Push a bookmark to a user's home screen in Android

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Android 2.1 (not sure how much that matters) My test hardware is a Motorola Droid (not sure how much that matters either)

I want to push a bookmark/internet-shortcut to a user's home screen as a result of them clicking on a link - via their browser of choice.

I know they can usually set the bookmark themselves and then choose to put it on their home screen. But I'd like to provide a link like "Put a shortcut to this page on your home screen" that takes care of everything kind of in the background/underneath.

Is this even possible? What parts of the framework would I need access to to make it happen?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 20 '10 at 03:14

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Yes you can. First of all, you need to request the permission "com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT". Then, broadcast an Intent with the action "com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" and add the following extra: - Type = Intent - Name = Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT

The Intent you pass as the extra is the shortcut itself.

answered May 20 '10 at 03:14

Romain Guy

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ok - just to clarify - this is code I can reach on the user's device - triggered by a click on a link on a/my web page rendered in a(any) browser I did not write? – JohnTheBarber May 20 '10 at 13:51
No, you cannot do this from inside a web page. – Romain Guy May 21 '10 at 20:44
Thanks - is this because Android doesn't support applets? (and not to split hairs - but shouldn't the answer say "no you can't"? – JohnTheBarber May 24 '10 at 13:34

Push a bookmark to a user's home screen in Android

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