How to Make a Shortcut on Android — Having a shortcut on our Android smartphones home screen makes our effort in launching and using installed apps efficient and effortless. If you currently don’t know yet the way in creating apps shortcut, you are on the right place. Read the entire article carefully to get the thing and related knowledge clearly.
What is shortcut on Android smartphone?
Shortcut can refer to a file shortcut and an internet shortcut. A file shortcut is a handle in a user interface that allows the user to find a file or resource that is located in a different directory or folder from the place where the shortcut is located. While an Internet shortcut allows the user to open a page, file or resource located at a remote Internet location or Web site.
Who are most likely using the shortcut on Android smartphone?
Nowadays a lot of Android smartphone brands exist in the world. In fact, not all Android smartphones have the same behavior. In general, there are two types of Android smartphones based on this context. First type are some brands that require us to create shortcut of installed apps, and the second type don’t. Those who use apps shortcut are the users of the first type.
Why do we make a Shortcut on Android smartphone?
Not all Android smartphone brands allow user to access installed app from home screen without creating shortcut. Some brands include Samsung needs us to create shortcuts of apps first to be places on home screen and doing that job. If we do not create a shortcut, we must open the list of apps first just to launch the app. However, once the shortcut created the process of launching and using the app become quicker.
How to Make a Shortcut on Android
Here are the steps on How to Make a Shortcut on Android that you can read and follow.
How to Make a Shortcut of an App on Android
- First, open the list of apps installed on your Android smartphone.
- Tap and hold an app to create a shortcut and to move to home screen.
- Then, move up the app to the header zone of the screen without lifting your finger up.
- Wait a second until you moves to the home screen.
- Place and locate the app and drop the shortcut.
How to Make a Shortcut of a Website on Android
- First, open the Chrome browser on your Android smartphone.
- Search for a website, e.g. nimblehand.com.
- After that, tap the three-dot button on the top-right corner of the screen.
- Select for the Add to Home screen option.
- Next, input a name for the website and tap the Add button.
- Then, on the confirmation pop-up tap the Add button.
- Now, see on the home screen that the website is added as a shortcut.
Well, this is the last section of the tutorial. I hope you found this tutorial useful. Let your buddies know about this trick. So, they can Make a Shortcut on Android.
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