WhatsApp for Android gives you three possible ways to create direct access to a contact: from widgets, from the app itself and from app shortcuts. Let's see each of them below.
Create a shortcut using your launcher's widgets
Go to your device's home screen and make a long press on an empty space on the screen until you see the following:
Next, click on Widgets:
Widget buttonYou will access the list of everything you can place on your screen. Search it until you find WhatsApp's:
WhatsApp widgetsFrom all available options, choose the second one:
Contact shortcutClick on it and drag it to the home screen, where you can release it to place it:
Drag and drop shortcutWhen you release it, your contact list will open. Search for the one you want to put on the screen and click on it:
Select contactThe contact will be fixed on the screen like this:
Contact on the home screenCreate a shortcut from WhatsApp
To create a shortcut from the application itself, open WhatsApp and go to the contact (or group) you want to add:
Selecting a conversationPress on it to enter the conversation. When you are there, press the menu button (top right corner of the screen):
Open conversationThen, click on More:
Conversation menuNow, click on Add shortcut:
More menu optionsA message will appear on the screen announcing that the contact will be added to the home screen. Click on Add:
Confirmation to add the shortcut to a contactCheck that it is placed on the Home screen:
Shortcut createdCreate a shortcut from the app shortcuts
Whether you have direct access to the application on your desktop or have WhatsApp stored in your application box, this method works perfectly. Wherever you have the app, make a long press on it until you see the following:
WhatsApp’s shortcuts appThe image shows what is known as app shortcuts or application shortcuts, implemented by Google in Android Nougat to speed up certain actions with the applications. In the case of WhatsApp, you will find the contacts you most frequently interact with. From these shortcuts, make a long press on the icon of the four circles of the contact you want to place on the home screen:
Button to create a shortcutThen, press hold and drag to space on the screen where you can release it:
Drag and drop the shortcutAnd that is the final result:
Shortcut createdThe process is very easy in any of the three cases, taking seconds to complete and will greatly speed up the way we communicate with our friends and family.