Calling startActivity() from outside of an activity context requires the FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
android
Solution
Try this.
Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
shareIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
shareIntent.setType("text/plain");
shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, bundle.getString("URL"));
Intent new_intent = Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share via");
new_intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
getApplicationContext().startActivity(new_intent);
Problem
I am trying to start an activity inside a service class. I have a following code: ``` public class SendLinkService extends Service { @Override public IBinder onBind(Intent intent) { // TODO Auto-generated method stub return null; } @Override public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId) { Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras(); Intent shareIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND); shareIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); shareIntent.setType("text/plain"); shareIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, bundle.getString("URL")); getApplicationContext().startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share via")); return super.onStartCommand(intent, flags, startId); } } ``` It gives exception on following line of onStartCommand() : ``` getApplicationContext().startActivity(Intent.createChooser(shareIntent, "Share via")); ```