Create Desktop shortcuts for android apps

Android shortcuts are simple, that is, sending a system broadcast and setting Intent --- package com. xikang. android. slimcoach. utils;/*** @ author huiych * Create a shortcut * @ created 2013-02-21 **/import android. content. intent; import android. OS. parcelable; import com. xikang. android. slimcoach. appXiKang; import com. xikang. android. slimcoach. r; import com. xikang. android. slimcoach. ui. appStart; public class ShortCutUtil {public static void initShortCut () {In Tent addShortCut = new Intent ("com. android. launcher. action. INSTALL_SHORTCUT cut "); // The shortcut cannot be created repeatedly. putExtra ("duplicate", false); String title = AppXiKang. getApp (). getString (R. string. app_name); // name Parcelable icon = Intent. using cuticonresource. fromContext (AppXiKang. getApp (), R. drawable. icon); // icon // click the shortcut to operate Intent. After the shortcut is created, start the program Intent intent = new Intent (AppXiKang. getApp (), AppStart. class ); // Set the shortcut title addShortCut. putExtra (Intent. EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, title); // sets the shortcut icon addShortCut. putExtra (Intent. EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE, icon); // sets the Intent addShortCut corresponding to the shortcut. putExtra (Intent. EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, intent); // Add a shortcut for sending broadcasts to AppXiKang. getApp (). sendBroadcast (addShortCut);} AppXiKange. getApp () is used to obtain the Activity object. Note: You must set the permission <uses-permission android: name = "com. android. launcher. permission. INSTALL_SHORTCUT "/> to add a shortcut, you can give the user an alertdialog, prompt, and reference it. You can. There are also many applications on the market that directly create shortcuts when installing applications. However, this implementation is not very friendly. It is not recommended.