Implement ShortcutManager to enable or disable TrackerControl

[dev-a]

On Android, some applications offer “shortcuts” to certain key functions.
These shortcuts can be used, for example, through “routine” applications.
To create these shortcuts, as I understand it, the classes must implement 'ShortcutManager' https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/ShortcutManager.

I would like to be able to enable or disable TrackerControl via this type of shortcut.

[kasnder]

Why? Aren't there many other ways to enable/disable?

[dev-a]

Good question 🙂

The main advantage of Android shortcuts is that they allow direct integration with the system and with automation apps (Routines, Tasker, etc.), without requiring manual interaction with the app interface.

In my case, the goal is to:

be able to activate or deactivate TrackerControl automatically depending on the context (time, location, Wi-Fi connection, work mode, etc.);
I am required to use a VPN at work and have to remember to reactivate TrackerControl every time (and of course sometimes I forget, and as it is repetitive in the long term, I risk getting tired of it)

avoid having to open the application or go through several screens for a simple and frequent action;

offer a standardized method.

It should also be noted that having Android shortcuts implemented also allows shortcuts to be added directly to the main screen, “a bit like a widget,” which may also be of interest to some users.