androidandroid-7.0-nougatandroid-shortcutmanager

Update android SDK : install latest platform to implement new APIs such as "ShortcutManager"

Here i am performing demo for Android Shortcuts introduces in android nougat App Shortcuts

I have used following code to create app shortcut

ShortcutManager shortcutManager;
if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
    shortcutManager = getSystemService(ShortcutManager.class);
    ShortcutInfo shortcut;
    if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.N_MR1) {
        shortcut = new ShortcutInfo.Builder(this, "second_shortcut")
                .setShortLabel(getString(R.string.str_shortcut_two))
                .setLongLabel(getString(R.string.str_shortcut_two_desc))
                .setIcon(Icon.createWithResource(this, R.mipmap.ic_launcher))
                .setIntent(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW,
                            Uri.parse("https://www.google.co.in")))
                .build();
        shortcutManager.setDynamicShortcuts(Arrays.asList(shortcut));
    }
}

But here i am getting compile time error cannot resolve symbol ShortcutManager.

Here is my build.gradle file

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 24
    buildToolsVersion "24.0.3"
    defaultConfig {
        ...
        minSdkVersion 9
        targetSdkVersion 24
        ...
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.2.1'
}
Solution

  • You need to update your dependency because ShortcutManager is added in API 25 as mentioned here so you should update/install the below components for API 25

    and make the necessary changes in your build-gradle file as show in the image too :

    Update your following project’s values to 25

    Follow the link to see the features updates provided in API 25 (v7.1)

    And eventually it will look this, with succesful build using ShortcutManager

    enter image description here

    There are some other crucial packages you might want to update too