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Share image in Facebook programmatically from Android app via Intent

I have this code working well on Android 4.0.4.
// Create the new Intent using the 'Send' action.
Intent share = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
// Set the MIME type
share.setType(type);
// Create the URI from the media
java.io.File media = new java.io.File(mediaPath);
Uri uri = Uri.fromFile(media);
// Add the URI and the caption to the Intent.
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, uri);
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, caption);
// Broadcast the Intent.
mActivity.startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share to"));
But on Android 4.4.2 it crashes the Facebook app. Facebook app opens, the image is not shown and the FB app is dead.
In log dump I've noticed this message:
E/JHEAD ( 5850): can't open '/data/data/cz.volten.brili.android.free/files/product_preview_shared.jpg'
V/ContextImpl( 5850): ----- packageName = com.facebook.katana is NOT LOCKED -----
Could the reason be some security restrictions, e.g. The FB app does not have rights to access the image in the application folder even though it is invoked from an intent?
If so, what would be a proper location for an image shared between the apps?
Shall I use something like this: how to share image to facebook via intent

Could the reason be some security restrictions, e.g. The FB app does not have rights to access the image in the application folder even though it is invoked from an intent?
Correct. That image is on internal storage for your app, which is private to your app.
If so, what would be a proper location for an image shared between the apps?
You can stick with internal storage, though you will need to use a FileProvider, perhaps with my LegacyCompatCursorWrapper, to serve the file. This sample app demonstrates this, albeit with a PDF rather than an image.
Or, put the file on external storage.
Shall I use something like this: how to share image to facebook via intent
You could, though that would seem to be overkill, compared to using FileProvider.

This is what I usually use
private void initShareIntent(String type) {
boolean found = false;
Intent share = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND);
share.setType("image/jpeg");
// gets the list of intents that can be loaded.
List<ResolveInfo> resInfo = getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(share, 0);
if (!resInfo.isEmpty()) {
for (ResolveInfo info : resInfo) {
if (info.activityInfo.packageName.toLowerCase().contains(type) ||
info.activityInfo.name.toLowerCase().contains(type)) {
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Elevator Express");
share.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(new File(imagePath))); // Optional, just if you wanna share an image.
share.setPackage(info.activityInfo.packageName);
found = true;
break;
}
}
if (!found) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Facebook does not exist", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return;
}
startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Select"));
}
}
and call it like this :
iniShareIntent("face");

This code works for me.....here "updateImage" is my image location.
if (isFacebookExist()) {
if (hashClick.isChecked()) {
SharePhoto sharePhoto = new SharePhoto.Builder()
.setBitmap(updateImage)
.build();
if (ShareDialog.canShow(SharePhotoContent.class)) {
SharePhotoContent content = new SharePhotoContent.Builder()
.addPhoto(sharePhoto)
.setShareHashtag(new ShareHashtag.Builder()
.setHashtag("#HashTag")
.build())
.build();
shareDialog.show(content);
}
} else {
SharePhoto sharePhoto = new SharePhoto.Builder()
.setBitmap(updateImage)
.build();
if (ShareDialog.canShow(SharePhotoContent.class)) {
SharePhotoContent content = new SharePhotoContent.Builder()
.addPhoto(sharePhoto)
.build();
shareDialog.show(content);
}
}
} else {
showToast(" Facebook is not install.");
}
private boolean isFacebookExist() {
PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
try {
PackageInfo info = pm.getPackageInfo("com.facebook.katana", PackageManager.GET_META_DATA);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
return false;
}
return true;
}

How to query for the default SpeechRecognizer

How to find out the ComponentName of the default system speech recognizer, i.e. the one that is returned when createSpeechRecognizer(Context context) is called? (Actually, I only need to find out which input languages it supports, so if there is an answer only to that, then I'd appreciate it as well.)
The framework solves this by
String serviceComponent = Settings.Secure.getString(mContext.getContentResolver(),
Settings.Secure.VOICE_RECOGNITION_SERVICE);
(See the source code of SpeechRecognizer.)
However, this solution does not seem to be available to a third party app.

However, this solution does not seem to be available to a third party app.
I assume you came to such conclusion because Settings.Secure.VOICE_RECOGNITION_SERVICE is not a public API. However, Settings.Secure.getString() requires name of the row to lookup in secure table for the second argument. So, you can simply provide the actual the name of the row you are looking for: "voice_recognition_service".
That's, you can use the same code from SpeechRecognizer with slight change:
String serviceComponent = Settings.Secure.getString(mContext.getContentResolver(),
"voice_recognition_service");
Hope this helps.

UPDATE (I misread the original question)
SpeechRecognizer isn't the thing doing the speech processing, the Intent you pass to SpeechRecognizer, however, is (via startListening(Intent intent)). That intent uses RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH and, AFAIK, can be detected in the old-fashioned way.
To detect defaults, try resolving the Intent that you want the find the default for but with the PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY set.
Untested code:
String detectDefaultSpeechRecognizer(Context context) {
final Intent speechIntent = new Intent(RecognizerIntent.ACTION_RECOGNIZE_SPEECH);
// 1: Try to find the default speech intent
final ResolveInfo defaultResolution = context.getPackageManager().resolveService(speechIntent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
if (defaultResolution != null) {
final ActivityInfo activity = defaultResolution.activityInfo;
if (!activity.name.equals("com.android.internal.app.ResolverActivity")) {
//ResolverActivity was launched so there is no default speech recognizer
return "";
}
}
// 2: Try to find anything that we can launch speech recognition with. Pick up the first one that can.
final List<ResolveInfo> resolveInfoList = context.getPackageManager().queryIntentServices(speechIntent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY);
if (!resolveInfoList.isEmpty()) {
speechIntent.setClassName(resolveInfoList.get(0).activityInfo.packageName, resolveInfoList.get(0).activityInfo.name);
return resolveInfoList.get(0).activityInfo.packageName;
}
return "";
}
OLD ANSWER
Check out GAST, it has a way to check if a language is supported in a speech recognizer.
https://github.com/gast-lib/gast-lib/blob/master/library/src/root/gast/speech/SpeechRecognizingActivity.java#L70
You could also try to manually check the <recognition-service> metadata tag.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/speech/RecognitionService.html#SERVICE_META_DATA

If you only want to find out which input languages the default system speech recognizer supports (createSpeechRecognizer (Context context)), there is a more straightforward way to do it.
All you need to do is using a RecognizerIntent.getVoiceDetailsIntent intent that will check the default system speech recognizer languages:
Intent intent = RecognizerIntent.getVoiceDetailsIntent(getApplicationContext());
if (intent != null) {
ctx.sendOrderedBroadcast(intent, null, new BroadcastReceiver() {
#Override
public void onReceive(Context context, final Intent intent) {
Log.d(TAG,
"Receiving Supported Speech Recognition Languages broadcast "
+ intent);
final Bundle extra = getResultExtras(false);
if ((getResultCode() == Activity.RESULT_OK)
&& (extra != null)
&& (mHandler != null)
&& ((extra
.containsKey(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES)) || (extra
.containsKey(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE_PREFERENCE)))) {
List<String> supportedLanguages = extra
.getStringArrayList(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_SUPPORTED_LANGUAGES);
String prefLang = extra
.getString(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE_PREFERENCE);
}
}
},
null, Activity.RESULT_OK, null, null);
}

How to play live streaming in android application?

I want to make application for cricket live streaming.
I want to know following things :
From where I can found the links to play cricket streaming ?
Which type of links are these ?
Is there any player to play this type of videos ?
Currently, I have implemented web page but I am looking for other alternative.
Below is my code :
link1 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.link1);
link2 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.link2);
link3 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.link3);
link4 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.link4);
link5 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.link5);
link6 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.link6);
link7 = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.link7);
link1.setOnClickListener(this);
link2.setOnClickListener(this);
link3.setOnClickListener(this);
link4.setOnClickListener(this);
link5.setOnClickListener(this);
link6.setOnClickListener(this);
link7.setOnClickListener(this);
}
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
switch (v.getId()) {
case R.id.link1:
linkFunction("http://changevssame.blogspot.com/2014/03/willow-cricket-hd-live-streaming.html");
break;
case R.id.link2:
linkFunction("http://changevssame.blogspot.com/2014/03/foxsports-live-streaming.html");
break;
case R.id.link3:
linkFunction("http://changevssame.blogspot.com/2014/03/sky-sports-live-streaming.html");
break;
case R.id.link4:
linkFunction("http://changevssame.blogspot.com/2014/03/ten-sports-live-streaming.html");
break;
case R.id.link5:
linkFunction("http://changevssame.blogspot.com/2014/03/star-cricket.html");
break;
case R.id.link6:
linkFunction("http://changevssame.blogspot.com/2014/03/icc-t20-world-cup-2014-live-streaming.html");
break;
case R.id.link7:
linkFunction("http://changevssame.blogspot.com/2014/03/ptv-sports.html");
break;
default:
break;
}

I will try to answer your questions but there are many fundamentals you've got to learn in order to build up a successful Streaming Application.
1. From where I can found the links to play cricket streaming ?
No idea, but this is not a SO standard question anyway.
2. Which type of links are these ?
IF you mean live streaming links, there are many types but mostly they are either HLS or RTSP.
HLS links are simple HTTP links that often end with a ".m3u8" postfix. (e.g "http://somewebsite.com/streams/hls_stream_video.m3u8")
RTSP links on the other hand, have a format like this: "rtsp://somewebsite.com/streams/an_rtsp_stream.mp4"
3. Is there any player to play this type of videos ?
Absolutely. You can do so by any means.
I'm not exactly sure by "a player" whether you mean Android API player or third-party player applications. So I'll cover both cases for you and future passengers.
I) Android API: You can do so with the help of a MediaController, a MediaPlayer and a SurafceView. The latter two are also available in a unit entity known as VideoView.
There is a code in the answer below, you can use that. But Be aware of two key points:
I-a) Using MediaPlayer is harder to implement but gives you more detailed control compared to VideoView.
I-b) If you use some code similar to the below answer Never call prepare() for network streams. Always prepareAsync(). And Always call setAudioStreamType() before prepareAsync. Otherwise you will face transient sync issues between Audio and Video when seeking on the progressbar.
II) Player Application: I have done streaming with MXPlayer and it works great.
There are some considerations to take before starting:
What protocol to choose?
Assuming you are targeting Android, I can advice you to narrow your choices down to HLS and RTSP.
You need to study them well before making a decision. But to give you a hint. HLS is preferred when functioning on lower Bandwidths.
There are many other topics like whether to choose UDP/TCP, IP-Multicast/Broadcast and so on...
Want to delve into coding and learn Video Streaming programmatically?
Go and visit this tutorial. This is the most complete zero-to-hero guide in my opinion.
Since SO lacks a thorough post on Video Streaming, maybe I will extend my answer on demand.

Follow this link :
Android Video Streaming
Below code works for me :
public static void getVideoFromHttp(String urlPath) {
try {
// Start the MediaController
MediaController mediacontroller = new MediaController(mContext);
mediacontroller.setAnchorView(mVideoview);
// Get the URL from String VideoURL
Uri mVideo = Uri.parse(urlPath);
mVideoview.setMediaController(mediacontroller);
mVideoview.setVideoURI(mVideo);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e("Error", e.getMessage());
e.printStackTrace();
}
mVideoview.requestFocus();
mVideoview.setOnPreparedListener(new OnPreparedListener() {
// Close the progress bar and play the video
public void onPrepared(MediaPlayer mp) {
mVideoview.start();
}
});
mVideoview.setOnCompletionListener(new OnCompletionListener() {
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
}
});
}

Try this:
private void playLive(String path){
try {
mMediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
mMediaPlayer.setDataSource(path);
mMediaPlayer.setDisplay(holder);
mMediaPlayer.prepare();
mMediaPlayer.setOnBufferingUpdateListener(this);
mMediaPlayer.setOnCompletionListener(this);
mMediaPlayer.setOnPreparedListener(this);
mMediaPlayer.setOnVideoSizeChangedListener(this);
mMediaPlayer.setAudioStreamType(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
} catch (Exception e) {
Log.e(TAG, "error: " + e.getMessage(), e);
}
}

How to provide progressive audio streaming with progressiv download in Box Api

What i want to do in my project is to play audio songs which are inside my Box account for that i am using box api . As i know we can not provide direct audio streaming for audio files in Box api for that i am trying to implement progressive download and playing audio file from sd card . i know i can play song inside on complete method of download but this is taking more time to download and than playing file . for that what i did i wrote my code for playing audio inside on progress method of downloading file but this method is getting called so many times because of that same song is playing multiple time at a time.
So is there any way to write code for progressive audio playing in Box api .if yes where should i write that ?
* Download a file and put it into the SD card. In your app, you can put the file wherever you have access to.
*/
final Box box = Box.getInstance(Constants.API_KEY);
String PATH = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/chaseyourmusic"+folderpath;
File file = new File(PATH);
file.mkdirs();
final java.io.File destinationFile = new java.io.File(PATH + "/"
+ URLEncoder.encode(items[position].name));
/* final java.io.File destinationFile = new java.io.File(Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/"
+ URLEncoder.encode(items[position].name));*/
final ProgressDialog downloadDialog = new ProgressDialog(Browse.this);
downloadDialog.setMessage("Downloading " + items[position].name);
downloadDialog.setProgressStyle(ProgressDialog.STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
downloadDialog.setMax((int) items[position].file.getSize());
downloadDialog.setCancelable(true);
downloadDialog.show();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Click BACK to cancel the download.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
final Cancelable cancelable = box.download(authToken, items[position].id, destinationFile, null, new FileDownloadListener() {
#Override
public void onComplete(final String status) {
downloadDialog.dismiss();
if (status.equals(FileDownloadListener.STATUS_DOWNLOAD_OK)) {
//Able to play audio here from sd card but this is playing after completion of download only which is taking more time .
}
else if (status.equals(FileDownloadListener.STATUS_DOWNLOAD_CANCELLED)) {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Download canceled.", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
#Override
public void onIOException(final IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
downloadDialog.dismiss();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Download failed " + e.getMessage(), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
#Override
public void onProgress(final long bytesDownloaded) {
downloadDialog.setProgress((int) bytesDownloaded);
//Want to write code here but this method is getting called multiple times which is creating problem in playing audio files from sd card .
}
});
downloadDialog.setOnCancelListener(new OnCancelListener() {
#Override
public void onCancel(DialogInterface dialog) {
cancelable.cancel();
}
});
Thanks

Use something like these:
http://code.google.com/p/npr-android-app/source/browse/Npr/src/org/npr/android/news/StreamProxy.java?r=41487c03f461942a5747378d197320412fe99442
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Android/File/StreamProxy.htm
Basically for progressive streaming, you proceed with the download as usual (in background) and you run a stream proxy (like a server in background) and push the data to your media player (you can use external media player or write a simple one by yourself, it is only few lines of code with Android media framework)
I have use something very similar with success.
In fact I am using the answer from this post (with minor modification)
MediaPlayer stutters at start of mp3 playback

Start Android Market from App

I'm developing a lite version for an app on the Android. How can I start an Intent to open the Android Market, preferably with the full version of my app displayed? This is difficult to test on an emulator (which is the closest thing to a device I have), as there seems to be no legal way of installing the Market on it.

That query above works, but when I tried it, it looked like it was bringing up search results based on the name.
If you use something like
intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://details?id=com.wolinlabs.SuperScorepad"));
instead, it will go right to the Android Market page for your app.
I think that's more what you wanted (?)

Found answer in the end:
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
intent.setData(Uri.parse("market://search?q=pname:MyApp"));
startActivity(intent);
No way of testing on emulator, though.

Hi I was trying the achieve the same but with one small difference
I DIDN'T WANT TO OPEN IT EMBEDDED ON MY APP
public void start(JSONArray args, CallbackContext callback) {
Intent launchIntent;
String packageName;
String activity;
String uri;
ComponentName comp;
try {
packageName = args.getString(0); //com.android.vending
activity = args.getString(1); //com.google.android.finsky.activities.LaunchUrlHandlerActivity
uri = args.getString(2); //'market://details?id=com.triplingo.enterprise'
launchIntent = this.cordova.getActivity().getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
comp = new ComponentName(packageName, activity);
launchIntent.setComponent(comp);
launchIntent.setData(Uri.parse(uri));
this.cordova.getActivity().startActivity(launchIntent);
callback.success();
} catch (Exception e) {
callback.error(e.toString());
}
}
THE BIG DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT YOU START A NEW APP NOT JUST SHOW GOOGLE PLAY IN YOUR
APP
This code is part of a Cordova plugin but is pretty obvious what you need to do to use it natively.
THE IMPORTANT LINES
launchIntent = this.cordova.getActivity().getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
comp = new ComponentName(packageName, activity);
launchIntent.setComponent(comp);
launchIntent.setData(Uri.parse(uri));
Regards