Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; import android.app.Activity; import android.content.ContentResolver; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; public class Main { public static boolean isExistShortcut(Activity context, String authorities) { boolean isInstallShortcut = false; final ContentResolver cr = context.getContentResolver(); final Uri CONTENT_URI = Uri.parse("content://" + authorities + "/favorites?notify=true"); Cursor c = cr.query(CONTENT_URI, new String[] { "iconPackage" }, "iconPackage=?", new String[] { context.getApplication().getPackageName() }, null); if (c != null) { if (c.getCount() > 0) { isInstallShortcut = true; } c.close(); } return isInstallShortcut; } }