[iOS] WhatsApp File share not working

[avvari-da]

Describe the bug When trying to share to WhatsApp on iOS, the image is not being shared. But image is being is share to Gmail or any other app.

To Reproduce Share file to WhatsApp on iOS via OS share menu. And also trying sharing a file to Gmail App via the same OS share menu. Only WhatsApp share is not bearing the image. However, the same is working on Android

Expected behaviour Image file is expected to get shared via WhatsApp

Screen Record https://youtu.be/JOzddotsIeY

Smartphone

• Device: iPhone X
• OS: iOS 12.4.1
• Version: v1.0.2

Additional Context Generating the screenshot image using screenshot pub (v0.1.1)

[abianche]

Any updates on this?

[abianche]

I just tried to omit the optional "text" property, and it worked. e.g.:

 Share.file(
          title,
          "$name.png",
          bytes,
          "image/png",
          // text: title,
        );

[AriCohen8]

I'm having the same problem with video. Will try leaving out the text.

[pmrajani]

faced same issue! @d-wolf any solution ? It works in Android but not working in iOS

[okless71]

Same issue. Works in Android. Workaround is not good, I need both image and text. Any update?

[daymanhq]

I have the same issue... Whats happen with whatsapp?

[jonsamwell]

Same issue, please can this be address (great plugin though so many many thanks)

[kornha]

Same issue

[jonsamwell]

Any update on this?

[MunishThakur]

Any update on this, Whatsapp not allowing both image and text share together. Is this because of Whatsapp update or something else.

This functionality was working before on esys-flutter-share

[edwin-alvarez]

I can confirm, It has not worked in the last 6 months

[MunishThakur]

Yeh, I checked other libraries as well. those are also not working. Might be an issue of Whatsapp.

[carpiodanielj]

I just tried to omit the optional "text" property, and it worked. e.g.:

 Share.file(
          title,
          "$name.png",
          bytes,
          "image/png",
          // text: title,
        );

I tried and it worked! Thanks.

[avvari-da]

@carpiodanielj But that would just share the image, right? It isn't sending any text to WhatsApp.

[MunishThakur]

We need to share both text and Image as we can do on Android. Image is related to my application content and text would be application dynamic link so anyone can click and consume the content.

Is there any way to achieve that?

[jason-shen]

We need to share both text and Image as we can do on Android. Image is related to my application content and text would be application dynamic link so anyone can click and consume the content.

Is there any way to achieve that?

Thats upto you to implement on ur side, got nothing to do with this plugin, of coz that's achievable

[MunishThakur]

Thats upto you to implement on ur side, got nothing to do with this plugin, of coz that's achievable

Yeh not a problem of plugin but might be the issue with Whatsapp sharing on iOS (both text & Image together). If you know a workaround to share both on Whatsapp. Please let me know.

[narayanansampath]

Any update on this? It works very well with android but doesn't work with ios.

[edwin-alvarez]

I also need this fix, greatly appreciated if someone can help on it.

[carpiodanielj]

@carpiodanielj But that would just share the image, right? It isn't sending any text to WhatsApp.

That's right, only image is sent.

[Sreejithtechno]

How to directly open whatsapp? and particular selected number Is that possible?

[narayanansampath]

How to directly open whatsapp? and particular selected number Is that possible?

I think it is possible checkout this link here: https://faq.whatsapp.com/iphone/how-to-link-to-whatsapp-from-a-different-app

[narayanansampath]

The issue of being able to share only image or text has nothing to do with this library. I invested quite a long time with this issue and found out it's a problem with the whatsapp api. You can check similar apps like walmart, amazon etc and they also have the same behavior.

[DeepashreeBallodi]

I am Also Facing Same issue. Is anyone got any other ways to do this?

[Abhishek0116]

It's long time since the issue was created. Is there any planning to fix?