Send image and text using Whatsapp

Question

I need to send an image from my application with text, I know how to send only an image or just text, but I do not know how to combine them.

Simple image:

let image = UIImage(named: "Image") // replace that with your UIImage let filename = "myimage.wai" let documentsPath = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.DocumentDirectory, .UserDomainMask, false)[0] as! NSString let destinationPath = documentsPath.stringByAppendingString("/" + filename).stringByExpandingTildeInPath UIImagePNGRepresentation(image).writeToFile(destinationPath, atomically: false) let fileUrl = NSURL(fileURLWithPath: destinationPath)! as NSURL documentController = UIDocumentInteractionController(URL: fileUrl) documentController.delegate = self documentController.UTI = "net.whatsapp.image" documentController.presentOpenInMenuFromRect(CGRectZero, inView: self.view, animated: false) 

Text only:

  var whatsappURL = NSURL(string: "whatsapp://send?text=hello,%20world") if UIApplication.sharedApplication().canOpenURL(whatsappURL!) { UIApplication.sharedApplication().openURL(whatsappURL!) } 

How to send an image with text?

CHANGE NO. 1

I found code that uses an image with text in whatsapp, but in java, can you translate it to swift?

 Intent whatsappIntent = new Intent(android.content.Intent.ACTION_SEND); whatsappIntent.setType("image/*"); whatsappIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, "Hello World"); whatsappIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.parse("file://" + file)); //add image path startActivity(Intent.createChooser(share, "Share image using")); try { activity.startActivity(whatsappIntent); } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) { Toast.makeText(activity, "Whatsapp have not been installed.", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show(); } 

Answer 1

You can post an image or text on WhatsApp. However, you cannot publish both at the same time, since WhatsApp does not provide an API to which you can add a title and publish an image with text.

Now there is an API for interacting with WhatsApp:

http://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/iphone/23559013

Also find below a helpful answer:

You can use the UIDocumentInteractionController as mentioned in the 2nd answer to this question of August 4, 2014. Image / text sharing via WhatsApp in iOS app

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Version of your sharing image code for quick 3:

 let image = myUIImageVariable let filename = "myimage.wai" let documentsPath = NSSearchPathForDirectoriesInDomains(.documentDirectory, .userDomainMask, false)[0] as NSString var destinationPath = documentsPath.appending("/" + filename) as NSString destinationPath = destinationPath.expandingTildeInPath as NSString let fileUrl = NSURL(fileURLWithPath: destinationPath as String) as NSURL do{ try UIImagePNGRepresentation(image!)?.write(to: fileUrl as URL, options: Data.WritingOptions.atomic) } catch {} let documentController = UIDocumentInteractionController(url: fileUrl as URL) documentController.delegate = self documentController.uti = "net.whatsapp.image" documentController.presentOpenInMenu(from: CGRect.zero, in: self.view, animated: false) 

Still not working even for image sharing, but can save time