Shortcuts Example

shortcuts.xml

<shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <shortcut
        android:shortcutId="leaderboard"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_leaderboard_primary"
        <!-- -->
        <!-- Note this needs to be a string resource, it can NOT be a string -->
        <!-- If you try to use a literal string here will cause an error -->
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/leaderboard"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/leaderboard">
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetPackage="com.myapp"
            android:targetClass="com.myapp.ui.leaderboard.LeaderboardActivity" />
        <!-- 
            Update: this was pointed to me by Ian Lake. 
            The category is an optional parameter. The only one defined by the framework os of right now is 
            conversation. So if your app doesn't uses any messaging features, just leave this omit this tag.
            More info at: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/ShortcutInfo.html#SHORTCUT_CATEGORY_CONVERSATION
        -->
        <categories android:name="android.shortcut.conversation" />
    </shortcut>

    <shortcut
        android:shortcutId="profile"
        android:enabled="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_social_person_primary"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/profile"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/profile">
        <!-- 
            This intent will be added to the backstack of the app
            we can specify as many intents as we want.
            The last one will be on top and a proper backstack will be created leading to it.
        -->
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetPackage="com.myapp"
            android:targetClass="com.myapp.ui.home.HomeActivity" />
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
             android:targetPackage="com.myapp"
            android:targetClass="com.myapp.ui.profile.UserProfileActivity" />
    </shortcut>
</shortcuts>