<meta-data
	android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
	android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" /> 

 <shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<shortcut
android:icon="@drawable/add_event"
android:shortcutId="shortcut_add_events"
android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/app_shortcut_longLabel_view_events"
android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/app_shortcut_shortLabel_view_events"
>
<intent
android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
android:targetClass="com.knowarth.appshortcutdemo.AddEvents"
android:targetPackage="com.knowarth.appshortcutdemo" ></intent>
</shortcut>
</shortcuts> 

 <shortcut
android:icon="@drawable/add_event"
android:shortcutId="shortcut_add_events"
android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/app_shortcut_longLabel_view_events"
android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/app_shortcut_shortLabel_view_events"
>
<intent
android:action="android.intent.action.MAIN"
android:targetPackage="com.knowarth.appshortcutdemo"
android:targetClass="com.knowarth.appshortcutdemo.MainActivity"></intent>

<intent
android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
android:targetClass="com.knowarth.appshortcutdemo.AddEvents"
android:targetPackage="com.knowarth.appshortcutdemo" ></intent>
</shortcut> 

 ShortcutManager shortcutManager = getSystemService(ShortcutManager.class);

ShortcutInfo shortcut = new ShortcutInfo.Builder(this, "shortcut_view_events")
.setShortLabel("View Events")
.setLongLabel("View Events")
.setRank(1)
.setIcon(Icon.createWithResource(this, R.drawable.view_event))
.setIntents(new Intent[]{
new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.EMPTY, this, MainActivity.class)
.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK),
new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.EMPTY, this, ViewEvents.class)
})
.build();

shortcutManager.addDynamicShortcuts(Arrays.asList(shortcut ));