Android Tutorial - How to send WhatsApp messages with MIT App Inventor 2

In this video I am going to show you how to easily send WhatsApp messages in your MIT App Inventor 2 Android App.
The properties for the activitystarter are:
Action = android.intent.action.SEND
ActivityPackage = com.whatsapp
ActivityClass = com.whatsapp.ContactPicker
DataType = text/plain
ExtraKey = android.intent.extra.TEXT
You can download the source file from here:
drive.google.c...
Feel free to comment and ask any question...

[@lauraalexandri883]

You're Italian and you do Tutorials in English too, that's nice.

[@harvinderkaur48]

Yeah that's great and thank you

[@ariletecrispimricardo2913]

Is possible auto click of button send?

[@1908HELIO]

Don't run well! My cell phone has whatsapp instaled but your app send me a message "Error 601:no Corresponding activity was found" May you help about it???? Thanks a lot.

[@johnwickbeast8720]

Hi, i followed the same procedure but it does not Send directly via whatsapp. The text opens in the text editor on whatsapp and i have to actually press the Send button on whatsapp manually to finalise the sending?...something wrong i did?

[@seblog_appinventor]

+Viraj Rawal you should check with adb loggers what is activitypackage and activityclass for twitter, i will try to search for it as well...

[@emeztv8066]

hai.....can u help me......how to create app send any masej to whatapps automatic

[@prateekhegde8099]

Hi, Is it not possible to send automatically a message to a default no set in code, instead of selecting the contact??

[@beforespectra7919]

Sir actually I want to send the message only to one contact then what should I do

[@mortuzaalamrubel8217]

Can I send picture & text both with appinventor? Plz help me..

[@santhoshjoseph5879]

Sir,would you please help me to send a whatts app image when a button is clicked..

[@hajarathaur9378]

hi, can it be sent to multiple contacts through WhatsApp also? tq

[@Tabarebor]

How do I make the number to which the message is sent always the same? Is to use on a radio and the idea is for people to send messages through the app where they listen to the radio so I need all the messages to reach the same number without giving the option of selecting a number thanks for the answer

[@lahernandezs]

thanks a lot for this great video! I still have the question how sending a message to a whatsapp group? have you try this already?

[@priyaprakruthi4592]

sir am getting WhatsApp is not installed...bt WhatsApp is installed in my phone...y should I getting like dat...is there any separate app for this..pls reply

[@ashdubi4773]

Need to send multi photos, 18, to drop box Or WhatsApp, in piker i can only 1at atime?

[@lucasmatesco6435]

Nice!!! Help me so much, Thanks u!! How i know The properties for the activitystarter for another apps, Exemple : Whatsapp Bussiness?

[@davidpl8507]

How to view the status of the switch from the Tuya program knowing the IP of the device?

[@danieldeluca4737]

its works today? I can send to a list of number like 3 people same msg? How i put the name of my contact?

[@MulderXfile]

Thanks for the great video. I would have been better to be able to set the contact number directly in the app inventor program.

[@avishekmondal4966]

Please Help me for sending pre loading phone number automatically, (Without clicking Whatsapp Send Button )

[@cinemapuranam]

it,s not working sir....in my phone whatsapp is already installed....but it saying what'sapp is not installed

[@sakshamsinghal3083]

hello! can u tell me how to make a group for only specified users to message in it. like a whatsapp group only but made on app inventor as a different app

[@lornaakoth3038]

Suppose you want to send message to a person not in your contact but their phone number is provided in their profile and you aren't interested to save it,How do you go about that?

[@henmaicrygerhack17]

hey can i connect directly with a whatsapp number, for the users can send a message private?

[@AdrianoCattini]

I tried this, only 2 blocks like viewing a webpage ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@copiemax]

@@AdrianoCattini what if we want to do, the 'YYYYYY' is the text the user write from the text box ?

[@cherifrayen9991]

and when i want any user who share something text or photo everyone could see it how can i do that?help plz

[@syedasadkazmii]

How can we send to WhatsApp status using this intent ?

[@udobreuer]

HI. Thank you for this tutorial. I use it on my app. But now someone wants me to make a simple one for there club and sent a message to just one standard person. Can i put a number in this program so you dont choose from a list? grts Udo

[@Doukho1]

Hello. Did you find a solution? Same challenge.

[@AdrianoCattini]

@@Doukho1 I tried this, only 2 blocks like viewing a webpage ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@marcusraether4533]

can you choose a specific person instead of com.whatsapp.ContactPicker?

[@antoniobilbylemos9918]

when it calls the contact picker you will choose the contact you want to send the message

[@Miguedevfx]

The same question

[@AdrianoCattini]

@Kiron I tried this, only 2 blocks like viewing a webpage ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@chrisyong3536]

Hi there. Very good tutorial. Can I ask where do you find the properties for the activitystarter? I'm trying to use another app, hangouts dialler but I don't know the properties. Where can I find them? Thanks.

[@seblog_appinventor]

+Chris Yong You have to analyze logcat messages of android when you launch the activity. Have a look here: ai2.appinventor.mit.edu/reference/other/activitystarter.html

[@marciorodrigooliveira9266]

seria possivel definir o o meu whatsapp para receber as mensagens? tem como definir o numero?

[@heghberthogomescosta5119]

good afternoon , if ru Want to send a picture ... how do?

[@pauldurlacher2217]

is there a possibility to write the message to a specific number?

[@AdrianoCattini]

I tried this, only 2 blocks like viewing a webpage ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@saahitidenduluri746]

can you help me send the content on a canvas using the sharing component

[@Smartliving-udanagayan]

Hello sir nice tutorial.. Can you teach us how to send SMS message using MIT app Inventor...

[@shakerileiwat4341]

Great , love it

[@tranhuytran2411]

How to create the link button with different screen

[@GambadiFerro]

Hello, great video! I'm tring to make an app with appinventor that send an SSH command. I successfully enstablish the connection with ConnectBot but I'm unable to send a simple command. Can you help please? Thanks.

[@franklinpuente1967]

Hi, there is a way to run this app in the emulator mode?

[@justchillnaeem]

It doesn't work... It opens whatsapp ... I can select contact and text MIT app is parsed to Whatsapp but it doesnt send

[@debabrata2137]

sir I want to open a otg usb camera app when a screen will initialize. can you please help me?

[@surajsuryavanshi291]

Good one @appinventortutorial

[@ahmedhamdy1575]

hi nice tutorial but i have couple of questions i am working on pharmacy app which i want this app to allow the patient to take a photo of his prescription and send this photo to pharmacy on definite for free using something like whatsApp with the date of pickup so i can receive the photo and prepare the medication for him at the date he to choose to pickup so hope you can help me with that waiting to hear from you

[@seblog_appinventor]

+Ahmed Hamdy You cannot automatically attach a photo and a text with this tutorial. I suggest you use instead an email with picture attachment, you find tutorial on my channel (it's in italian but should be easy to understand)

[@teedaophet4800]

How​ to​ send picture in​​ WhatApp​ or​ Line App​

[@onkarghone8965]

how to get that stuff(action,class,package,type) for google text to speech?plz help

[@seblog_appinventor]

+Onkar Ghone You have to analyze logcat messages of android when you launch the activity. Have a look here: ai2.appinventor.mit.edu/reference/other/activitystarter.html

[@omniaadil5563]

hello ..how can i login into setting in to smart phone is mit app inventor have this permission?? thank you

[@Erikina14]

Ciao! Io al click di un bottone vorrei che mi si aprisse invece l'app di Netflix...come posso fare? Grazie!

[@cypictronic]

Excellent thank you! i learn share files and use API of WhatsApp. ¿How to save files and pictures with Firebase?

[@MeetThakerHeartRuler]

I want to open message ! how can i open? please help broda

[@danielpellegrini2300]

hello, where i can take this project for import ?

[@diegob7764]

Muchas gracias.

[@BrainysTreat]

Can anyone please say immediately how to message to specific number in whatsapp using mit app inventor

[@slogantagszindia9811]

Can you share these apk ???

[@jamillm9335]

Is it possible to delete a chat thru appinventor?

[@seblog_appinventor]

+jamill m not possible sorry...

[@77gopalakrishnan]

i tried this but it showing whats app not installed your. I don't know what i want to do next please tell me

[@makarasaing9903]

gopal krishanan, me too..!!:(

[@ortratravel4018]

do I have to do to send the message to a contact, in particular from app inventor?

[@AdrianoCattini]

I tried this, only 2 blocks like viewing a webpage ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@amandakoh930]

Hello! Great video and it really helped me in my project. However, I have some issues with selecting contacts directly from my contact list to call instead of having it as a fixed number in the app. Please help! Thank you!

[@AdrianoCattini]

I tried this, only 2 blocks like viewing a webpage ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@MeetThakerHeartRuler]

Waiting!

[@aliabdullahalhashmi5377]

thank you for this informative video. Please tell me how can you send a daily alert message reminder pop up to your phone. thank you once again

[@seblog_appinventor]

+Ali A H you cannot have AI apps work in background, so it's not possible sorry.

[@abidagfx29]

So is it possible to send my users a message when they have opened app in their phone? again i want to send message to my listeners when they opened apps in their phones.

[@albecinogueira]

very good!!

[@seblog_appinventor]

+Albeci Nogueira thank you

[@plain911]

Ciao, sto cercando di avvicinarmi ad AI2. Ho fatto qualcosa seguendo i tuoi tutorial ma ho il problema della risoluzione schermo, una volta che importo attraverso Companion sul mio LG G3 i pulsanti diventano enormi. Hai prodotto un video in merito ma utilizzando AI1.. ti chiedo quindi se puoi aggiornare il tuo lavoro. Oppure se mi consigli una soluzione..

[@snfentertainments6578]

thank you so much..

[@seblog_appinventor]

+SNF Entertainments glad it helped! :)

[@Excelsoft]

Thanks, this is useful.

[@sskooper]

perfect... work dud.. thanks a lot. of course you can use Image picker to pick an image and use it's property ImagePicker1.selection to get the path to that image.. then send what you've got via share file..

[@seblog_appinventor]

+‫الغر الميامين‬‎ good suggestion thanks!

[@cypictronic]

Can i send video with Camcorder?

[@agenpulsa70]

how to send telegram mssages with app mit inventor 2?

[@العرابىللبرمجة]

NOT WORK GIVE ERROR NO CORRESPONDING ACTIVITY WAS FOUND .. WHY

[@oscaryu7419]

[@whoisbhauji]

Grazie mille e arrivederci

[@dantech91]

ciao, scusa se ti scrivo ancora, ma vorrei sapere se con AI2 a differenza del 'primo AI, si può pubblicare su Google play l'apk cosi come lo si scarica da AI2, senza modifiche post build. Grazie mille e arrivederci.

[@seblog_appinventor]

DanTech91 Lo puoi fare ma non te lo consiglio, io suggerisco sempre di usare App2Market per avere un controllo migliore sul file androidmanifest.xml e per controllare meglio la firma che si usa per firmare il proprio apk

[@socialmediaar]

Se puede cambiar el contact picker por un número, que yo quiera ? Saludos y gracias!

[@AdrianoCattini]

Yo intenté esto con solo 2 bloques, como si se fuera a ver una pagina web ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@le_504abhisheak5]

finally what i do

[@LordDamios]

Hi, Sir! would there be some way for you to help me? I live in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, which is considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world today. I am trying to create an application where people selecting an option in a "Listpicker" can send an automatic message to the people added in Whatsapp. It's automatic messages like "there's a shooting at this location here now", "they're trying to rob here on this site now" and messages like that. Because in the panic, people will not be able to calmly type in what is happening as dangerous.The application compiles, but it does not work as your example in the video. Well...the app doesn't work. Nothing happens. Could you review my code if I sent you the .aia file for some contact email from you? Thank you in advance for your attention. Subscribed. Best Wishes.

[@LosAngeles24]

Great ! Thank you for this video ! What if I don´n want use contact picker and send to a fixed whatsapp number? Best regards.

[@AdrianoCattini]

I tried this, only 2 blocks like viewing a webpage ActivityStarter1.Action = android.intent.action.VIEW ActivityStarter1.DataURI = api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=XXXXXXXXXX&text=YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Where XXXXXX is the phone number and YYYYYYYY is the preloaded text Hope this works...

[@tahaanwar5388]

Can u Make Rent A car ' A car dealing application ?

[@Rutasyrutas]

buenos dias, me a ayudar mucho el video, gracias, tem Como Enviar el mensagem directamente a un numero sin tener que selecionar de la lista de contacto

[@alejandrocesar4706]

Para entre ella con el telegrama en lugar de WhatsApp

[@kekto0076]

thank you

[@gramihits6029]

thanks

[@vnskumarappana6523]

THERE I NO LINK HERE

[@julioribeiro1909]

Buon video! Sto cercando qualcosa di simile, ma che ti permette di inviare il messaggio a un nome predefinito dalla mia lista di contatti whatsapp senza la quale devo scegliere. Sai come farlo? Un'altra cosa: e per ottenere messaggi? come fare è il suggerimento per il tuo prossimo video!

[@anthonmyl]

Ciao..sto creando una app con mit app e vorrei far in modo di poter inviare i messaggi con lo sharing ( cosa già fatta) ma e vorrei sapere come si fa ad inviare un messaggio con una scritta per far aprire all'istante una mia applicazione? es: ciao se vuoi giocare "premi qui", e premendo "premi qui" si apre la mia applicazione ? grazie ! antonio

[@seblog_appinventor]

+anthon prime Ciao, potresti mandare un link http così chi riceve il messaggio poi apre il suo browser all'indirizzo da te indicato. Invece che io sappia non è possibile generare un link per aprire un app arbitraria, mi dispiace.

[@anthonmyl]

+App Inventor Tutorials - SeblogApps Grazie lo stesso , ho trovato questo link per aprire app arbitraria ma non ho capito nulla !!! beta.appinventor.mit.edu/learn/reference/other/activitystarter.html

[@teedaophet4800]

Choose a picture​ or multi​ pictures

[@sigitnugroho5270]

how to sand image?

[@LVL2024]

It's not sending message to others

[@FRAAAH]

Ciao potresti fare un tutorial su come creare un gioco di carte?

[@astucesandroidetiphone660]

merci bocou bocou

[@vm59727]

is good to learn.but not scan on my mobile

[@trashtalkoffiziell3162]

danke

[@יהונתן-ס3נ]

yes do'nt work

[@vita3851]

Italiano?

[@mirascharyev3783]

я здесь единственный кто смотрит американские туториалы

[@30caratteri]

wtf??? perfavore rifai il tutorial in italiano perchè non ho capisciuto *(questo in cui parlo è italiano correggiuto)* proprio niente xD

[@seblog_appinventor]

+The Segaz3 tranquillo, c'è già in italiano nella mia playlist per AI2

[@30caratteri]

App Inventor Tutorials - SeblogApps grazie :D

[@CipoChannel]

ma che cazz D:

[@seblog_appinventor]

Cipo ogni tanto faccio qualcosa per i nostri amici che parlano inglese ;)

[@CipoChannel]

ahahaha ok :)

[@Erryjet]

Che inglish xd

[@francolescano3220]

I don`t like

[@kisoregupthaa]

fake not working

[@udobreuer]

it is with me