Upload photo to Facebook with Facebook Android SDK in Android

Uploading Photos to Facebook with the Android SDK

This article guides you through uploading photos to Facebook using the Facebook Android SDK in your Android application.

Prerequisites

• Android Studio
• Facebook Developer Account: https://developers.facebook.com/
• Facebook Android SDK: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/android/

Setting up the Facebook Android SDK

1. Create a Facebook App

• Log in to your Facebook Developer account.
• Create a new app, providing the necessary information.
• Obtain the App ID and App Secret.

2. Integrate the SDK

• Add the Facebook SDK dependency in your project’s `build.gradle` (Module: app):

implementation 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:[version]'

• Sync your project with Gradle files.

3. Configure the Facebook Login Activity

• Create an activity to handle Facebook login. (e.g., `LoginActivity.java`)
• Define a `CallbackManager`:

private CallbackManager callbackManager = CallbackManager.Factory.create();

• In the `onCreate()` method, register the callback manager and set up the login button:

loginButton = findViewById(R.id.login_button);
loginButton.setReadPermissions(Arrays.asList("public_profile", "email"));
loginButton.registerCallback(callbackManager, new FacebookCallback<LoginResult>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(LoginResult loginResult) {
        // Handle successful login
        // ...
    }

    @Override
    public void onCancel() {
        // Handle cancelation
        // ...
    }

    @Override
    public void onError(FacebookException error) {
        // Handle error
        // ...
    }
});

Uploading Photos

• Use the `GraphRequest` class to make requests to the Facebook Graph API.
• Construct a request to upload a photo:

GraphRequest request = GraphRequest.newUploadPhotoRequest(
    AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
    "/me/photos",
    new File(photoPath),
    new GraphRequest.Callback() {
        @Override
        public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
            // Handle the response (success, failure, etc.)
            // ...
        }
    });
request.executeAsync();

Code Example

// In your activity
private static final String FACEBOOK_APP_ID = "YOUR_FACEBOOK_APP_ID";
private CallbackManager callbackManager;
private LoginButton loginButton;
private Button uploadPhotoButton;
private ImageView selectedPhotoImageView;
private Uri selectedPhotoUri;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    callbackManager = CallbackManager.Factory.create();
    loginButton = findViewById(R.id.login_button);
    uploadPhotoButton = findViewById(R.id.upload_photo_button);
    selectedPhotoImageView = findViewById(R.id.selected_photo);

    // Set up the login button
    loginButton.setReadPermissions(Arrays.asList("public_profile", "email"));
    loginButton.registerCallback(callbackManager, new FacebookCallback<LoginResult>() {
        @Override
        public void onSuccess(LoginResult loginResult) {
            // Handle successful login
            uploadPhotoButton.setEnabled(true);
        }

        @Override
        public void onCancel() {
            // Handle cancelation
        }

        @Override
        public void onError(FacebookException error) {
            // Handle error
        }
    });

    uploadPhotoButton.setOnClickListener(view -> {
        // Open the gallery to select a photo
        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);
        intent.setType("image/*");
        startActivityForResult(intent, PICK_PHOTO_REQUEST);
    });
}

@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
    callbackManager.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    if (requestCode == PICK_PHOTO_REQUEST && resultCode == RESULT_OK && data != null) {
        selectedPhotoUri = data.getData();
        selectedPhotoImageView.setImageURI(selectedPhotoUri);
    }
}

// ...

// Upload the photo to Facebook
public void uploadPhotoToFacebook() {
    // Check if the user is logged in
    if (AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken() == null) {
        // Show a message to the user to login
        return;
    }

    GraphRequest request = GraphRequest.newUploadPhotoRequest(
        AccessToken.getCurrentAccessToken(),
        "/me/photos",
        new File(selectedPhotoUri.getPath()),
        new GraphRequest.Callback() {
            @Override
            public void onCompleted(GraphResponse response) {
                // Handle the response (success, failure, etc.)
                if (response.getError() != null) {
                    // Handle error
                } else {
                    // Handle success
                }
            }
        });
    request.executeAsync();
}

Important Notes

• The Facebook SDK requires user permissions for photo uploading. Ensure that your app requests the necessary permissions (e.g., `publish_actions`).
• The uploaded photo will appear on the user’s timeline, and you can customize the post content using the Graph API.
• Refer to the Facebook Developer documentation for complete information and code samples: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/android/

Conclusion

Using the Facebook Android SDK, you can effortlessly integrate photo uploading functionality into your Android app. This allows your users to easily share their experiences and connect with their social network on Facebook.