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add Home Screen Shortcut

   
//package com.omareitti;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.UUID;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ActivityManager;
import android.content.ComponentName;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
import android.os.Parcelable;
import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ListAdapter;
import android.widget.ListView;

public class Utils {

  public static void addHomeScreenShortcut(Context context, String name, String fromAddress, String toAddress, String fromCoords, String toCoords) { 
    Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent();
    
    shortcutIntent.setClassName(context, context.getClass().getName());
        shortcutIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
        shortcutIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);      
    shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
    shortcutIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
    
    if (toAddress != null) shortcutIntent.putExtra("toAddress", toAddress);
    if (fromAddress != null) shortcutIntent.putExtra("fromAddress", fromAddress);

    if (toCoords != null) shortcutIntent.putExtra("toCoords", toCoords);
    if (fromCoords != null) shortcutIntent.putExtra("fromCoords", fromCoords);
    
    Intent intent = new Intent();
    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);
    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, name);

//    intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE,
  //      Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(context,
    //        R.drawable.icon));

    intent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
    context.sendBroadcast(intent);    
  }
  


}








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