package com.shortcut;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.ContentResolver;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.Intent.ShortcutIconResource;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;


public class AddShortCutActivity extends Activity
{
@Override

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
boolean flag = IfaddShortCut();// 如果已经创建,则不需要在创建

if (flag == false)
{
addShortCut();
}
}


public void addShortCut()
{
Intent shortcut = new Intent("com.android.launcher.action.INSTALL_SHORTCUT");
// 设置属性
shortcut.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME,getResources().getString(R.string.app_name));
ShortcutIconResource iconRes = Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(AddShortCutActivity.this, R.drawable.ic_launcher);
shortcut.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON, iconRes);

// 是否允许重复创建
shortcut.putExtra("duplicate", false);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_RESET_TASK_IF_NEEDED);
intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_LAUNCHED_FROM_HISTORY);
intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
intent.setClass(AddShortCutActivity.this, AddShortCutActivity.class);
// 设置启动程序
System.out.println("createIcon");
shortcut.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, intent);
AddShortCutActivity.this.sendBroadcast(shortcut);
}


public boolean IfaddShortCut()
{
boolean isInstallShortcut = false;
final ContentResolver cr = AddShortCutActivity.this.getContentResolver();
// 本人的2.2系统是”com.android.launcher2.settings”,网上见其他的为"com.android.launcher.settings"
final String AUTHORITY = "com.android.launcher2.settings";
final Uri CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://" + AUTHORITY + "/favorites?notify=true");
Cursor c = cr.query(CONTENT_URI,

new String[]
{ "title", "iconResource" }, "title=?",

new String[]
{ getString(R.string.app_name) }, null);

if (c != null && c.getCount() > 0)
{
isInstallShortcut = true;
}
return isInstallShortcut;
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.shortcut"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" />
<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<activity
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:name=".AddShortCutActivity" >
<intent-filter >
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.CREATE_SHORTCUT"></action>
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS"/>
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT"/>
</manifest>
Android Shortcut操作(一)
http://www.eoeandroid.com/thread-92125-1-1.html Android Shortcut操作(二)
http://www.eoeandroid.com/thread-92128-1-1.html