Allow shortcuts to be opened via gestures

[redstreet]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. ~~There currently seems to be no way to add a shortcut to the favorites list. This request is for that.~~ I'm unable to pick a static shortcut to open in the gesture menu (eg: upon swipe right). Is this a feature that could be added?

Would you be able to contribute code? Unfortunately, I have no Android experience to be able to do so.

KISS 3.19.0, Android 12.

Thank you for a wonderful launcher!

[marunjar]

Do you have some additional informations like version of KISS, android version and which kind of shortcut you want to add to favorites?

This is already possible, but only for static shortcuts that will not change. Adding dynamic shortcuts that may be changed by apps is not possible, as these favorites are then subject to fail. For some details on this topic see https://github.com/Neamar/KISS/issues/2037

[redstreet]

Ah, I wasn't aware of the distinction, thanks for the helpful pointers! That solved my issue.

For others following along: pin to home screen made a static shortcut available, that I could then favorite. This worked in both WhatsApp and Signal.

Perhaps this is something to consider mentioning in the FAQ? Happy to send a pull request with a blurb about it if that would help.

Thanks again!

[redstreet]

One other related question: I'm unable to pick a static shortcut to open in the gesture menu (eg: upon swipe right). Is this a feature that could be added? Or is there a limitation I'm not aware of?

Versions added to the original post.

Thanks!

[jaker-dotcom]

Where could I get some information on the difference between static and dynamic shortcuts? Would it be bold to suggest to OSMand to default to static shortcuts instead or do they likely have a reason to e.g. make the "OSMAnd~: Search" shortcut dynamic?

[TBog]

• Static shortcuts are defined in a resource file that is packaged into an APK or app bundle.
• Dynamic shortcuts can be pushed, updated, and removed by your app only at runtime.

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for more info see App shortcuts overview

[Akselmo]

I would like to see this feature, since i would use the smartspace expanded space shortcut open on gesture.

I could try contributing it too, i dont have much android dev experience though.

Any pointers where i should start looking? I would likely add menu like the launch app menu, but it would show shortcuts instead. Or in the app menu it would also list shortcuts.

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