How do I add shortcuts on the Shortcuts screen?

How do I add shortcuts on the Shortcuts screen?

AutoMate's shortcuts screen is a handy place to add app shortcuts, Android shortcuts, and AutoMate shortcuts. To add new shortcuts, visit the shortcuts screen, and tap the red shortcuts button. 

This will bring up the add shortcuts screen. Here, the following types of shortcuts can be added: 
  1. Apps - regular Android app shortcuts
  2. Shortcuts - Android shortcuts provided by apps. For example, a shortcut for navigating to work in Google Maps
  3. AutoMate Shortcuts - Special shortcuts that perform tasks within AutoMate
Figure 1: Add shortcuts to AutoMate's shortcuts screen


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