private static void createShortcut(Context cxt, String shortcutName, int shortcutIconRes,

            String className, boolean duplicate, boolean laucherCategory) {

        Intent intent = getShortCutIntent(cxt, cxt.getPackageName(), className, shortcutName,

                laucherCategory);

        int iconsize = cxt.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(Res.dimen.app_icon_size);

        BitmapDrawable icon = (BitmapDrawable) cxt.getResources().getDrawable(shortcutIconRes);

        Bitmap bmp = ImageUtils.scaleTo(icon.getBitmap(), iconsize, iconsize, false);

        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON, bmp);

        intent.putExtra(EXTRA_SHORTCUT_DUPLICATE, duplicate);

        // Now, notify the launcher to create the shortcut

        cxt.sendBroadcast(intent);

    }

private static Intent getShortCutIntent(Context cxt, String pkgName, String className,

            String shortcutName, boolean laucherCategory) {

        // Prepare the intents for shortcut

        Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

        shortcutIntent.setClassName(pkgName, className);

        shortcutIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);

        shortcutIntent.putExtra(Constants.EXTRA_FROM_KEY, Constants.EXTRA_FROM_VALUE_SHORTCUT);

        if (laucherCategory) {

            shortcutIntent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);

            shortcutIntent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);

        }

        Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_INSTALL_SHORTCUT);

        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);

        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, shortcutName);

        return intent;

    }

public static void removeShortcut(Context cxt, String shortcutName, String className,

            boolean removeAll) {

        // Prepare the intents for shortcut

        Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);

        shortcutIntent.setClassName(cxt, className);

        Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_UNINSTALL_SHORTCUT);

        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);

        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, shortcutName);

        intent.putExtra(EXTRA_SHORTCUT_DUPLICATE, removeAll);

        // Now, notify the launcher to remove the shortcut

        cxt.sendBroadcast(intent);

    }

private boolean hasShortcut()

{

        boolean isInstallShortcut = false;

        final ContentResolver cr = activity.getContentResolver();

        final String AUTHORITY ="com.android.launcher.settings";

        final Uri CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://" +AUTHORITY + "/favorites?notify=true");

        Cursor c = cr.query(CONTENT_URI,new String[] {"title","iconResource" },"title=?",

        new String[] {getString(R.string.app_name).trim()}, null);

        if(c!=null && c.getCount()>0){
            //String title = c.getString(c.getColumnIndexOrThrow("title"));

            isInstallShortcut = true ;

        }

        return isInstallShortcut ;

    }