diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index c5c244d9..35c7a2db 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,48 +1,57 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
+        xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
 
     <uses-feature
             android:name="android.hardware.camera"
             android:required="false" />
 
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO"/>
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO" />
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM" />
 
     <application
-        android:allowBackup="true"
-        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
-        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
-        android:icon="@drawable/notify_logo"
-        android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:name=".NotifyApplication"
-        android:roundIcon="@drawable/notify_logo"
-        android:supportsRtl="true"
-        android:theme="@style/Theme.Notify"
-        tools:targetApi="31">
+            android:name=".NotifyApplication"
+            android:allowBackup="true"
+            android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
+            android:enableOnBackInvokedCallback="true"
+            android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
+            android:icon="@drawable/notify_logo"
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:roundIcon="@drawable/notify_logo"
+            android:supportsRtl="true"
+            android:theme="@style/Theme.Notify"
+            tools:targetApi="33">
 
         <provider
-            android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
-            android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
-            android:exported="false"
-            android:grantUriPermissions="true">
+                android:name="androidx.core.content.FileProvider"
+                android:authorities="${applicationId}.provider"
+                android:exported="false"
+                android:grantUriPermissions="true">
             <meta-data
-                android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
-                android:resource="@xml/file_provider_paths" />
+                    android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
+                    android:resource="@xml/file_provider_paths" />
         </provider>
 
         <activity
-            android:name=".ui.screens.MainActivity"
-            android:exported="true"
-            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
-            android:theme="@style/Theme.MyApp.Splash">
+                android:name=".ui.screens.MainActivity"
+                android:exported="true"
+                android:launchMode="singleTask"
+                android:theme="@style/Theme.MyApp.Splash"
+                android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
 
                 <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
             </intent-filter>
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.VIEW" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+                <data
+                        android:host="app"
+                        android:scheme="${applicationId}" />
+            </intent-filter>
         </activity>
         <receiver android:name=".services.reciever.ReminderNoteNotificationBroadcast" />
     </application>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/NotifyApplication.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/NotifyApplication.kt
index c4468710..26979ba0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/NotifyApplication.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/NotifyApplication.kt
@@ -2,12 +2,19 @@ package com.aritra.notify
 
 import android.app.Application
 import com.aritra.notify.services.notification.createNotificationChannel
+import com.aritra.notify.utils.AppShortcuts
 import dagger.hilt.android.HiltAndroidApp
 
 @HiltAndroidApp
 class NotifyApplication : Application() {
+
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
+
+        // creates the notification channel
         createNotificationChannel(this)
+
+        // Adds the shortcuts
+        AppShortcuts.showShortCuts(this)
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/components/appbar/AddEditBottomBar.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/components/appbar/AddEditBottomBar.kt
index 252f704a..62f38950 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/components/appbar/AddEditBottomBar.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/components/appbar/AddEditBottomBar.kt
@@ -105,8 +105,11 @@ fun AddEditBottomBar(
                     onDismissRequest = { showSheet = false },
                     sheetState = sheetState,
                     dragHandle = { BottomSheetDefaults.DragHandle() },
-                    windowInsets = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) WindowInsets.ime
-                    else WindowInsets(0,0,0,0),
+                    windowInsets = if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+                        WindowInsets.ime
+                    } else {
+                        WindowInsets(0, 0, 0, 0)
+                    },
                     content = {
                         Column(
                             modifier = Modifier
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/navigation/NavDeepLinks.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/navigation/NavDeepLinks.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92e14905
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/navigation/NavDeepLinks.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.aritra.notify.navigation
+
+import androidx.core.net.toUri
+
+object NavDeepLinks {
+
+    private const val BASE_URI = "app://com.aritra.notify"
+
+    // deeplinks for add notes screen set to -1 means only to add note
+    val addNotesUriPattern = BASE_URI + NotifyScreens.AddEditNotes.name + "/{noteId}"
+    val addNotesUri = (BASE_URI + NotifyScreens.AddEditNotes.name + "/-1").toUri()
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/navigation/NotifyApp.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/navigation/NotifyApp.kt
index 97024a83..df021b9e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/navigation/NotifyApp.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/navigation/NotifyApp.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.aritra.notify.navigation
 
+import android.content.Intent
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import androidx.navigation.compose.composable
 import androidx.navigation.compose.currentBackStackEntryAsState
 import androidx.navigation.compose.rememberNavController
 import androidx.navigation.navArgument
+import androidx.navigation.navDeepLink
 import com.aritra.notify.R
 import com.aritra.notify.ui.screens.notes.addEditScreen.route.AddEditRoute
 import com.aritra.notify.ui.screens.notes.homeScreen.NoteScreen
@@ -101,7 +103,17 @@ fun NotifyApp(navController: NavHostController = rememberNavController()) {
 
             composable(
                 route = "${NotifyScreens.AddEditNotes.name}/{noteId}",
-                arguments = listOf(navArgument("noteId") { type = IntType })
+                arguments = listOf(
+                    navArgument("noteId") {
+                        type = IntType
+                    }
+                ),
+                deepLinks = listOf(
+                    navDeepLink {
+                        uriPattern = NavDeepLinks.addNotesUriPattern
+                        action = Intent.ACTION_VIEW
+                    }
+                )
             ) { backStack ->
                 AddEditRoute(
                     navController = navController,
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/MainActivity.kt
index c29a96d7..5fc699f1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/MainActivity.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.repeatOnLifecycle
+import androidx.navigation.NavHostController
+import androidx.navigation.compose.rememberNavController
 import com.aritra.notify.components.biometric.AppBioMetricManager
 import com.aritra.notify.navigation.NotifyApp
 import com.aritra.notify.ui.theme.NotifyTheme
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ class MainActivity : FragmentActivity() {
     private lateinit var appUpdateManager: AppUpdateManager
     private val updateType = AppUpdateType.IMMEDIATE
 
+    private lateinit var navController: NavHostController
+
     @Inject
     lateinit var appBioMetricManager: AppBioMetricManager
 
@@ -54,14 +58,22 @@ class MainActivity : FragmentActivity() {
             }
         }
         setContent {
+            navController = rememberNavController()
+
             NotifyTheme {
-                NotifyApp()
+                NotifyApp(navController = navController)
             }
         }
 
         setObservers()
     }
 
+    override fun onNewIntent(intent: Intent) {
+        super.onNewIntent(intent)
+        // handle deeplinks
+        navController.handleDeepLink(intent)
+    }
+
     private val installStateUpdatedListener = InstallStateUpdatedListener { state ->
         if (state.installStatus() == InstallStatus.DOWNLOADED) {
             Toast.makeText(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/notes/addEditScreen/AddEditScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/notes/addEditScreen/AddEditScreen.kt
index 5490430e..1310d57c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/notes/addEditScreen/AddEditScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/ui/screens/notes/addEditScreen/AddEditScreen.kt
@@ -313,11 +313,12 @@ fun AddEditScreen(
     )
 
     DateTimeDialog(
-        isOpen = shouldShowDialogDateTime, isEdit = isEditDateTime,
+        isOpen = shouldShowDialogDateTime,
+        isEdit = isEditDateTime,
         onDateTimeUpdated = {
             onUpdateReminderDateTime(it)
             shouldShowDialogDateTime = false
-        },
+        }
     ) {
         shouldShowDialogDateTime = false
         isEditDateTime = false
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/utils/AppShortcuts.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/utils/AppShortcuts.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5110a847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/aritra/notify/utils/AppShortcuts.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.aritra.notify.utils
+
+import android.content.Context
+import android.content.Intent
+import android.util.Log
+import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutInfoCompat
+import androidx.core.content.pm.ShortcutManagerCompat
+import androidx.core.graphics.drawable.IconCompat
+import com.aritra.notify.R
+import com.aritra.notify.navigation.NavDeepLinks
+import com.aritra.notify.ui.screens.MainActivity
+
+object AppShortcuts {
+
+    private fun createNoteShortCut(context: Context): ShortcutInfoCompat =
+        ShortcutInfoCompat.Builder(context, "add_new_note")
+            .setShortLabel(context.getString(R.string.add_new_note_shortcut_label))
+            .setIcon(IconCompat.createWithResource(context, R.drawable.shortcut_add_icon))
+            .setIntent(
+                Intent(context, MainActivity::class.java).apply {
+                    // opens create note screen
+                    data = NavDeepLinks.addNotesUri
+                    action = Intent.ACTION_VIEW
+                }
+            )
+            .build()
+
+    fun showShortCuts(context: Context) {
+        val shortcut1 = createNoteShortCut(context)
+        try {
+            val isSuccess = ShortcutManagerCompat.addDynamicShortcuts(context, listOf(shortcut1))
+            Log.d("SHORTCUTS", "CREATED $isSuccess")
+        } catch (e: Exception) {
+            Log.e("SHORTCUTS", "ERROR IN LAYING SHORTCUTS", e)
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/shortcut_add_icon.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/shortcut_add_icon.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d5395c15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/shortcut_add_icon.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:width="24dp"
+        android:height="24dp"
+        android:tint="@color/logo_background"
+        android:viewportWidth="24"
+        android:viewportHeight="24">
+    <path
+            android:fillColor="#000000"
+            android:pathData="M19,3H5C4.47,3 3.961,3.211 3.586,3.586C3.211,3.961 3,4.47 3,5V19C3,19.53 3.211,20.039 3.586,20.414C3.961,20.789 4.47,21 5,21H19C20.1,21 21,20.1 21,19V5C21,3.9 20.1,3 19,3ZM19,19H5V5H19V19ZM11,17H13V13H17V11H13V7H11V11H7V13H11V17Z" />
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 10a3706a..87836548 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -42,14 +42,12 @@
     <string name="rate_us_on_google_play">Rate us on Google Play</string>
     <string name="on_share_message">https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aritra.notify</string>
     <string name="image">Image</string>
-    <string name="no_clicked_photos">No Clicked Photos</string>
     <string name="clear_image">Clear Image</string>
     <string name="speech_to_text">Speech to Text</string>
     <string name="drawing">Drawing</string>
     <string name="add_image">Add image</string>
     <string name="take_image">Take Photo</string>
     <string name="add_box">Add Box</string>
-    <string name="default_notification_channel_id">notify</string>
     <string name="request_notification_permission">Request permission</string>
     <string name="notification_permission_title">Notification permission</string>
     <string name="notification_permission_description">The notification permission is important for this app. Please grant the permission.</string>
@@ -61,4 +59,5 @@
     <string name="set_reminder">Set Reminder</string>
     <string name="general">General</string>
     <string name="by_aritra_das">By Aritra Das 💙</string>
+    <string name="add_new_note_shortcut_label">Add New Note</string>
 </resources>
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