Quick Actions

This kind of actions appear when the app icon is long pressed.

ShortcutItem

To declare a new quick action, just add a ShortcutItem it to the plist file.

Must have:

• An icon name, I used SF Symbols.
• A title, that can be localized.
• A type, this will identify the action univocally.

<key>UIApplicationShortcutItems</key>
<array>
    <dict>
        <key>UIApplicationShortcutItemIconSymbolName</key>
        <string>gamecontroller</string>
        <key>UIApplicationShortcutItemTitle</key>
        <string>Start quiz</string>
        <key>UIApplicationShortcutItemType</key>
        <string>MyVocabulary://startQuiz</string>
    </dict>
</array>

URLScheme

Defining an URLScheme in the plist file as well is necessary to open the app when the UIApplicationShortcutItem is launched.

The type of the Quick Action starts with the URL Scheme.

<key>UIApplicationShortcutItemType</key>
<string>MyVocabulary://startQuiz</string>

That’s how the system knows which app to open.

Localization

To localize plist’s texts, create a strings file called InfoPlist.strings.

Here is the official documentation.