# Share Plugin (Android)

Share plugin lets an app to share data with other apps like Gmail, DropBox, etc.

{% hint style="info" %}
This plugin is available only to Android platform.
{% endhint %}

## Enable Plugin in Monaca

1. From the IDE menu, go to `Configure → Cordova Plugin Settings`.
2. Under *Available Plugins* section, hover over the `Share` plugin and click `Enable` button.

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## Methods

| Function Name | Description                                                                        |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| show(func)    | Show a list of apps for user to choose and share the data when an app is selected. |

## Share Plugin Demo

```markup
<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Cordova - Share Plugin Demo</title>

  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=no">
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Security-Policy" content="default-src * data: gap: content: https://ssl.gstatic.com; style-src * 'unsafe-inline'; script-src * 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'">
  <script src="components/loader.js"></script>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="components/loader.css">

  <script type="text/javascript">

    function shareDemo() {
      window.plugins.share.show(
          {
              subject: 'Subject test',
              text: 'text http://phonegap-fan.com/'
          },
          function() {}, // Success function
          function() {alert('Share failed')} // Failure function
      );
    }
  </script>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
  <hr> Share Plugin Demo<hr><br>
  <input type="button" onClick ="shareDemo()" value ="shareDemo" />
</body>
</html>
```

See Also:

* [Core Cordova Plugins](https://en.docs.monaca.io/reference/core-cordova-plugins)
* [Monaca Power Plugins](https://en.docs.monaca.io/reference/power_plugins)
