[Bug]: Share.shareXFiles is not working on my Android 11 device but Share.shareFiles is working

[Tom3652]

Platform

Android 11

Plugin

share_plus

Version

6.3.0

Flutter SDK

3.7.6

Steps to reproduce

I am calling :

 await Share.shareFiles([(filePath)], subject: "A nice subject");

And it's working fine, but this method is deprecated.

So i have tried to use :

await Share.shareXFiles([XFile(filePath)], subject: "A nice subject");

And here is the output : PlatformException(Share callback error, prior share-sheet did not call back, did you await it? Maybe use non-result variant, null, null)

With the exact same filePath

The only thing i have found on Google which was not helpful was : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71855220/flutter-package-share-plus-unexpected-async-await-behaviour but this doesn't seem to match my behavior since it's working with the deprecated method.

Code Sample

call `await Share.shareXFiles([XFile(filePath)], subject: "A nice subject")` and see the error.

Logs

There is nothing helpful so i am attaching the only log i have got : 

`PlatformException(Share callback error, prior share-sheet did not call back, did you await it? Maybe use non-result variant, null, null)`

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[MuTe33]

Try to write the file in File format first and then share. Somehow the XFile() or XFile.fromData() doesn't work as expected. So my workaround to share in image is:

final directoryPath = (await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory()).path;
final imagePath = '$directoryPath/some_image.png';

final imageFile = await File(imagePath).create(recursive: true);
imageFile.writeAsBytesSync(imageContent);

final file = XFile(imagePath);
await Share.shareXFiles([file], text: 'hello');

[Tom3652]

Thanks for you help @MuTe33 but it is actually what i did and i am even checking File(filePath).existsSync() before sharing it. I have done exactly the same as you did but get the error anyway. Note : this is working fine on iOS

[SheenaJacob]

I've been using Share.shareXFiles for some time and it worked perfectly but when I upgraded flutter to version 3.7.6, I faced the same error as mentioned.

[c-seeger]

Same issue here

final Directory sysTemp = Directory.systemTemp;
final Directory dir = sysTemp.createTempSync();
final String filename = 'my.bkp';

final File temp = File('${dir.path}/$filename');
temp.writeAsBytesSync(utf8.encode(jsonEncode(backup)));
final XFile xfile = XFile(temp.path);
await Share.shareXFiles(<XFile>[xfile], text: filename);
dir.deleteSync(recursive: true);

not working getting the same error

if i replace await Share.shareXFiles with depricated await Share.shareFiles version it works.

[Tom3652]

This is a regression because it was working with Share.shareXFiles on Android few months ago, i just can't remember which version and don't have time currently to test them one by one.

[vbuberen]

I am trying to reproduce the issue using example app and on Flutter 3.7.10. Sharing image works fine for me with Share button which uses shareXFiles(). Could you specify which types of files fail to share for you?

[Tom3652]

It seems to be working again using flutter 3.7.10 + on the same phone that had the issue, so this issue is possible to be happening only on Flutter 3.7.6 as mentioned by the other comments.

[vbuberen]

Thanks for the feedback.

@SheenaJacob @c-seeger Could you confirm that updating Flutter version helps with the issue?

[jinal-dev]

In my case, I was able to resolve the above issue by changing the share_plus version from 7.0.2 to 7.0.0. Additionally, I am using Flutter SDK version 3.7.11.

[InspectlyMads]

I am having the same issue. share_plus 7.0.2 and flutter 3.10.2

[jinal-dev]

@InspectlyMads,
Have you considered downgrading the share_plus version and using that version? This might help you to resolve the issue. Sometimes, compatibility issues can arise with different versions of packages. By downgrading to a previous version, you may be able to regain the share functionality.

[Aksoyhlc]

I'm having the same problem. Note: Fixed by changing the version to 7.0.0

[swarupbc]

This is a serious issue, and need to be fixed, I'm having the same problem with latest version.

[vbuberen]

To solve the issue we need a reproducing instructions/reproducer project. I have already mentioned some months ago that currently can't reproduce. So till there is a proper reproducer provided we can't really help with this issue.

[putrautama007]

same issue when using version 7.1.0

[ogios]

same, but shareFiles works

[erperejildo]

same issue here

[RamiroGarrido]

Same issue here (downgrading to version 7.0.0 didn't work).... @vbuberen to reproduce the issue try the steps listed here friend: https://github.com/fluttercommunity/plus_plugins/issues/1936

[Jay-Pyo]

Share.shareFiles works fine, but the same issue occurs with Share.shareXfiles.

[mzdm]

To solve the issue we need a reproducing instructions/reproducer project. I have already mentioned some months ago that currently can't reproduce. So till there is a proper reproducer provided we can't really help with this issue.

the reproducible steps are (Android):

1. have shareXFiles e.g. on some button click)

      await Share.shareXFiles(
        filesToShare, // e.g. 1 pdf
        text: 'Sharing something',
      );

2. In the share sheet, pick the same app as you are sharing from -- it needs to be used with https://pub.dev/packages/share_handler
3. Try to share again

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