Send an (text) email to recipient@gmail.com via Gmail from command line [root]

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This will send an (text) email to recipient@gmail.com by calling a Gmail activity. Root is needed.

root# am start -a android.intent.action.SEND -t "text/plain" -c android.intent.category.DEFAULT -e to recipient@gmail.com -e android.intent.extra.SUBJECT Test -e android.intent.extra.TEXT "body" -n com.google.android.gm/.AutoSendActivity com.google.android.gm


- Send an attachement: --> see at the end (Not working at the moment) -e android.intent.extra.STREAM /sdcard/map.png

More info:

Action: android.intent.action.SEND
Extra: to:%email
Extra: android.intent.extra.SUBJECT:%subject
Extra: android.intent.extra.TEXT:%body
Package: com.google.android.gm
Class: com.google.android.gm.AutoSendActivity
Target: Activity

usage: am start [-D] [-W] [-P <FILE>] [--start-profiler <FILE>]
               [--R COUNT] [-S] [--opengl-trace]
               [--user <USER_ID> | current] <INTENT>
               
<INTENT> specifications include these flags and arguments:
    [-a <ACTION>] [-d <DATA_URI>] [-t <MIME_TYPE>]
    [-c <CATEGORY> [-c <CATEGORY>] ...]
    [-e|--es <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_STRING_VALUE> ...]
    [--esn <EXTRA_KEY> ...]
    [--ez <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_BOOLEAN_VALUE> ...]
    [--ei <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_INT_VALUE> ...]
    [--el <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_LONG_VALUE> ...]
    [--ef <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_FLOAT_VALUE> ...]
    [--eu <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_URI_VALUE> ...]
    [--ecn <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_COMPONENT_NAME_VALUE>]
    [--eia <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_INT_VALUE>[,<EXTRA_INT_VALUE...]]
    [--ela <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_LONG_VALUE>[,<EXTRA_LONG_VALUE...]]
    [--efa <EXTRA_KEY> <EXTRA_FLOAT_VALUE>[,<EXTRA_FLOAT_VALUE...]]
    [-n <COMPONENT>] [-f <FLAGS>]
    [--grant-read-uri-permission] [--grant-write-uri-permission]
    [--debug-log-resolution] [--exclude-stopped-packages]
    [--include-stopped-packages]
    [--activity-brought-to-front] [--activity-clear-top]
    [--activity-clear-when-task-reset] [--activity-exclude-from-recents]
    [--activity-launched-from-history] [--activity-multiple-task]
    [--activity-no-animation] [--activity-no-history]
    [--activity-no-user-action] [--activity-previous-is-top]
    [--activity-reorder-to-front] [--activity-reset-task-if-needed]
    [--activity-single-top] [--activity-clear-task]
    [--activity-task-on-home]
    [--receiver-registered-only] [--receiver-replace-pending]
    [--selector]
    [<URI> | <PACKAGE> | <COMPONENT>]
    

Action: android.intent.action.SEND
Extra: to:%email
Extra: android.intent.extra.SUBJECT:%subject
Extra: android.intent.extra.TEXT:%body
Package: com.google.android.gm
Class: com.google.android.gm.AutoSendActivity
Target: Activity?

{
   "id":"SEND_EMAIL",
   "mimetype":"text\/plain",
   "name":"Send Email",
   "appname":"Gmail",
   "package":"com.google.android.gm",
   "target":"Activity",
   "action":"android.intent.action.SEND",
   "class":"com.google.android.gm.AutoSendActivity",
   "categories":[
      {
         "category":"android.intent.category.DEFAULT",
         "name":"android.intent.category.DEFAULT"
      }
   ],
   "hasOutput":false,
   "extras":[
      {
         "isOutput":false,
         "type":"String",
         "description":"Email recipient",
         "key":"to",
         "name":"To"
      },
      {
         "isOutput":false,
         "type":"String",
         "description":"Subject of the Email",
         "key":"android.intent.extra.SUBJECT",
         "name":"Subject"
      },
      {
         "isOutput":false,
         "type":"String",
         "description":"Body of the Email",
         "key":"android.intent.extra.TEXT",
         "name":"Text"
      },
      {
         "isOutput":false,
         "type":"Uri",
         "description":"File or comma separated files to attach to the Email",
         "key":"android.intent.extra.STREAM",
         "name":"Attachments"
      }
   ]
}




Send an attachement: (Not working at the moment)

am start -a android.intent.action.SEND -t "text/plain" -c android.intent.category.DEFAULT -e to recipient@gmail.com -e android.intent.extra.SUBJECT Test -e android.intent.extra.TEXT "body" -e android.intent.extra.STREAM /sdcard/map.png -n com.google.android.gm/.AutoSendActivity com.google.android.gm



D/AndroidRuntime(5287):  Calling main entry com.android.commands.am.Am
I/ActivityManager(496):  START u0 {act=android.intent.action.SEND cat=[android.intent.category.DEFAULT] typ=text/plain flg=0x10000000 pkg=com.google.android.gm cmp=com.google.android.gm/.AutoSendActivity (has extras)} from pid 5287
D/AndroidRuntime(5287):  Shutting down VM
W/Bundle  (5119):  Key android.intent.extra.STREAM expected Parcelable but value was a java.lang.String.  The default value <null> was returned.
W/Bundle  (5119):  Attempt to cast generated internal exception:
W/Bundle  (5119):  java.lang.ClassCastException: java.lang.String cannot be cast to android.os.Parcelable
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.os.Bundle.getParcelable(Bundle.java:1212)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.ComposeActivity.a(SourceFile:664)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.ComposeActivity.zR(SourceFile:575)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.ComposeActivity.onCreate(SourceFile:437)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.g.onCreate(SourceFile:62)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at com.google.android.gm.AutoSendActivity.onCreate(SourceFile:27)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5231)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2169)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2265)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:145)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1206)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5081)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:781)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at de.robv.android.xposed.XposedBridge.main(XposedBridge.java:126)
W/Bundle  (5119):  	at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
D/AndroidRuntime(5119):  Shutting down VM
W/dalvikvm(5119):  threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x419a5c68)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  Process: com.google.android.gm, PID: 5119
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.google.android.gm/com.google.android.gm.AutoSendActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2215)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2265)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.access$800(ActivityThread.java:145)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1206)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5081)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:781)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:597)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at de.robv.android.xposed.XposedBridge.main(XposedBridge.java:126)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.content.ContentResolver.acquireExistingProvider(ContentResolver.java:1392)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.content.ContentResolver.getType(ContentResolver.java:304)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.AttachmentsView.m(SourceFile:217)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.ComposeActivity.a(SourceFile:664)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.ComposeActivity.zR(SourceFile:575)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.ComposeActivity.onCreate(SourceFile:437)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.android.mail.compose.g.onCreate(SourceFile:62)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at com.google.android.gm.AutoSendActivity.onCreate(SourceFile:27)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5231)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1087)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2169)
E/AndroidRuntime(5119):  	... 12 more
I/Process (5119):  Sending signal. PID: 5119 SIG: 9
W/ActivityManager(496):    Force finishing activity com.google.android.gm/.AutoSendActivity
I/ActivityManager(496):  Process com.google.android.gm (pid 5119) has died.

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