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  ShortcutsAndroid plugin for Cordova and Ionic. Use this plugin to create shortcuts in Android. Use this plugin to handle Intents on your application. For more…
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# ShortcutsAndroid

Use this plugin to create shortcuts in Android. Use this plugin to handle Intents on your application.
For more information on Android App Shortcuts: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/shortcuts.html
For more information on Android Intents: https://developer.android.com/guide/components/intents-filters.html

The work that went into creating this plug-in was inspired by the existing plugins: cordova-plugin-shortcut and cordova-plugin-webintent2.

## Installation

```bash
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-shortcuts-android
npm install @awesome-cordova-plugins/shortcuts-android
```

**Plugin Repo:** [https://github.com/avargaskun/cordova-plugin-shortcuts-android](https://github.com/avargaskun/cordova-plugin-shortcuts-android)

## Supported Platforms

- Android

## Further Information

- [Installation Guide](../../installation.md)
- [FAQ](../../faq.md)