whatsapp not opening programmatically

Question

have run the code in my phone or just the "else" condition is working.on running the app just displays the "package is not installed"

"Kotlin"

    val button = findViewById<Button>(R.id.openwhtaspchat)



    button.setOnClickListener {
    val uri = Uri.parse("smsto"+"+923354859491")
        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO,uri)
        intent.setPackage("com.whatsapp")
        if (intent.resolveActivity(this.packageManager)!=null){
            startActivity(intent)
        }else{
            Toast.makeText(this,"package is not installed",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()

        }

Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking. — Community, Jun 19 '22 at 11:34

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 18 '22 at 19:30

when u wanna send something to specific app use

val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND, uri)

i'm using always that metode not this one

val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_SENDTO, uri)

i'm not sure about kotlin, i use java but Intent are same i think

whatsapp not opening programmatically

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