Add App Shortcuts in Flutter: A Step‑by‑Step Quick Actions Guide

⚡ Want to add app shortcuts in your Flutter app? Here’s a step-by-step guide

Quick Actions (aka app icon shortcuts) aren’t just fancy — they boost usability by letting users jump directly to key screens like Home or Profile

Set Up quick_actions Plugin

This registers static shortcuts for both Android and iOS.

Handle Navigation Cleanly
Use a GlobalKey<NavigatorState> to route without relying on context:

Initialize your quick actions logic

Assets Matter: Icons Setup
Android: Put PNGs or VectorDrawables (XML) in res/drawable/
iOS: Add PNGs in Assets.xcassets, named as per icon field.

See It in Action & Dive Into Code
🎥 Demo: https://youtube.com/shorts/Ndgr7DND_JA
💻 Source: https://github.com/sawin0/quick_action_demo

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