Social popup event.action always returns cancelled (Android)

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#1

So pretty much lifted the code from here: https://coronalabs.com/blog/2015/04/21/tutorial-social-sharing-on-android/

This opens a panel with several icons on with the most relevant options I get are gmail, google +  and facebook.  If I click facebook nothing happens for a few seconds, then the dialog closes and I get “cancelled” coming in as the event.action.  Whats that all about?

If I click email, sure enough it launches gmail with all the correct data passed over in the message.  I send the email, gmail closes, not the keyboard though, and returns to the app (keyboard still open), then event.action comes in - “cancelled”.

google + returns “completed” though?!

So should I take this plugin seriously or is it a work in progress still?  I’m using the activity popup on iOS and thats pretty slick.

EDIT: Actually based on my recent discovery that google + returns completed I should rename the title of this topic to “Inconsistent event.action” :slight_smile:

EDIT: Google drive seems to work too.

#2

What are you trying to post with Facebook?

Rob

#3

Rob, this is the code:

I messed about with it today and if I remove the image item then facebook opens up and posts the message OK.  However it still returns this (same action returned with gmail) even though the action categorically completed:
 

03-31 09:47:41.185: I/Corona(9309): SHARING popup social cancelled

function sharingService:onShareAndroid() local isAvailable = native.canShowPopup( "social", "share" ) -- If it is possible to show the popup if isAvailable then local listener = {} local onShareCallback = self.callback function listener:popup( event ) -- event.name -- event.type -- event.action -- event.limitReached print("SHARING", event.name, event.type, event.action) if onShareCallback then onShareCallback(event.action) end end -- Show the popup native.showPopup( "social", { service = "share", message = gameConfig.shareParams.message, listener = listener, image = { { filename = "screen\_shot.png", baseDir = system.TemporaryDirectory, }, }, url = { gameConfig.shareParams.url, } }) else if self.callback then self.callback() end end end
#4

There is a Facebook limitation that you cannot provide an image/link at the same time you provide a message. You must pick one and post it. I’ve  heard link+image works. But when posting those items, you cannot have a pre-filled out text. This is a Facebook requirement.

Rob

#5

Well thats manageable.  What is not is the action always being cancelled regardless of what happens.  Is that a bug with the plugin?  What is the best way to solve the issue with it?  

The iOS activity plugin works perfectly but need an equally stable equivalent for Android!

#6

Try it following Facebook’s rules and see if you’re still getting a cancelled. If you’re passing a message and image/link, it’s logical for it to return cancelled. If it’s posting, then perhaps that’s the bug.

Rob

#7

What about gmail?  Thats also the same

#8

That may be an issue. Can I see that code?

#9

Its the same code, its another option in the sharing panel that is displayed.

#10

Go ahead and file a bug report then.

Make sure to have a main.lua that demonstrates the problem, config.lua and build.settings and any assets it needs to run (images, etc.). Put it in a folder and compress it to make a .zip file. Use the Report a Bug link at the top of this page. You will get an email with a CaseID in the subject. Please post that number back here as a reference.

Thanks

Rob

#11

OK will do.

#12

Case 45532

#13

Just so I know, how long do these bug reports take before they are addressed/updated?

#14

There are too many criteria that depend on when they get looked at. Bugs get a priority and are worked on in that order and depending on engineering availability. In this specific case, its been assigned to an engineer to look at.

Rob

#15

What are you trying to post with Facebook?

Rob

#16

Rob, this is the code:

I messed about with it today and if I remove the image item then facebook opens up and posts the message OK.  However it still returns this (same action returned with gmail) even though the action categorically completed:
 

03-31 09:47:41.185: I/Corona(9309): SHARING popup social cancelled

function sharingService:onShareAndroid() local isAvailable = native.canShowPopup( "social", "share" ) -- If it is possible to show the popup if isAvailable then local listener = {} local onShareCallback = self.callback function listener:popup( event ) -- event.name -- event.type -- event.action -- event.limitReached print("SHARING", event.name, event.type, event.action) if onShareCallback then onShareCallback(event.action) end end -- Show the popup native.showPopup( "social", { service = "share", message = gameConfig.shareParams.message, listener = listener, image = { { filename = "screen\_shot.png", baseDir = system.TemporaryDirectory, }, }, url = { gameConfig.shareParams.url, } }) else if self.callback then self.callback() end end end
#17

There is a Facebook limitation that you cannot provide an image/link at the same time you provide a message. You must pick one and post it. I’ve  heard link+image works. But when posting those items, you cannot have a pre-filled out text. This is a Facebook requirement.

Rob

#18

Well thats manageable.  What is not is the action always being cancelled regardless of what happens.  Is that a bug with the plugin?  What is the best way to solve the issue with it?  

The iOS activity plugin works perfectly but need an equally stable equivalent for Android!

#19

Try it following Facebook’s rules and see if you’re still getting a cancelled. If you’re passing a message and image/link, it’s logical for it to return cancelled. If it’s posting, then perhaps that’s the bug.

Rob

#20

What about gmail?  Thats also the same