The Android share for MP4 only works for Facebook Messenger and not for other Apps

Question

I got some .mp4 files in my /raw folder which i want to share with the Android Share. The following code works with Facebook Messenger (the video is sended) but not with other applications like WhatsApp, Gmail, Facebook, etc.

I got the following code:

    String path = "android.resource://com.my.package/raw/" + "name_mp4";
    Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
    share.setType("video/mp4");
    share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM,Uri.parse(path) );
    startActivity(share);

What am I doing wrong? Why does it nog work for the other Apps?

Answer 1

What am I doing wrong?

Few apps will know what to do with an android.resource Uri. The ones that will mostly will be ones passing it straight to openInputStream() on a ContentResolver. That scheme is very rarely used.

If you want to improve compatibility, use a content:// or file:// Uri, pointing at a ContentProvider or file on external storage, respectively.