Create android app shortcut programatically

android_shortcut.java

// Note that a shortcut is created automagically if the app is installed via Play store.
// Change "APP_NAME" by your app name. *MrObvious*

/*Manifest file - add this */
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />

/* MainActivity.java */
public class MainActivity ... {
  ...
  private SharedPreferences appSettings;
  ...

  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    ...
    ...
  	appSettings = getSharedPreferences("APP_NAME", MODE_PRIVATE);
  	// Make sure you only run addShortcut() once, not to create duplicate shortcuts.
    if(!appSettings.getBoolean("shortcut", false)) {
  		addShortcut();
  	}
  }
  
  private void addShortcut() {
    //Adding shortcut for MainActivity 
    //on Home screen
    Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), MainActivity.class);
    shortcutIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);

    Intent addIntent = new Intent();
    addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);
    addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, "APP_NAME");
    addIntent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE,
      Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(getApplicationContext(),
      R.drawable.ic_launcher));
    addIntent.putExtra("duplicate", false);
    addIntent.setAction("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
    getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(addIntent);
  
  	SharedPreferences.Editor prefEditor = appSettings.edit();  
  	prefEditor.putBoolean("shortcut", true);  
  	prefEditor.commit();
  }
}

thanks for the code, I have a question, you know there are launchers and some apps like 'all in one gestures' it provides an interface to select shortcut and launch it with gesture so how can I have my app to launch shortcut and make user select which shortcut he wants it to launch???

This code doesn't work for xiaomi devices

thanx for the code but is there a way to check if a similar short cut already exists before creating a newer one ?

<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT" />

Permissions are needed!