# Shortcut Maker - App Shortcuts

> Pin shortcuts of apps, activities and many more actions on your home screen.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bhanu.simpleshortcutmaker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bhanu.simpleshortcutmaker)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.bhanu.simpleshortcutmaker`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Neelam Govind Bhanushali
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 67,514
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (700 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.9
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-22
- **First published:** 2020-08-29
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 2.80 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bhanu.simpleshortcutmaker)
- **Website:** [http://yogeshdama.com/](http://yogeshdama.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/yogeshdama/privacypolicy](https://sites.google.com/view/yogeshdama/privacypolicy)

## Description

Shortcut Maker - App Shortcuts is an Android app that allows users to create personalized shortcuts for apps, activities, contacts, and system settings directly on their home screen. With this shortcut manager, you can customize app icons using icon packs or your own gallery photos, enabling quicker access to hidden activities and frequently used actions.

The app supports creating shortcuts for direct dial, SMS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, location settings, and more. Featuring an easy-to-use interface and an app browser with detailed information, Shortcut Maker requires certain permissions to unlock full shortcut capabilities. While some system-added watermark may appear on Android 8.0 and above, this app provides a clean solution for managing app shortcuts efficiently.

## Rankings

- #263,412 — Overall
- #4 — shortcut

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.android.launcher.permission.UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT`
- `com.bhanu.simpleshortcutmaker.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate Shortcut Maker for allowing access to hidden app activities and customizable shortcuts, improving usability and daily device management. However, common complaints include the absence of a search function, crashes with file/folder shortcuts, icon customization issues on newer Android versions, limited launcher support, and privacy concerns over internet permissions.

### Pros

- Allows creating shortcuts to app activities and hidden functions, which are otherwise hard to access.
- Supports various types of shortcuts including apps, settings, files, folders, and websites.
- Customizable icons for shortcuts, enhancing user interface and usability.
- Helpful for launching preinstalled apps hidden from the launcher.
- Makes daily device usage easier with outstanding features and reliability.

### Cons

- Issues with icon customization on newer Android versions like Android 14.
- Lack of search functionality for activities makes it hard to find specific shortcuts.
- Crashes when creating folder and file shortcuts reported by some users.
- Limited support for some launchers; pinned shortcuts not supported on certain Android versions.
- Concerns about unnecessary internet permissions and potential privacy risks.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.bhanu.simpleshortcutmaker)