I need to create a shortcut button from my iOS app on home screen.When user clicks a sos button in my application, this should create a shortcut icon on user device
Similar functionality is done in this app: sample app : Contact shortcut photo icon ( iFavorite ) for Home screen
is it possible to create a shortcut icon from app via navigating to safari,where it " allows for add to home screen " as currently this iFavorite app is creating icon on home screen in this way.
You will need to have a web page which directs the user how to add the shortcut.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10836925/iphone-sdk-add-a-add-to-home-screen-button-in-a-uiwebview/10838687#10838687
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7577889/how-could-i-create-a-shortcut-on-desktop-in-ios-through-an-app/7577934#7577934
Apparently Facebook Groups does this locally by running a web server, but it will make the coding more involved:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/28042152/link-to-safari-add-to-home-screen-from-inside-app