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  • How to make a one-tap shortcut to your Android notification history

    From Wally J@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 9 16:33:48 2023
    *How to make a one-tap shortcut to your Android notification history*

    1. Install any free adfree gsfree shortcut maker application
    The example shown below uses the following app - but many exist.
    Shortcut Maker, by Rushikesh Kamewar (free, adfree, gsffree, rated 4.4)
    <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rk.android.app.shortcutmaker>

    2. Tap on the "Settings" button to bring up all the activities in settings.

    3. Tap the 1st item named "Settings Activities" to list all the activities.

    4. Tap the search magnifying glass at the top right of that display page.

    5. Search for "notification" to get all activities with that in the name.

    6. Scroll down until you see "Notification history" and tap that line item.

    7. First tap "Try this shortcut" to confirm that's the activity you want.

    8. Tapping on "Try this shortcut" should bring up notification history.

    9. Once you confirm that, tap on the big blue "Create Shortcut" button.

    10. Modify the name/icon as desired & longpress "Add to Home Screen".

    11. This allows you to place the shortcut anywhere you want to put it.

    12. My recommendation is in a shortcuts folder in the middle of your dock.

    You do not need to know these details, but this is the shortcut target.
    com.android.settings
    com.android.settings.notification.history.NotificationHistoryActivity

    And this is the intent.
    Action = android.intent.action.MAIN
    Package Name = com.android.settings
    Class Name = com.android.settings.notification.history.NotificationHistoryActivity
    Data = None
    Mime Type = None
    Flags = None
    Categories = None

    Note that this process can be used to create a one-tap shortcut deeply
    set into to any public activity in any app (settings is just an app).

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    Note this is an offshoot of the recent related thread over here:
    *Make notifications easier to figure out while the phone is in your pocket*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/F6ol4ktwPKA>
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  • From Wally J@21:1/5 to Wally J on Mon Sep 11 18:18:07 2023
    Wally J <walterjones@invalid.nospam> wrote

    You do not need to know these details, but this is the shortcut target.
    com.android.settings
    com.android.settings.notification.history.NotificationHistoryActivity

    The history notification above is just a summary for a quick glance.

    Since I want everyone to be able to do what I do, there is another setting which is hidden that also provides a good time-based notification history.

    Package name:
    com.android.settings
    Activity name:
    com.android.settings.Settings$NotificationStationActivity

    Knowing just that information, you can manually or automatically create a one-tap shortcut to that hidden setting (which has no GUI to get to it!).

    *Tutorial: How to make a one-tap shortcut to anything on Android*
    <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/KGDGRm7rUO4>
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