Quick guide to create a shortcut on an Android mobile
The Shortcuts, those useful elements on the screen that help us to easily and quickly access certain applications, functions and sections of the operating system, are usually the preferred path of many, especially in desktop operating systems. But, in the most well-known and used operating systems such as iOS and Android, these are not usually used much except for the applications that are already installed or installed.
However, nothing prevents us, for example, on an Android mobile device from being able to create shortcuts to various own elements and foreign to the operating system, that is, photos and images, sound and music files, websites, documents, and of course, applications, functions and sections of the operating system. Therefore, today in this new quick guide on Android we will show you how you can do it to “create a shortcut on an Android mobile”.
And if you wonder Why do you need to do shortcuts or anything on a mobile?Well, the truth is that this will depend on each user. Since, many may want their mobile devices to behave more like a computer.
That is, the desire have at first sight and always at hand everything that we usually use or need frequently. And not only the application icons, as is traditionally implemented in mobile devices.
Quick guide to create a shortcut on an Android mobile
Steps to create a shortcut on Android natively
As it is already known by many current Android operating system users, the direct and native way to achieve “create a shortcut on an Android mobile” is through the following steps:
- We press the icon of the desired or necessary application for a few seconds.
- We select the desired option among those available for said app in the drop-down menu of the same.
- And we finish by dragging the shortcut to an available place (free space) on our screen.
Yes, on the contrary, the only thing that is wanted is the direct access of the application, it will only be enough to press it from the applications menu to the desktop (home screen).
Finally, another useful way to have direct and real-time access to functions, features and more about Android at your fingertips is to use Android widgets (mini-apps). However, if for some reason your version of mobile device and Android operating system does not offer this facility, we can always count on Useful and free mobile apps on Android for this purpose and many others. As you will see below:
Shortcut maker
Una first good mobile app recommendation to efficiently manage in Android the creation of shortcuts to various elements is Shortcut maker. This application allows us to easily create a shortcut on the home screen of our Android device. And for anything we want or need on the home screen.
To do this, we simply activate the application, select the desired application or operating system function, and then click on the Create button to get a shortcut to it, quickly and simply. Besides, it also allows us to start an activity from the installed app.
Shorty
Secondly, we recommend the mobile app to efficiently manage in Android the creation of shortcuts to various elements is Shorty. This application allows us to pin any file or URL link to our home screen.
To do this, we simply activate the application, we select the desired or necessary file, document, URL link or function, we keep pressing the selected item until the pop-up window is displayed with the available options from which we can choose one, and then choose the option Create Shortcut and finish confirming the action and that's it.
Panels: Sidebar
And lastly, our third and useful mobile app recommendation to efficiently manage in Android the creation of shortcuts to various elements is Panels: Sidebar. This application is a little different from the previous ones, but it also allows us to create these shortcuts, but all through a side panel (bar).
since, actually this app is a launcher (launcher) that works on the edge of the screen of our Android device, with the aim of providing quick access to favorite applications, shortcuts, contacts and widgets. Therefore, with it we will only have to scroll through the pages of said application, to quickly and effectively see elements such as applications and settings, and many other important elements. Besides, it is very customizable, even allowing to change the number of rows and columns, the size (large, medium or small), the position and the colors of each and every one of the panels.
More about Android and managing shortcuts
As can be seen, in Android without major difficulties, we can have within reach of our eyes and hands, and from the desktop, everything we may want and need to access in a practical and efficient way. And as usual, for more information on Android and the management of apps, shortcuts and widgets we offer you the following google official link.
So, now that you know more about the subject, we invite you to try one of the apps mentioned and tell us about your experience with them via comments. Or failing that, we invite you to discover many other more similar apps in the Google Play Store clicking the next link.