How to Add Shortcuts to Your Android Desktop

Quick shortcuts in the notification bar are really practical, but sometimes they are not enough, we want to go directly to the setting we want. You can do this by adding the setting directly to the quick shortcuts as we showed you, but you can also add the shortcut to the desktop.

Desktop shortcuts can also be used to access a contact faster and send them a message or call them faster. You can also put quick access to your favorite sites, There is no doubt that we will find Moyens I/O there.

How to add a shortcut to your Android desktop

It’s pretty simple for that, as I told you, this function is really simple, but not well known enough. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Long press on desktop
  • choose “Widgets”
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  • You will see it marked as “shortcut” in the widgets list, just click a shortcut widget and add it to the desktop
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  • Often times, a second screen will appear to indicate which contacts or settings you want the shortcut to take you to.
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As I said, you can also add a shortcut to your favorite site Moyens I/O. To do this in Chrome, you need to go to the site, then click on the 3 small dots in the upper right. “Add to Home Screen”, Here is a shortcut to access the site directly, now on your desktop.

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You should know that some applications offer their own shortcuts. As always, we hope this tutorial will be useful to you. If you have any other questions, feel free to ask them in the comments.

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