How to know whether android shortcut already exist
<p>while creating shortcut I get toast like "Shortcut created" and subsequently "Shortcut already exists".I have set the intent for duplicate and it doesnt create any duplicate. Now my doubt is </p>

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<li><p>How can i detect if the shortcut already exist.</p></li>
<li><p>how can I disable the toast messages like  "Shortcut created" and  "Shortcut already exists".I have checked the LauncherModel(under com.android) api that shows the Toast,but app like WhatsApp dont show any Toast.</p></li>
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