On Android some external urls in file array don't work from Firebase Storage Image url, on IOS it does.

[numerized]

I've found a special case where a certain type of url doesn't work with android (all sharing platforms) but works on ios all sharing platforms Twitter, Facebook, Email, SMS, Slack it's perfect, thanks for awesomeness ! 👍

https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/emoviser.appspot.com/o/images%2Fimage-1476230096116.jpg?alt=media&token=fc949e81-1969-4dfc-b905-38c64387fac4

It's a url from firebase, it works great with iOS plugin but not with Android

Do you think you can have a lot, it's blocking my google store submission for now.

Appstore is about to accept my submission in few hours.

    console.log(this.imageSaved)
    var options = {
      message: 'My Last Mooz !!!!', // not supported on some apps (Facebook, Instagram)
      subject: 'Here we go !', // fi. for email
      files: [this.imageSaved], // an array of filenames either locally or remotely
      chooserTitle: 'Pick an app' // Android only, you can override the default share sheet title
    }

    var onSuccess = (result) => {
            console.log("Sharing succeeded with message: " + result);
    }

    var onError = (msg) => {
      console.log("Sharing failed with message: " + msg);
    }

    SocialSharing.shareWithOptions(options)
      .then((result) => onSuccess)
      .catch(() => onError);
  }

[MontyZhao]

I have met this issue too. And don't know why!

[numerized]

check this @mateunicorn https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin/issues/696

I'll try it on sunday and report here.

[DeeM297]

Do you think that the PR below is related to this encodedURI / decodedURI issue in android ?

https://github.com/EddyVerbruggen/SocialSharing-PhoneGap-Plugin/pull/715

[numerized]

Hope so :)

[mirzailhami]

Hi @numerized, have you solve this issue?

[numerized]

No the trick didn't work for me, but I'll give it another go soon.

[mirzailhami]

What is another trick you will trying to?

[albertora]

Same issue here :(

[nonren]

I'm facing the same issue now. Any solutions for this?

[numerized]

I'll dig that in the next few weeks I'm sure there's a workaround. But professional project is not giving me time to investigate...

[lluisnieto]

It's been a 5 hours struggle. cordova-plugin-x-socialsharing (5.1.7) aka "SocialSharing" is completly broken regarding image sharing through Any service (Gmail, Whatsapp, Facebook,.. any) in case your project uses Firebase storage.

I could not find any solution sharing any image that is stored under to any folder in the firebase storage. The '/' -> %2F prevents plugin from working well.

I'm so frustrated right now.

[lluisnieto]

Ok the only way i found to send a firebase image was converting it to a base64 string. This conversion it's easy to do, there are many examples out there.

Only that way worked. but only through shareWithOptions() method. I wanted to share only through Facebook pages app -> shareVia('com.facebook.pages.app'.... but even that did not work.

jayzus......

[nonren]

Hi @lluisnieto, the way you did it is convert the blob into base64 string before upload to firebase?

[lluisnieto]

Yes, but remember to use shareWithOptions( ) method. It adds an extra step for the user to choose wich network want to share but it's the only way it works. ShareVia( ) did Not work.

If anybody else has info about this, i'll be pleased to read.

[carryall]

Same issue here, any solution for this ?

[Manasmd]

@lluisnieto you are right....finally that's the only solution..just wondering saving base64 string would occupy more storage right?

[jamesbenns]

Any solution for this yet? :)

[CliversonObrzut]

Just faced this issue trying to share an image from firebase storage sub-folder on Instagram in an Android device. It passes all methods correctly (canShareVia, shareViaInstagram) but, during the process of creating the Instagram message it returns to my app and toast a message saying "Unable to load image". I'm wondering if any solution was presented.

[jamesbenns]

I think it's to do with how third parties interpret the URL - unfortunately the firebase download URL relies on the token in the query parameter but I'm guessing a lot of apps disregard the query parameter on download URLs as it's pretty unconventional anyway! I've changed my app to use Cloudinary which provides a normal download link (no token in query param) and everything works now. I can't imagine a reliable work around exists and I don't believe this is a plugin isssue! :(

[CliversonObrzut]

I am not sure, but I think the plugin maybe is changing something in the URL when sharing to Instagram through and Android device. In an IOs device it works fine. Also, if i put an image in the root folder of my firebase storage it works in Android. Only images in sub-folders can't be uploaded to Instagram. Earlier I thought it could be the token in the URL, but why does it work when the image is in root folder in Storage? Weird. I'm guessing the plugin maybe is not passing correctly the URL to a the third party when there are folders added to the image path like Iluisnieto said above: "I could not find any solution sharing any image that is stored under to any folder in the firebase storage. The '/' -> %2F prevents plugin from working well."

[pedrovitor074]

did someone find solution for this ?

[Carlosps]

Have you guys found any solution for that?

[niojihye]

Making all objects in a bucket publicly readable

https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/access-control/making-data-public#buckets