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How to create shortcut to file

Hello,
Does anyone know how to create a shortcut to a file on the Android home screen?
Basically, there are several pictures/maps that I refer to and I would like to be able to click on an icon on the home screen that would open up a certain program and load the picture.
I haven't been able to find any apps. I'm using the File Manager app but that will only create shortcuts to folders. In surfing the web, it appears there use to be an app called Any Cut which allowed you to create shortcuts but it's no longer available.
Thanks for any assistance.

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any help here looking for the same thing for my atrix. I want to directly open either an excel file or a pdf

Use Astro file manager or EStrongs File Explorer. I believe they both allow that feature. You can't set it directly from Android launcher.

LauncherPro
LauncherPro supports this feature, if you're willing to change your launcher. Not sure about ADW Launcher, but from what I've heard has many of the same features as LauncherPro.

[Q] How to reset application picker when you chose to remember selection

I may have been dreaming but at one point when I tried to edit a contact from the list, I had a choice of which application to use. I set this for Touchdown but after uninstalling touchdown and reinstalling, I no longer have the pop-up to set the default application and it is no longer using touchdown.
Does anyone know how to reset this so I can be given the choice again? I had chosen to remember my selection but just want to reset it to forget the selection made. In general, how does one reset these to forget your default selections?

Well I found a program called ResetDefault in market which did what I was looking for in case someone else needs this. But when I try to edit a contact in the list to use Touchdown, it force closes. So I guess I have another issue to figure out.

[Q] User Agent

How come the browser on our galaxy S phones doesn't have the UAString setting like the stock browser in Android does? Or is the UAString setting just in a different place?
I've followed the directions that I've found on google to change the User Agent String and that setting is missing on my Captivate.

i used the search function and found this.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=819930&highlight=browser+user+agent

[Help] App Preferences

Greetings,
Currently I'm trying to make a module but I require to save a few settings/preferences of the user.
But only problem is I have no clue how to let's say save settings in my own app and load the settings in a different app.
Would be nice to see some example code for this

Here is a simple module with preferences: https://github.com/rovo89/AllAppsInPlayStore
The most important part is MODE_WORLD_READABLE, as you will read the settings from the process of a different app, which usually doesn't have access to your app's settings.

Change name and icon of Screen2auto INSIDE android auto?

I already have 2 versions of screen2auto displayed inside android auto. The 2nd one is a cloned one of the original. So I have 2 icons of screen2auto with the same name.. Anyone know what I should change in apk editor or other alternative app to change the name of the cloned? To have for example screen2auto and screen2autoB, or something.. If possible to change the icon also..
If anyone ask himself why to do that. One reason is to run different apps by one click. For example in cloned version of Screen2auto I have select in the settings to run youtube at start.. If i change the name and the icon of Screen2auto to : "YouTube" then I will have inside android auto launcher a YouTube icon which will auto launch YouTube with just 1 click. You could actually do the same by cloning 3rd time screen2auto by name IPTV and an iptv icon, and have 1 click run your iptv app. Etc for every app you want.
If you actually try this, you will find that after running the cloned app you have problems eg freezing (because you started original app screen2auto before), but you can solve this by calling a tasker script to kill screen2auto app every time you go back to android auto launcher..
I have tried all this and are working. I just miss what I ask, a way to change name and icon inside android auto original launcher. If anyone knows post a solution.
I have done this at past, changing name and icon but not in screen2auto but alternative mirroring app that was the main mirroring app then.. So it can be done probably in screen2auto.
Thanks,

I guess you will have to decompile the app. There are instructions online.
Afterwards you can change the Manifest file and look for the icon within the decompiled files.
In the end you can compile the app again and probably you will have to sign it.
But noone will guarantee that your app will work afterwards...
Therefore in my opinion this is a lot of work with no guarantee that the result will be fine in the end.
My proposal is to ask the developer to provide you all 3 apps with mods. I think if you buy him a coffee it will be possible.

SOFO888 said:
I guess you will have to decompile the app. There are instructions online.
Afterwards you can change the Manifest file and look for the icon within the decompiled files.
In the end you can compile the app again and probably you will have to sign it.
But noone will guarantee that your app will work afterwards...
Therefore in my opinion this is a lot of work with no guarantee that the result will be fine in the end.
My proposal is to ask the developer to provide you all 3 apps with mods. I think if you buy him a coffee it will be possible.
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You are probably right.. There is apk editor, which do mods like this easily but it's true that is not working well with screen2auto.. In previous mirroring app it was working good. Perhaps i may try some other tool, to see if it works better.. Also i don't know where in the code is the information for name (inside AA) and the icon. Someone who create AA apps should know.
I may send a developer a mail, if he wants to support something Iike the above, i describe.