expo-sharing
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Provides a way to share files directly with other compatible applications.
The expo-sharing package is a library for React Native applications that allows users to share files and content with other applications on their device. It is part of the Expo ecosystem and provides a simple API to invoke the native sharing capabilities of the device.
Share a file
This feature allows you to share a file from your application using the native sharing dialog. The code checks if sharing is available on the device and then shares the file located at the specified URI.
import * as Sharing from 'expo-sharing';
async function shareFile(uri) {
if (await Sharing.isAvailableAsync()) {
await Sharing.shareAsync(uri);
} else {
console.log('Sharing is not available on this platform');
}
}react-native-share is a popular library for sharing content in React Native applications. It provides more extensive options for sharing, including support for sharing text, images, and files to specific apps. Compared to expo-sharing, it offers more customization and control over the sharing process but requires additional setup and configuration.
react-native-fs is a file system library for React Native that includes capabilities for handling files, including sharing. While it is not solely focused on sharing, it provides a comprehensive set of tools for file management, which can be used in conjunction with other libraries to implement sharing functionalities. It offers more low-level file operations compared to expo-sharing.
Provides a way to share files directly with other compatible applications.
For managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release.
For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the expo package before continuing.
npx expo install expo-sharing
No additional set up necessary.
Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.
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Provides a way to share files directly with other compatible applications.
The npm package expo-sharing receives a total of 100,045 weekly downloads. As such, expo-sharing popularity was classified as popular.
We found that expo-sharing demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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