Flutter share_plus - File does not get shared on android

Question

I am unable to reproduce the issue either on a newly setup project. Unfortunately, I cannot share the project code with you.

The issue I am facing is as follows:

I have a file at /storage/emulated/0/Download/txn-159231.pdf. I am calling the

Share.shareFiles(['/storage/emulated/0/Download/txn-159231.pdf'])

I have started debugging the app. And, in deed the path sent is seen correctly. Everything is working fine on flutter side. However,

channel.invokeMethod('shareFiles', params)

after it returns gives the below error.

E/MethodChannel#plugins.flutter.io/share( 9447): java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Failed to find configured root that contains /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.example.someapp/cache/share/txn-159231.pdf

Answer 1

since you can't share your project code, could you at least share the important bits? Also, never use direct paths. Always use the package pathprovider and a temporary directory. Hope that helps. path_provider: ^2.0.9