Android Shortcuts - App isn't installed error even though targetPackage and targetClass are correct

Question

I tried implementing the Android Shortcuts when holding the icons in the home screen. But when I try to launch them I get an

"App isn't installed" Toast

This is my shortcuts.xml:

<shortcuts xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <shortcut
        android:icon="@drawable/plus_black"
        android:shortcutId="add_sub"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/shortcut_add_sub_long"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/shortcut_add_sub">

        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetClass="com.dancam.subscriptions.AddSubscription.AddSubscription"
            android:targetPackage="com.dancam.subscriptions.AddSubscription" />
    </shortcut>

    <shortcut
        android:icon="@drawable/pen"
        android:shortcutId="create_sub"
        android:shortcutLongLabel="@string/shortcut_create_sub_long"
        android:shortcutShortLabel="@string/shortcut_create_sub">

        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:targetClass="com.dancam.subscriptions.CreateSubscription.CreateSubscription"
            android:targetPackage="com.dancam.subscriptions.CreateSubscription" />
    </shortcut>
</shortcuts>

I have already looked at this question but I couldn't find a suitable solution.

This is how my package/class tree looks like:

Any clue on how to fix this?

Picofarad

Replace both android:targetPackage attribute values with your applicationId and see if that helps. – Tank

@Tank Thanks this worked but why does it require the applicationId instead of the actual package as the name suggests? – Picofarad

Answer 1

Replace both android:targetPackage attribute values with your applicationId.

Here, "package" refers to the applicationId (a.k.a., package name), not the Java package of the class.

Tank

How to handle if there are multiple flavors? ${applicationId} doesn't seem to work. – Angwantibo

@SrikarReddy: I do not know what "doesn't seem to work" means. You might want to ask a separate Stack Overflow question, where you provide a minimal reproducible example demonstrating your problem. – Tank

I'm getting "App isn't installed" Toast when I use ${applicationId} as android:targetPackage="${applicationId}". – Angwantibo

I've debug and release buildtypes. So the target package names should be android:targetPackage="com.company.app.debug” and for release builds it should be android:targetPackage=“com.company.app” but I can’t dynamically set the required targetPackage using android:targetPackage="${applicationId}”. – Angwantibo

@SrikarReddy: Ah, I understand. ${applicationId} is a manifest feature, not for resources. So, have different versions of this shortcut XML in your debug/ and release/ source sets. – Tank