whatsapp_direct_send 0.2.1

A Flutter plugin to send text messages and/or images directly to a WhatsApp contact on Android via ACTION_SEND intents.

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format loosely follows Keep a Changelog and the project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

0.2.1 - 2026-02-26

Fixed

• Renamed internal method-channel identifiers from send/registry to shareToChat/openChat to match the public Dart API.
• Updated README to use current API names (shareToChat(), openChat()) replacing obsolete references to send() and registry().

0.2.0 - 2026-02-25

Breaking Changes

• Renamed send() → shareToChat() to better reflect that the method prepares content for sharing (the user still presses send in WhatsApp).

Added

• New openChat() method that uses ACTION_VIEW with WhatsApp's Click-to-Chat URL (https://wa.me/{phone}?text={text}). Works for any phone number regardless of chat history (text only, no image support).

Documented

• shareToChat() limitation: the jid extra in ACTION_SEND is silently ignored by WhatsApp when the target phone number has no existing chat thread. See #1.

0.1.1 - 2026-02-19

Fixed

• Use a dedicated WhatsappDirectSendFileProvider subclass instead of androidx.core.content.FileProvider directly, preventing manifest-merger conflicts with other plugins that also declare a FileProvider (e.g. flutter_image_clipboard, image_picker).

0.1.0 - 2026-02-18

Added

• Initial release.
• WhatsappDirectSend.send() method to share text and/or images via WhatsApp.
• Auto-detection of WhatsApp and WhatsApp Business.
• Fallback to system share sheet when WhatsApp is not installed.
• Built-in FileProvider for secure image sharing.
• Android <queries> declarations for API 30+ package visibility.