android:autoLink - Have Clickable Email Address in a TextView, in XML

How to Have Clickable Email Address in a TextView, in XML

android:autoLink was added in API Level 1
android:autoLink: Controls links such as urls and email addresses are automatically found and converted to clickable links.

1. Create an Android project, if you don't already have one.

2. Add a TextView.

3. In the main.xml file, add the below lines (the android:text change is for testing purposes only) 

  <TextView
    ....
      android:text="youremail@gmail.com"
      android:autoLink = "email"
  />
 
4. Compile and run!

5. Click on the TextView and the link should open your default email app. 

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Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html#attr_android:autoLink