As I wrote, don't use email attachments. Upload/download files from a server, potentially emailing URLs. Not everyone uses email.
On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:22 AM, Dusk Jockeys Android Apps <duskjock...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Mark > > Sorry if I wasn't clear. > > I am indeed registering for the action.VIEW and category.BROWSABLE > intents for the application/zip type. And in that situation, zip files > open into my app perfectly from file managers, perfectly under the > stock Android email app, perfectly on HTC's email app. Just not on > 'mail app, and not on the Gmail app. If I use the web browswer and > navigate to the Gmail website, I can download them and they open into > my app just fine. So it is definitely a mail client specific issue. > > Other zip viewer apps in the market exhibit exactly the same behaviour > as my app when trying to open zip files from mail clients, so I don't > think it is an issue at my end. > > I guess I am just surprised that it was so difficult to do something > as simple as sharing an object using an industry standard file format, > support for which is (after all) built into the OS. > > I suppose in the long term, having a custom data type which is only > registered for my app is a better UI experience for the user, but it > looks like at the moment it is simply not possible to share that sort > of thing using standard options like email. > > Works on bluetooth, mind. ;o) > > > > > On Feb 9, 8:21 pm, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Dusk Jockeys Android Apps >> >> <duskjock...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > The obvious candidate is to use the application/zip MIME type. The >> > problem is that while this works fine on the default android mail app >> > it is not supported by Gmail or the default Samsung email app, any zip >> > file attachment recieved on those mail clients simply won't open. It >> > seems to be a recognized issue with Gmail, has anyone any experience >> > to the contrary? >> >> If you do not have an application on the device with an ACTION_VIEW, >> CATEGORY_BROWSABLE activity for application/zip, this is the behavior >> that I would expect, regardless of mail client. >> >> > So is there a better approach? >> >> Don't use email attachments. Upload/download files from a server, >> potentially emailing URLs. >> >> -- >> Mark Murphy (a Commons >> Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://github.com/commonsguyhttp://commonsware.com/blog|http://twitter.com/commonsguy >> >> Android 4.0 Programming Books:http://commonsware.com/books > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Training...At Your Office: http://commonsware.com/training -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
