README.md
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2Android DirectShare Sample
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5Sample demonstrating how to show some options directly in the list of share intent candidates.
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7Introduction
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10[Direct Share][1] is a feature that allows apps to show their internal options directly in the
11system Intent chooser dialog. This sample is a dummy messaging app, and just like any other
12messaging apps, it receives intents for sharing a plain text. When a user shares some text from some
13other app, this sample app will be listed as an option. Using the Direct Share feature, this app
14also shows some of contacts directly in the chooser dialog.
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16To enable Direct Share, apps need to implement a Service extending
17[ChooserTargetService][2]. Override the method [onGetChooserTargets][3] and return a list of Direct
18Share options.
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20In your AndroidManifest.xml, add a meta-data tag in your Activity that receives the Intent. Specify
21android:name as android.service.chooser.chooser_target_service, and point the android:value to the
22Service.
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24[1]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/chooser/package-summary.html
25[2]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/chooser/ChooserTargetService.html
26[3]: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/chooser/ChooserTargetService.html#onGetChooserTargets(android.content.ComponentName%2C%20android.content.IntentFilter)
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28Pre-requisites
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31- Android SDK 27
32- Android Build Tools v27.0.2
33- Android Support Repository
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35Screenshots
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38<img src="screenshots/1-main.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/2-intent.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/> <img src="screenshots/3-message.png" height="400" alt="Screenshot"/>
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40Getting Started
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43This sample uses the Gradle build system. To build this project, use the
44"gradlew build" command or use "Import Project" in Android Studio.
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46Support
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49- Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/105153134372062985968
50- Stack Overflow: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/android
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52If you've found an error in this sample, please file an issue:
53https://github.com/googlesamples/android-DirectShare
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55Patches are encouraged, and may be submitted by forking this project and
56submitting a pull request through GitHub. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for more details.
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58License
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61Copyright 2017 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
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