Is it possible to share scores on android with : SMS, whatsapp, twiter...etc ? If so, how ?

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#1

Hi,

Is it possible to share scores on android with : SMS, whatsapp, twiter…etc ? If so, how ?

this the last thing I need to add and I’m struggling to find a way to do it.

#2

You can do this with our “social” plugin, which allows you to display a popup dialog via Android’s native share intent.  Have a look at our blog post on how to do so here…

   https://coronalabs.com/blog/2015/04/21/tutorial-social-sharing-on-android

#3

Hi Joshua. thanks for the reply. I tried to implement it and I get this error:

Attempt to index local ‘event’ (a nil value)

File: menu.lua

Line: 173

here’s the code:

local function onShareButtonReleased( event ) local serviceName = event.target.id local isAvailable = native.canShowPopup( "social", serviceName ) -- If it is possible to show the popup if isAvailable then local listener = {} function listener:popup( event ) print( "name(" .. event.name .. ") type(" .. event.type .. ") action(" .. tostring(event.action) .. ") limitReached(" .. tostring(event.limitReached) .. ")" ) end -- Show the popup native.showPopup( "social", { service = serviceName, -- The service key is ignored on Android. message = "OMG. I reached to level"..\_G.ta,glevel.."on #Catch\_Circles. Download it if u can beat me", listener = listener, image = { { filename = "Icon.png", baseDir = system.ResourceDirectory }, }, url = { "http://play.google.com", } }) else if isSimulator then native.showAlert( "Build for device", " Please build for an iOS/Android device or the Xcode simulator", { "OK" } ) else -- Popup isn't available.. Show error message native.showAlert( "Cannot send " .. serviceName .. " message.", "Please setup your " .. serviceName .. " account or check your network connection", { "OK" } ) end end end function sharebtn:touch(e) if e.phase == "began" then transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1.2, yScale = 1.2} ) onShareButtonReleased() else transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1, yScale = 1} ) end end sharebtn:addEventListener( "touch", sharebtn )
#4

The issue is caused by your call to the onSharebuttonReleased() function.  That function expects an event table argument.

#5

Hi @Joshua.

I’m not on that level yet. could you please tell me how can I fix that ?

#6

Line 1 and Line 2 Change to this 

local function onShareButtonReleased( myType ) local serviceName = myType

Update this:

function sharebtn:touch(e) if e.phase == "began" then transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1.2, yScale = 1.2} ) onShareButtonReleased() else transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1, yScale = 1} ) end end sharebtn:addEventListener( "touch", sharebtn )

To this:

function sharebtn:touch(e) local socialType = "twitter"-- Supported values are "twitter", "facebook", or "sinaWeibo" if e.phase == "began" then transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1.2, yScale = 1.2} ) onShareButtonReleased(socialType) else transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1, yScale = 1} ) end end sharebtn:addEventListener( "touch", sharebtn )
#7

Hi @scottrules44.

Thanks. your solution worked. But, will it only share on twitter ?

I want to show all the options :frowning:

#8

On android this should work.

You need to use this(https://docs.coronalabs.com/plugin/CoronaProvider_native_popup_activity/index.html#TOC) for iOS. Check out this blog post for more details. https://coronalabs.com/blog/2015/03/17/tutorial-utilizing-the-activity-popup-plugin-ios/

#9

Facebook doesn’t allow images to be uploaded like this anymore, except for maybe on older iOS versions.  That’s why Facebook won’t show up as an option in social popup (aka: Android’s native share intent).  This is a restriction imposed on Facebook’s end.  Instead, Facebook only allows you to post links to images or upload images via the Facebook SDK using Corona’s Facebook plugin.

#10

You can do this with our “social” plugin, which allows you to display a popup dialog via Android’s native share intent.  Have a look at our blog post on how to do so here…

   https://coronalabs.com/blog/2015/04/21/tutorial-social-sharing-on-android

#11

Hi Joshua. thanks for the reply. I tried to implement it and I get this error:

Attempt to index local ‘event’ (a nil value)

File: menu.lua

Line: 173

here’s the code:

local function onShareButtonReleased( event ) local serviceName = event.target.id local isAvailable = native.canShowPopup( "social", serviceName ) -- If it is possible to show the popup if isAvailable then local listener = {} function listener:popup( event ) print( "name(" .. event.name .. ") type(" .. event.type .. ") action(" .. tostring(event.action) .. ") limitReached(" .. tostring(event.limitReached) .. ")" ) end -- Show the popup native.showPopup( "social", { service = serviceName, -- The service key is ignored on Android. message = "OMG. I reached to level"..\_G.ta,glevel.."on #Catch\_Circles. Download it if u can beat me", listener = listener, image = { { filename = "Icon.png", baseDir = system.ResourceDirectory }, }, url = { "http://play.google.com", } }) else if isSimulator then native.showAlert( "Build for device", " Please build for an iOS/Android device or the Xcode simulator", { "OK" } ) else -- Popup isn't available.. Show error message native.showAlert( "Cannot send " .. serviceName .. " message.", "Please setup your " .. serviceName .. " account or check your network connection", { "OK" } ) end end end function sharebtn:touch(e) if e.phase == "began" then transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1.2, yScale = 1.2} ) onShareButtonReleased() else transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1, yScale = 1} ) end end sharebtn:addEventListener( "touch", sharebtn )
#12

The issue is caused by your call to the onSharebuttonReleased() function.  That function expects an event table argument.

#13

Hi @Joshua.

I’m not on that level yet. could you please tell me how can I fix that ?

#14

Line 1 and Line 2 Change to this 

local function onShareButtonReleased( myType ) local serviceName = myType

Update this:

function sharebtn:touch(e) if e.phase == "began" then transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1.2, yScale = 1.2} ) onShareButtonReleased() else transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1, yScale = 1} ) end end sharebtn:addEventListener( "touch", sharebtn )

To this:

function sharebtn:touch(e) local socialType = "twitter"-- Supported values are "twitter", "facebook", or "sinaWeibo" if e.phase == "began" then transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1.2, yScale = 1.2} ) onShareButtonReleased(socialType) else transition.to( sharebtn, { time = 100, xScale = 1, yScale = 1} ) end end sharebtn:addEventListener( "touch", sharebtn )
#15

Hi @scottrules44.

Thanks. your solution worked. But, will it only share on twitter ?

I want to show all the options :frowning:

#16

On android this should work.

You need to use this(https://docs.coronalabs.com/plugin/CoronaProvider_native_popup_activity/index.html#TOC) for iOS. Check out this blog post for more details. https://coronalabs.com/blog/2015/03/17/tutorial-utilizing-the-activity-popup-plugin-ios/

#17

Facebook doesn’t allow images to be uploaded like this anymore, except for maybe on older iOS versions.  That’s why Facebook won’t show up as an option in social popup (aka: Android’s native share intent).  This is a restriction imposed on Facebook’s end.  Instead, Facebook only allows you to post links to images or upload images via the Facebook SDK using Corona’s Facebook plugin.