From 13ae4ad14460eadd69d5da91e0742af03e6c8958 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: dariy-vel <dariy.velychko@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:11:11 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added "Show recent apps" app shortcut

- Created [TriggerActivity] to handle launching the recent apps intent and finishing itself.
- Defined a static app shortcut in [shortcuts.xml] targeting [TriggerActivity]
---
 app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml              | 10 +++++
 .../com/crispim/recentapps/TriggerActivity.kt | 45 +++++++++++++++++++
 app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml           |  1 +
 app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml            | 15 +++++++
 4 files changed, 71 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 app/src/main/java/com/crispim/recentapps/TriggerActivity.kt
 create mode 100644 app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml

diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 35cb376..684bddb 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -20,8 +20,18 @@
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.app.shortcuts"
+                android:resource="@xml/shortcuts" />
         </activity>
 
+        <activity
+            android:name=".TriggerActivity"
+            android:exported="true"
+            android:excludeFromRecents="true"
+            android:taskAffinity=""
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay" />
+
         <service
             android:name=".MainService"
             android:enabled="true"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/crispim/recentapps/TriggerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/crispim/recentapps/TriggerActivity.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f47d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/crispim/recentapps/TriggerActivity.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package com.crispim.recentapps
+
+import android.app.Activity
+import android.app.ActivityOptions
+import android.content.ComponentName
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager
+import android.os.Bundle
+
+class TriggerActivity : Activity() {
+
+    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
+        
+        openRecentApps()
+        
+        finish()
+    }
+
+    private fun openRecentApps() {
+        try {
+            val intent = Intent().apply {
+                component = ComponentName(
+                    "com.sec.android.app.launcher",
+                    "com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity"
+                )
+                addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_REORDER_TO_FRONT)
+            }
+
+            val displayManager = getSystemService(Context.DISPLAY_SERVICE) as DisplayManager
+            val options = ActivityOptions.makeBasic()
+            val coverDisplay = displayManager.getDisplay(1)
+
+            if (coverDisplay != null) {
+                options.launchDisplayId = coverDisplay.displayId
+                startActivity(intent, options.toBundle())
+            } else {
+                startActivity(intent)
+            }
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index dbed50a..261ae18 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <resources>
     <string name="app_name">RecentApps</string>
     <string name="accessibility_service_description">RecentApps uses this service to detect user commands and quickly switch between recently opened applications.</string>
+    <string name="shortcut_recent_apps">Show recent apps</string>
 </resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec26d47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/shortcuts.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <shortcut
+        android:shortcutId="recent_apps"
+        android:enabled="true"
+        android:icon="@mipmap/recent_apps"
+        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/shortcut_recent_apps"
+        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/shortcut_recent_apps">
+        <intent
+            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
+            android:targetPackage="com.crispim.recentapps"
+            android:targetClass="com.crispim.recentapps.TriggerActivity" />
+        <categories android:name="android.shortcut.conversation" />
+    </shortcut>
+</shortcuts>