Shortcuts must first start MainActivity to ensure the session is restored.

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/MainActivity.kt

@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<ActivityMainBinding>(), UnlockedActivity
         private const val EXTRA_ARGS = "EXTRA_ARGS"
         private const val EXTRA_NEXT_INTENT = "EXTRA_NEXT_INTENT"
         private const val EXTRA_INIT_SESSION = "EXTRA_INIT_SESSION"
+        private const val EXTRA_ROOM_ID = "EXTRA_ROOM_ID"
+        private const val ACTION_ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT = "ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT"
 
         // Special action to clear cache and/or clear credentials
         fun restartApp(activity: Activity, args: MainActivityArgs) {
@@ -107,6 +109,14 @@ class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<ActivityMainBinding>(), UnlockedActivity
             intent.putExtra(EXTRA_NEXT_INTENT, nextIntent)
             return intent
         }
+
+        // Shortcuts can't have intents with parcelables
+        fun shortcutIntent(context: Context, roomId: String): Intent {
+            return Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java).apply {
+                action = ACTION_ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT
+                putExtra(EXTRA_ROOM_ID, roomId)
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     private val startAppViewModel: StartAppViewModel by viewModel()
@@ -171,6 +181,13 @@ class MainActivity : VectorBaseActivity<ActivityMainBinding>(), UnlockedActivity
         } else if (intent.hasExtra(EXTRA_INIT_SESSION)) {
             setResult(RESULT_OK)
             finish()
+        } else if (intent.action == ACTION_ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT) {
+            val roomId = intent.getStringExtra(EXTRA_ROOM_ID)
+            if (roomId?.isNotEmpty() == true) {
+                // TODO Add a trigger Shortcut to the analytics.
+                navigator.openRoom(this, roomId)
+            }
+            finish()
         } else {
             args = parseArgs()
             if (args.clearCredentials || args.isUserLoggedOut || args.clearCache) {

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/ShortcutCreator.kt

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.IconCompat
 import im.vector.app.BuildConfig
 import im.vector.app.core.glide.GlideApp
 import im.vector.app.core.utils.DimensionConverter
-import im.vector.app.features.home.room.detail.RoomDetailActivity
+import im.vector.app.features.MainActivity
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.session.room.model.RoomSummary
 import org.matrix.android.sdk.api.util.toMatrixItem
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class ShortcutCreator @Inject constructor(
 
     @WorkerThread
     fun create(roomSummary: RoomSummary, rank: Int = 1): ShortcutInfoCompat {
-        val intent = RoomDetailActivity.shortcutIntent(context, roomSummary.roomId)
+        val intent = MainActivity.shortcutIntent(context, roomSummary.roomId)
         val bitmap = try {
             val glideRequests = GlideApp.with(context)
             val matrixItem = roomSummary.toMatrixItem()

vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/home/room/detail/RoomDetailActivity.kt

@@ -99,12 +99,7 @@ class RoomDetailActivity :
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
         supportFragmentManager.registerFragmentLifecycleCallbacks(fragmentLifecycleCallbacks, false)
         waitingView = views.waitingView.waitingView
-        val timelineArgs: TimelineArgs? = if (intent?.action == ACTION_ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT) {
+        val timelineArgs: TimelineArgs = intent?.extras?.getParcelable(EXTRA_ROOM_DETAIL_ARGS) ?: return
-            TimelineArgs(roomId = intent?.extras?.getString(EXTRA_ROOM_ID)!!)
-        } else {
-            intent?.extras?.getParcelable(EXTRA_ROOM_DETAIL_ARGS)
-        }
-        if (timelineArgs == null) return
         intent.putExtra(Mavericks.KEY_ARG, timelineArgs)
         currentRoomId = timelineArgs.roomId
 
@@ -187,10 +182,7 @@ class RoomDetailActivity :
     }
 
     companion object {
-
         const val EXTRA_ROOM_DETAIL_ARGS = "EXTRA_ROOM_DETAIL_ARGS"
-        const val EXTRA_ROOM_ID = "EXTRA_ROOM_ID"
-        const val ACTION_ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT = "ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT"
 
         fun newIntent(context: Context, timelineArgs: TimelineArgs, firstStartMainActivity: Boolean): Intent {
             val intent = Intent(context, RoomDetailActivity::class.java).apply {
@@ -202,14 +194,6 @@ class RoomDetailActivity :
                 intent
             }
         }
-
-        // Shortcuts can't have intents with parcelables
-        fun shortcutIntent(context: Context, roomId: String): Intent {
-            return Intent(context, RoomDetailActivity::class.java).apply {
-                action = ACTION_ROOM_DETAILS_FROM_SHORTCUT
-                putExtra(EXTRA_ROOM_ID, roomId)
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     override fun mxToBottomSheetNavigateToRoom(roomId: String, trigger: ViewRoom.Trigger?) {