Kotlin Create Android App Shortcut Example

Kotlin Create Android App Shortcut Example

Project Flow Image:

Step 1:

Open AndroidManifest.xml and add following code.

<meta-data
    android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
    android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.kotlinkatta.demo">
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.Demo">
        <activity
            android:name=".AppShortcutActivity"
            android:exported="false" />
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
                android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

Step 2:

Create a new resource file : res/xml/shortcuts.xml and add following code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <shortcut
        android:shortcutId="compose"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_baseline_app_shortcut_24"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/app_name"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/app_name"
        android:shortcutDisabledMessage="@string/app_name">
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetPackage="com.kotlinkatta.demo"
            android:targetClass="com.kotlinkatta.demo.AppShortcutActivity" />
        <categories android:name="android.shortcut.conversation" />
    </shortcut>
</shortcuts>

Step 3:

Create a new Activity class : AppShortcutActivity.kt and add following code.

package com.kotlinkatta.demo

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
import android.os.Bundle

class AppShortcutActivity : AppCompatActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_app_shortcut)
    }
}

Step 4:

Open layout xml : activity_app_shortcut.xml and add following code.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".AppShortcutActivity">

    <TextView
        android:textColor="@color/black"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:textSize="22dp"
        android:gravity="center"
        android:text="App Shortcut Activity"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"/>

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Output: