From the docs:
Your app can create up to five dynamic shortcuts.
Expanded docs:
Your app can create up to five dynamic shortcuts. When users perform a gesture over your app's launcher icon, these shortcuts appear. By dragging the shortcuts onto the launcher, users can make persistent copies of the shortcuts, called pinned shortcuts. Users can create an unlimited number of pinned shortcuts for each app.Guess it depends if pinned shortcuts can be further modified with recipient data. If yes then the ability to initiate an email to a specific individual/group would be interesting. If not then just the ability to enter the compose screen with a single click would still be helpful.
Inboxes would only be interesting if you could navigate to a specific inbox with a single click. Otherwise just as easy to open app and navigate. However, a shortcut to the Smart Folder may be interesting to some (I do not use that particular feature).
Re: Shortcuts to inboxes and contacts
So which one is it for you?
If I could only choose one it would definitely be contacts with the intent to compose a new email.
Another possibility is a shortcut to check/sync mail without bringing focus to the application. Thoughts:
- alternative to IMAP Push (if available) and/or scheduled pull
- similar to 'check mail on events' but user initiated (on demand)
- would allow a lengthy sync sequence to complete in the background before switching to app
Just some ideas to ponder ...
