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Title: Is there a system 'shortcut' to create new email? Such widget doesn't exist?
Post by: insession on April 06, 2021, 10:28:55 pm

Would like to map a button on my Android phone to directly go into the 'new message' creation window. Is that possible? Widgets available on my system only appear to do 'counters, messages, and text to speech'

Thanks,

Peter

Title: Re: Is there a system 'shortcut' to create new email? Such widget doesn't exist?
Post by: Justin on April 07, 2021, 12:05:58 am

Hi, you can create an activity as a shortcut

Available with Nova Launcher, Tasker, Activity Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher) etc.

Select AquaMail - > New Message

Title: Re: Is there a system 'shortcut' to create new email? Such widget doesn't exist?
Post by: chris122380 on April 07, 2021, 06:42:46 am

Quote from: Justin on April 07, 2021, 12:05:58 am

Hi, you can create an activity as a shortcut

Available with Nova Launcher, Tasker, Activity Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher) etc.

Select AquaMail - > New Message

You don't need Nova launcher to do this. I think it might be Android 8 or Nine. Long press on the icon to get the shortcut list. One of them says "new message" long press and drag it anywhere on the home screen. You'll then have a new message icon shortcut.

Title: Re: Is there a system 'shortcut' to create new email? Such widget doesn't exist?
Post by: Justin on April 07, 2021, 09:32:19 am

@chris122380 Please read the OP:

Quote

Would like to map a button on my Android phone...

It's not about putting a shortcut to homescreen. He wants to use a button (e.g. volume up/down, bixby ornmaybe  long pressing home button)

Instead you need a button mapper app and link to the activity

Title: Re: Is there a system 'shortcut' to create new email? Such widget doesn't exist?
Post by: insession on April 26, 2021, 12:30:34 am

Thanks all!

Maybe it's that I am running Android 5.0 on a Note 3, but I can't find/see an aquamail shortcut or activity that is 'new message'. I do have Button Mapper 1.51 by Aaron Segaert installed, and also Next Launcher. In Button Mapper for instance, for buttons I have a menu of: actions, applications, shortcuts, system, media, and advanced - but can't find aquamail new message anywhere.

Title: Re: Is there a system 'shortcut' to create new email? Such widget doesn't exist?
Post by: Justin on April 26, 2021, 09:29:42 am

Quote from: insession on April 26, 2021, 12:30:34 am

for buttons I have a menu of: actions, applications, shortcuts, system, media, and advanced - but can't find aquamail new message anywhere.

I don't know what "advanced" contains. But "activities" are missing so far.

If you use Tasker, you can create a Task using the activity. And then select this task as shortcut in Button Mapper.

Title: Re: Is there a system 'shortcut' to create new email? Such widget doesn't exist?
Post by: insession on April 26, 2021, 08:14:18 pm

Thanks. Advanced contains things like ... shell command, custom key code, tasker intent, open url, zello ptt, and a couple more esoteric things.

Haven't used tasker ever. Sounds like that would be a solution?