diff --git a/LocationRinger/AndroidManifest.xml b/LocationRinger/AndroidManifest.xml
index 1c2914c..695a6a4 100644
--- a/LocationRinger/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/LocationRinger/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@
             android:enabled="true"
             android:exported="true"
             android:process=":PassiveLocationChangedReceiver" />
+
+        <activity
+            android:name=".ui.LauncherShortcuts"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.CREATE_SHORTCUT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
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diff --git a/LocationRinger/res/values/strings.xml b/LocationRinger/res/values/strings.xml
index a9499df..a21cd48 100644
--- a/LocationRinger/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/LocationRinger/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -87,5 +87,6 @@
     <string name="about_default_ringer">This Ringer is applied when there is no applicable ringers</string>
     <string name="delete">Delete</string>
     <string name="ringer_name">Ringer Name</string>
+    <string name="start_location_service">Start Location Service</string>
 
 </resources>
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diff --git a/LocationRinger/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/LocationRinger/ui/LauncherShortcuts.java b/LocationRinger/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/LocationRinger/ui/LauncherShortcuts.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7edd18b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LocationRinger/src/com/TwentyCodes/android/LocationRinger/ui/LauncherShortcuts.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/**
+ * LauncherShortcuts.java
+ * @date May 22, 2012
+ * @author ricky barrette
+ * @author Twenty Codes, LLC
+ * 
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.TwentyCodes.android.LocationRinger.ui;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
+
+import com.TwentyCodes.android.LocationRinger.R;
+import com.TwentyCodes.android.LocationRinger.services.LocationService;
+import com.TwentyCodes.android.debug.LocationLibraryConstants;
+
+/**
+ * This Activity actually handles two stages of a launcher shortcut's life cycle.
+ * 
+ * 1. Your application offers to provide shortcuts to the launcher.  When
+ *    the user installs a shortcut, an activity within your application
+ *    generates the actual shortcut and returns it to the launcher, where it
+ *    is shown to the user as an icon.
+ *
+ * 2. Any time the user clicks on an installed shortcut, an intent is sent.
+ *    Typically this would then be handled as necessary by an activity within
+ *    your application.
+ *    
+ * We handle stage 1 (creating a shortcut) by simply sending back the information (in the form
+ * of an {@link android.content.Intent} that the launcher will use to create the shortcut.
+ * 
+ * You can also implement this in an interactive way, by having your activity actually present
+ * UI for the user to select the specific nature of the shortcut, such as a contact, picture, URL,
+ * media item, or action.
+ * 
+ * We handle stage 2 (responding to a shortcut) in this sample by simply displaying the contents
+ * of the incoming {@link android.content.Intent}.
+ * 
+ * In a real application, you would probably use the shortcut intent to display specific content
+ * or start a particular operation.
+ */
+public class LauncherShortcuts extends Activity {
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
+        super.onCreate(icicle);
+
+        // Resolve the intent
+
+        final Intent intent = getIntent();
+        final String action = intent.getAction();
+
+        // If the intent is a request to create a shortcut, we'll do that and exit
+
+        if (Intent.ACTION_CREATE_SHORTCUT.equals(action)) {
+            setupShortcut();
+            finish();
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        /*
+         * start the location service in single shot mode
+         */
+        Intent service = new Intent(this, LocationService.class)
+		.putExtra(LocationService.INTENT_EXTRA_REQUIRED_ACCURACY, Integer.parseInt(this.getSharedPreferences(SettingsActivity.SETTINGS, Context.MODE_WORLD_READABLE).getString(SettingsActivity.ACCURACY , "50")))
+        .setAction(LocationLibraryConstants.INTENT_ACTION_UPDATE);
+        this.startService(service);
+        
+        this.finish();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This function creates a shortcut and returns it to the caller.  There are actually two 
+     * intents that you will send back.
+     * 
+     * The first intent serves as a container for the shortcut and is returned to the launcher by 
+     * setResult().  This intent must contain three fields:
+     * 
+     * <ul>
+     * <li>{@link android.content.Intent#EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT} The shortcut intent.</li>
+     * <li>{@link android.content.Intent#EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME} The text that will be displayed with
+     * the shortcut.</li>
+     * <li>{@link android.content.Intent#EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON} The shortcut's icon, if provided as a
+     * bitmap, <i>or</i> {@link android.content.Intent#EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE} if provided as
+     * a drawable resource.</li>
+     * </ul>
+     * 
+     * If you use a simple drawable resource, note that you must wrapper it using
+     * {@link android.content.Intent.ShortcutIconResource}, as shown below.  This is required so
+     * that the launcher can access resources that are stored in your application's .apk file.  If 
+     * you return a bitmap, such as a thumbnail, you can simply put the bitmap into the extras 
+     * bundle using {@link android.content.Intent#EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON}.
+     * 
+     * The shortcut intent can be any intent that you wish the launcher to send, when the user 
+     * clicks on the shortcut.  Typically this will be {@link android.content.Intent#ACTION_VIEW} 
+     * with an appropriate Uri for your content, but any Intent will work here as long as it 
+     * triggers the desired action within your Activity.
+     */
+    private void setupShortcut() {
+        // First, set up the shortcut intent.  For this example, we simply create an intent that
+        // will bring us directly back to this activity.  A more typical implementation would use a 
+        // data Uri in order to display a more specific result, or a custom action in order to 
+        // launch a specific operation.
+
+        Intent shortcutIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN);
+        shortcutIntent.setClassName(this, this.getClass().getName());
+
+        // Then, set up the container intent (the response to the caller)
+
+        Intent intent = new Intent();
+        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_INTENT, shortcutIntent);
+        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_NAME, getString(R.string.start_location_service));
+        Parcelable iconResource = Intent.ShortcutIconResource.fromContext(this,  R.drawable.icon);
+        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE, iconResource);
+
+        // Now, return the result to the launcher
+
+        setResult(RESULT_OK, intent);
+    }
+}
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