Sending Emails In Unity (Telemetry)

Have you ever wanted to send emails from your Unity Indie Game? This tutorial covers two ways including direct emails, through the C# .Net, and forwarding the message through a server-hosted php script.​
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0:52 - Motivation
2:37 - Method 1
6:50 - Method 2

[@matthewventures]

Hey it's me, from the FUTURE! I would no longer recommend these methods expect in one special case where you do not want to show the user that you're sending an email (secret email). If it's okay to show the user the email, and allow them to send it from their personal address, I would advise an alternative approach: pastebin.com/EKHsvWNQ

[@matthewventures]

Hey its me again! From the future future. Here is the new new way to send emails in unity: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrWiZl7jJVlnKs

[@thesinisterdistrictpodcast]

your back round looks so good

[@matthewventures]

Thanks I wanted it to look cool!

[@pandacatplayz]

I had a problem with logging in but you have to go into your google account and turn on less secure apps

[@pabloescargot7028]

Thanks, you handsome man

[@argarevata642]

Great Video Thankyou so much

[@sebastien4507]

Thanks man, really helpful!

[@colorado34070]

Great video thanks

[@lukedraper6313]

Brilliant. Thanks so much mate

[@danielmmjimenez9029]

OMG Thanks a Lot

[@karlschanzl]

Great... THX

[@scottmulligan8965]

Great video!

[@vikes5540]

Thank u.. Helped a lot

[@jorgemahamudgalan2144]

Hi, I wanted to ask you, why can't I in the GameObject script, in the TxtData select the inputField txtData?

[@matthewventures]

I'm not sure what you mean. You can edit an input field's text from a script

[@thesinisterdistrictpodcast]

so good

[@AlejandroGM96]

thanks!

[@abdullahcnar2864]

it wasn't work on mobile device :/

[@afterlife1578]

when I press the button, the game lags and it takes a while, is it possible to show some loading animation so that the user can know its sending?

[@matthewventures]

Hmmm I haven't done a loading screen tutorial but it's a good idea. You'll have to Google it for now.

[@afterlife1578]

@@matthewventures okay thanks!

[@queriesask1765]

Hi, Thank you so much for the tutorial. I have followed your tutorial to send an email without the PHP script for my Unity Pc application. I am getting the following exception while sending email request : SmtpException: Server does not support secure connections. I have enabled Less secure app access permission in my Gmail settings. Can you please provide a solution for this exception. Thank you.

[@matthewventures]

I do not have a work around. Please checkout the description link which discusses alternatives to gmail

[@fredrikmagnusson1153]

Great video, any idea how to send email with an attachment?

[@matthewventures]

You can't on phones, need to use the "share" feature.

[@yehiawaleed]

How do you make it send log data

[@dan-gu1ty]

Is there any way we can attach an audio file to the email which is recorded using Unity?

[@matthewventures]

Unfortunately not. Attaching files is an operating system privilege which we do not have access to. However we can use native "Sharing" tools that will then prompt the user to email, text, etc. a certain file. Google "Native Share Unity" for approaches on that one. Alternatively, you can serialize data into the email as text that can later be extracted by some means.

[@pablomansilla2497]

is it possible to do the same thing but using firebase instead of 000webhost?

[@matthewventures]

Yeah totally, I just chose that one because it's free to set up. There's probably a ton of alternative options many of which are probably free as well

[@danielcorzo7498]

Hi, great tutorial! Can you do a video on Authentication? Something like OAuth? I want the users to be able to send emails with their accounts from my app.

[@matthewventures]

I think for something fancy you would need, to implement a third-party authentication system. But you could use this system to email them a code that they have to type in

[@danielcorzo7498]

​@@matthewventures Thanks for your prompt answer! Is there any third party authentication tool you would suggest me?

[@parsec3d]

Works! now,what would need to do to add an image attachment?

[@matthewventures]

not possible to my understanding, do you know an app that does that?

[@pedrocardenas5565]

@@matthewventures I do that with a Unity windows app Attachment att0 = new Attachment(Application.dataPath + "/../ChefUnitsAppScreenshots/" + DataStorage.userFirstName + "-" + DataStorage.userLastName + "-RightView_truckID_" + (DataStorage.truckIndex + 1) + ".png"); mail.Attachments.Add(att0);

[@JacobChrist]

Nice tat, very nerdy.

[@andrewthedev2108]

Hey I keep getting stuck with "Trying to send" from the php script and my email will not send using the server approach. Can anyone please help with this?

[@andrewthedev2108]

it keeps saying "WWW Success!: Trying to send..." but no email is ever sent, I check my spam and nothing happens.

[@matthewventures]

I'm sorry I am not sure. Maybe try using a different kind of email.

[@Luisfmp]

It doesnt work for webgl, right?

[@matthewventures]

Sorry, I can't remember

[@iaderesel]

Thanks for the tutorial! I used this for my WebGL game and all worked fine for a few weeks, but now suddenly has stopped delivering mails. I have tried using the php script from a different server and I have tried using a second gmail address, but that didn't help. Do you have any ideas what may have caused the method to stop working after it worked initially?

[@matthewventures]

I'm sorry, I'm not sure. Emails can be extremely finicky and the spam systems are hard to predict. These are the best methods I know of to code your own solution, Beyond this I would try integrating a third-party service of which I'm sure there's a few

[@iaderesel]

@@matthewventures Ok thanks for your message! I find the email approach very nice, but would you say that if I want to be really really sure that my message arrives it may be best to store it directly on a server?

[@hugoperez9959]

great your video!, a question: How can I do to include a capture of the game in the mail? Greetings and thanks

[@matthewventures]

Hey thanks for watching! Do you mean a screen capture (like a picture of the game)? Or do you mean data from the logs?

[@hugoperez9959]

@@matthewventures Screen capture the game :)

[@matthewventures]

Hey I just finished this tutorial for you. I explain the easy way docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/ScreenCapture.CaptureScreenshot.html and then do my best to explain the much more complicated way NSAIntern works kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWbYpHqvZ96Zi6M Thank you for a great question!

[@collectionmaterials7277]

Make more video about firebase auth fb in unity

[@matthewventures]

Can you tell me a little bit more about that? I believe firebase is a data storage solution, I think it's Microsofts. Facebook is of course a social network which can be used for Auth. Are you looking for separate vids or do they relate in some way I'm not seeing?

[@pandacatplayz]

The first method says my credentials are wrong even with the correct email and password and the second says it sent but never went through the website help me please

[@matthewventures]

I'm not sure what caused that, I'm sorry.

[@pandacatplayz]

@@matthewventures my code for the first method using UnityEngine; using UnityEngine.UI; using System.Net; using System.Net.Mail; using System.Net.Security; using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; public class EmailVerification : MonoBehaviour { //Email const string kSenderEmailAddress = "[e-mail]"; const string kSenderPassword = "*******"; //EmailCode public EmailCode codeGenerator; //OtherScriptsStrings public string Email; public string verificationCode; public void SendMessage() { MailMessage mail = new MailMessage(); mail.From = new MailAddress( kSenderEmailAddress ); mail.To.Add( Email ); mail.Subject = "Test Email Title"; mail.Body = verificationCode; SmtpClient smtpServer = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com"); smtpServer.Port = 587; smtpServer.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(kSenderEmailAddress, kSenderPassword ) as ICredentialsByHost; smtpServer.EnableSsl = true; ServicePointManager.ServerCertificateValidationCallback = delegate ( object s, X509Certificate certificate, X509Chain chain, SslPolicyErrors sslPolicyErrors ) { Debug.Log( "Email success!" ); return true; }; try { smtpServer.Send(mail); } catch (System.Exception e) { Debug.Log("Email Error: " + e.Message); } finally { Debug.Log("Email Sent!"); } } public IEnumerator SetMessage() { yield return new WaitForSeconds(0.1f); verificationCode = codeGenerator.emailCode; } }

[@TheManCowBear]

Method 1 don't work any longer, Google won't let you do this anymore

[@TheManCowBear]

To help keep your account secure, from May 30, 2022, ​​Google no longer supports the use of third-party apps or devices which ask you to sign in to your Google Account using only your username and password.

[@matthewventures]

Correct. To my dismay! Here's the new method: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrWiZl7jJVlnKs

[@TheManCowBear]

@@matthewventures Ahhh nice! going to watch your new film now :) good jobb and thanks!

[@jairoguillen4811]

How can I solve this problem? I block emails and they don't reach me, can you help me? Email error: 535-5.7.8 Username and Password not accepted. Learn more at 535 5.7.8 support.google.com/mail/?p=BadCredentials d13sm2518121wrc.64 - gsmtp

[@VeganRashad]

Thank you! Do you freelance?

[@matthewventures]

It depends, email me [e-mail]

[@pandacatplayz]

help i have no view button for method 2 !!!

[@matthewventures]

I'm sorry I don't understand the problem

[@pandacatplayz]

@@matthewventures I found a way to open it but the emails aren't sending

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