+"html data"+"</i></b><br>"));

emailIntent2.setType("text/html");

startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent2, "Send mail client :"));

finish();

6.) Run the application.

Steps to Create:

1.) Open Eclipse. Use the New Project Wizard and select Android Project Give the respective project name i.e. MyEmailDemo. Enter following information:
Project name: MyEmailDemo
Build Target: Android 2.1
Application name: MyEmailDemo
Package name: com.app. MyEmailDemo
Create Activity: MyEmailDemo

On Clicking Finish MyEmailDemo code structure is generated with the necessary Android Packages being imported along with MyEmailDemo.java. MyEmailDemo class will look like following:

packagecom.app.MyEmailDemo;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.content.Intent;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.text.Html;

import android.view.View;

import android.view.View.OnClickListener;

import android.widget.Button;

public class MyEmailDemo extends Activity implements OnClickListener {

/** Called when the activity is first created. */

   @Override

   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.main);

        Button mail = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);

        mail.setOnClickListener(this);

        Button mail2 = (Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);

        mail2.setOnClickListener(this);

   }

   @Override

   public void onClick(View v) {

        switch(v.getId())

        {

           case R.id.button1:

              Intent emailIntent = newIntent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);

              String[] recipients = new String[]{"mymail@email.com", "",};

              emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipients);

              emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Sample mail");

              emailIntent.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "This is a sample mail..");

              emailIntent.setType("text/plain");

              startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent, "Send mail client :"));

              finish();

              break;

           case R.id.button2:

              Intent emailIntent2 = newIntent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);

              String[] recipients2 = new String[]{"mymail@email.com", "",};

              emailIntent2.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, recipients2);

              emailIntent2.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, "Sample mail");

              emailIntent2.putExtra(android.content.Intent.EXTRA_TEXT,Html.fromHtml("<b><i>"+"new"+"</i></b><br><br><b><i>"+"html data"+"</i></b><br>"));

              emailIntent2.setType("text/html");

              startActivity(Intent.createChooser(emailIntent2, "Send mail client :"));

              finish();

              break;

        }

    }

}