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

Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{ to});
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
	 
//need this to prompts email client only
email.setType("message/rfc822");

startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an Email client :"));

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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

<RelativeLayout xmlns:androclass="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
        android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
        android:layout_marginRight="22dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="16dp"
        android:ems="10" />

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_marginTop="18dp"
        android:ems="10" >

        <requestFocus />
    </EditText>

    <EditText
        android:id="@+id/editText3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_marginTop="28dp"
        android:ems="10"
        android:inputType="textMultiLine" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editText1"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:text="To:" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editText2"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:text="Subject:" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/textView3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignBaseline="@+id/editText3"
        android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/editText3"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
        android:text="Message:" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/button1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/editText3"
        android:layout_below="@+id/editText3"
        android:layout_marginLeft="76dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
        android:text="Send" />

</RelativeLayout>

Activity class

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

File: MainActivity.java

package com.example.sendemail;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.EditText;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
	EditText editTextTo,editTextSubject,editTextMessage;
	Button send;
	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
		
		editTextTo=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText1);
		editTextSubject=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText2);
		editTextMessage=(EditText)findViewById(R.id.editText3);
		
		send=(Button)findViewById(R.id.button1);
		
		send.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){

			@Override
			public void onClick(View arg0) {
				 String to=editTextTo.getText().toString();
				 String subject=editTextSubject.getText().toString();
				 String message=editTextMessage.getText().toString();
				 
				
				 Intent email = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
				  email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_EMAIL, new String[]{ to});
				  email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, subject);
				  email.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, message);
	 
				  //need this to prompts email client only
				  email.setType("message/rfc822");
	 
				  startActivity(Intent.createChooser(email, "Choose an Email client :"));
	 
			}
			
		});
	}

	@Override
	public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
		// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
		getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
		return true;
	}

}

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