Help Limiting Sharing Options

[AndroidAngieSF]

When I want to share a photo, I open it in my Gallery and click the Share icon.

A screen appears with 15, count'em FIFTEEN, different apps I can use to share. My three email apps, all the Google apps (none of which I use, ever, just came with the phone), Evernote, Bluetooth, Picasa, Photos (don't even know how that differs from Gallery, frankly), Skype - even my Wallpaper Changer and barcode reader apps. (Sharing a photo with my barcode reader?)

I use four of these. The other nine are in my face for no productive reason.

Is there a way I can set my preferences so I'm only shown the apps I want to see as sharing options? If that's not possible - is there a way to at least reorder them, so the ones I use are at the top? As it is, I'm scrolling down through junk to reach the options I use.

Thanks!

 

[Brian706]

No, there is no way to re-order these unfortunately, but there are a couple things that might help.

First, if you're sharing from an app (gallery for example) it should remember the last app you shared with. Usually the share icon will have another app's icon next to it (the last one you shared with). You can either tap the app icon to share with that app, or tap the share icon to choose another.

For a custom list, you can use an app like app chooser to do that. The problem is that you can't actually edit the system share menu, so you still have to choose an app (the app chooser app). But app chooser should appear right near the top. So basically you hit share and then select app chooser. Then it will display your custom share menu.

 

[Mr. Lucky]

You can eliminate the apps you don't use from appearing in the "Complete action using" list by going to Settings > Manage apps, and Disabling any of those pre-installed apps you're not using. However, to limit further requires root access and something like Complete Action Plus (which also allows reordering).