Flutter Plugin for sharing contents to social media.
It supports both the platforms Android
and iOS
It provides you with most of the popular sharing options. With this plugin you can share on instagram stories and facebook stories.
`xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"`
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
package="your package...">
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SEND_SMS" />
<meta-data
android:name="com.facebook.sdk.ApplicationId"
android:value="@string/facebook_app_id" />
<provider
android:name="com.facebook.FacebookContentProvider"
android:authorities="com.facebook.app.FacebookContentProvider[facebook_app_id]"
android:exported="false" />
Create a xml file named styles.xml
in the app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
folder and paste this code in the file :
<string name="facebook_app_id">xxxxxxxxxx</string>
<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>fbapi</string>
<string>fbauth</string>
<string>fbauth2</string>
<string>fbshareextension</string>
<string>fbapi20130214</string>
<string>fbapi20130410</string>
<string>fbapi20130702</string>
<string>fbapi20131010</string>
<string>fbapi20131219</string>
<string>fbapi20140410</string>
<string>fbapi20140116</string>
<string>fbapi20150313</string>
<string>fbapi20150629</string>
<string>instagram</string>
<string>instagram-stories</string>
<string>whatsapp</string>
</array>
<key>NSPhotoLibraryAddUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) access to your photo library to upload your profile picture?</string>
<key>NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow $(PRODUCT_NAME) access to your photo library to upload your profile picture?</string>
Add this if you are using share on facebook. For this you have to create an app on https://developers.facebook.com/ and get the App ID
<key>FacebookAppID</key>
<string>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
<key>FacebookDisplayName</key>
<string>My App</string>
Add the below code which will help you in opening the facebook on webpage. If your facebook app is not installed in your device."xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" represents your facebook app id.
<key>CFBundleURLTypes</key>
<array>
<dict>
<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</string>
</array>
</dict>
</array>
FlutterSocialContentShare.share(
type: ShareType.instagramWithImageUrl,
imageUrl:
"https://post.healthline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/healthy-eating-ingredients-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg");
FlutterSocialContentShare.share(
type: ShareType.facebookWithoutImage,
url: "https://www.apple.com",
quote: "captions");
FlutterSocialContentShare.shareOnSMS(
recipients: ["xxxxxx"], text: "Text appears here");
FlutterSocialContentShare.shareOnEmail(
recipients: ["xxxx.xxx@gmail.com"],
subject: "Subject appears here",
body: "Body appears here",
isHTML: true); //default isHTML: False
FlutterSocialContentShare.shareOnWhatsapp(
number: "xxxxxx", text: "Text appears here");
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'dart:async';
import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
import 'package:flutter_social_content_share/flutter_social_content_share.dart';
void main() {
runApp(MyApp());
}
class MyApp extends StatefulWidget {
@override
_MyAppState createState() => _MyAppState();
}
class _MyAppState extends State<MyApp> {
String _platformVersion = 'Unknown';
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
initPlatformState();
}
// Platform messages are asynchronous, so we initialize in an async method.
Future<void> initPlatformState() async {
String platformVersion;
// Platform messages may fail, so we use a try/catch PlatformException.
try {
platformVersion = await FlutterSocialContentShare.platformVersion;
} on PlatformException {
platformVersion = 'Failed to get platform version.';
}
// If the widget was removed from the tree while the asynchronous platform
// message was in flight, we want to discard the reply rather than calling
// setState to update our non-existent appearance.
if (!mounted) return;
setState(() {
_platformVersion = platformVersion;
});
}
/// SHARE ON FACEBOOK CALL
shareOnFacebook() async {
String result = await FlutterSocialContentShare.share(
type: ShareType.facebookWithoutImage,
url: "https://www.apple.com",
quote: "captions");
print(result);
}
/// SHARE ON INSTAGRAM CALL
shareOnInstagram() async {
String result = await FlutterSocialContentShare.share(
type: ShareType.instagramWithImageUrl,
imageUrl:
"https://post.healthline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/healthy-eating-ingredients-732x549-thumbnail-732x549.jpg");
print(result);
}
/// SHARE ON WHATSAPP CALL
shareWatsapp() async {
String result = await FlutterSocialContentShare.shareOnWhatsapp(
number: "xxxxxx", text: "Text appears here");
print(result);
}
/// SHARE ON EMAIL CALL
shareEmail() async {
String result = await FlutterSocialContentShare.shareOnEmail(
recipients: ["xxxx.xxx@gmail.com"],
subject: "Subject appears here",
body: "Body appears here",
isHTML: true); //default isHTML: False
print(result);
}
/// SHARE ON SMS CALL
shareSMS() async {
String result = await FlutterSocialContentShare.shareOnSMS(
recipients: ["xxxxxx"], text: "Text appears here");
print(result);
}
///Build Context
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return MaterialApp(
home: Scaffold(
appBar: AppBar(
title: const Text('Plugin example app'),
),
body: Column(
children: <Widget>[
Text('Running on: $_platformVersion\n'),
RaisedButton(
child: Text("Share to facebook button"),
color: Colors.red,
onPressed: () {
shareOnFacebook();
},
),
RaisedButton(
child: Text("Share to instagram button"),
color: Colors.red,
onPressed: () {
shareOnInstagram();
},
),
RaisedButton(
child: Text("Share to whatsapp button"),
color: Colors.red,
onPressed: () {
shareWatsapp();
},
),
RaisedButton(
child: Text("Share to email button"),
color: Colors.red,
onPressed: () {
shareEmail();
},
),
RaisedButton(
child: Text("Share to sms button"),
color: Colors.red,
onPressed: () {
shareSMS();
},
),
],
),
),
);
}
}