shortcut example

gistfile1.java

Intent intent = new Intent("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, "test");

PackageManager pm = getPackageManager();
ApplicationInfo youtube = null;
ApplicationInfo plus = null;
ApplicationInfo map = null;

try {
  youtube = pm.getApplicationInfo("com.google.android.youtube", PackageScanIntentService.FLAGS_PACKAGE);
  plus = pm.getApplicationInfo("com.google.android.apps.plus", PackageScanIntentService.FLAGS_PACKAGE);
  map = pm.getApplicationInfo("com.google.android.apps.maps", PackageScanIntentService.FLAGS_PACKAGE);

  BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options();
  options.inSampleSize = 2;
  Bitmap youtubeIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(pm.getResourcesForApplication(youtube), youtube.icon, options);
  Bitmap plusIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(pm.getResourcesForApplication(plus), plus.icon, options);
  Bitmap mapIcon = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(pm.getResourcesForApplication(map), map.icon, options);

  Bitmap icon = Bitmap.createBitmap(youtubeIcon.getWidth() * 2, youtubeIcon.getHeight() * 2, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);

  Canvas c = new Canvas(icon);


  c.drawBitmap(youtubeIcon, 0, 0, null);
  c.drawBitmap(plusIcon, plusIcon.getWidth(), 0, null);
  c.drawBitmap(mapIcon, 0, mapIcon.getHeight(), null);

  intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON, icon);
  intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, actionIntent);
  intent.putExtra("duplicate", false);
  sendBroadcast(intent);
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
  e.printStackTrace();
}