HomeScreenShortcut

Expose commonly used functionality with static or dynamic 3D Touch Home Screen quick actions.

On the Home screen of a device running iOS 13 or later, apps can display Home Screen quick actions when users touch and hold the app icon (on a 3D Touch device, users press briefly on the icon)

Preview

Where to get SF Symbols

Apple Developer website: https://developer.apple.com/sf-symbols

How to use

1 . Export > choose destination folder for exported templated

2 . Copy files that were exported into your project’s assets

Set static quick actions

Use these icons as values for the UIApplicationShortcutItemIconFile field inside the app icon section of the Info.plist(static quick actions)　

UIApplicationShortcutItemType (required):

A unique string that identifies the Quick Action. For example: com.mediumproject.helloWorld.

UIApplicationShortcutItemTitle (required):

The Quick Action title displayed to the user.

UIApplicationShortcutItemSubtitle (optional):

　The Quick Action’s subtitle.

UIApplicationShortcutItemIconType (optional):

Here you can set a predefined icon made by Apple.

UIApplicationShortcutItemIconFile (optional):

Use to set a custom icon.

UIApplicationShortcutItemUserInfo (optional):

A dictionary to save data.

Set dynamic quick actions

Add the following method in the SceneDelegate.swift file

    func sceneWillResignActive(_ scene: UIScene) {
        let application = UIApplication.shared
        application.shortcutItems = [
            UIApplicationShortcutItem(type: "trash", localizedTitle: "Trash", localizedSubtitle: nil, icon: UIApplicationShortcutIcon(systemImageName: "trash.slash.circle"))]
        
    }

Implementation

Add the following method in the SceneDelegate.swift file

    func windowScene(_ windowScene: UIWindowScene,
                     performActionFor shortcutItem: UIApplicationShortcutItem,
                     completionHandler: @escaping (Bool) -> Void) {
        
        switch shortcutItem.type {
        case "send", "trash":
            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: DispatchTime.now()) {
                self.window?.rootViewController = UIStoryboard(name: "Main", bundle: nil).instantiateInitialViewController()
                let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Hey", message: "Your quick action works!", preferredStyle: .alert)
                let action = UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: .default, handler: nil)
                alert.addAction(action)
                self.window?.rootViewController?.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
            }
        default: break
        }
    }