Home Screen Shortcut

Hey, I was wondering how I can get my app to automatically add a shortcut to itself to the home screen of the device when it’s installed.  I’m new to mobile devices, so I’m not sure if this is a device-dependent setting, or if I can tell my app to install the shortcut itself.

Some apps that I’ve installed managed to end up with a shortcut on the “desktop/home screen/whatever” but mine (and others) don’t.

Google’s run dry on this one, or I haven’t been typing the right keywords.

Thanks for your help!

I’m not sure, but I think when you download an app from the Play Store, it creates the home screen shortcut, but sideloading an app won’t

I’m not sure, but I think when you download an app from the Play Store, it creates the home screen shortcut, but sideloading an app won’t