The Messaging plugin makes it possible to make a phone call, send a sms or send an e-mail using the default messaging applications on the different mobile platforms.
- Available on NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugins.Messaging
- Install into your PCL or .NET Standard project and Client projects.
**Platform Support
| Platform | Supported | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Xamarin.iOS Unified | Yes | iOS 7+ |
| Xamarin.Android | Yes | API 14+ |
| Windows 10 UWP | Yes | 10+ |
| Tizen | Yes | 4.0+ |
Change log history available here
Full details on the API are available here
If your application targets Android N (API 24) or newer, you must use version 4.0.0+ that has support for using a File Provider for adding atttachments due to the file system permission changes introduced with Android N.
You also need to add a few additional configuration files to adhere to the new strict mode:
- Add the following to your
AndroidManifest.xmlinside the<application>tags (YOUR_APP_PACKAGE_NAME must be set to your app package name):
<provider android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="YOUR_APP_PACKAGE_NAME.fileprovider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS" android:resource="@xml/file_paths"></meta-data>
</provider>- Add a new folder called
xmlinto your Resources folder and add a new XML file calledfile_paths.xml. Add the following code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<external-path name="external_files" path="." />
</paths>Note : Make sure the file file_paths.xmlis AndroidResource.