Efficient access to frequently utilized actions on computing devices

A computing system comprising:

• a common access interface;
• and
• a processor operable to:
• create, by a computing system, a quick action based on input from a user of the computing system, wherein creating the quick action comprises:
• presenting, by the computing system, a list of one or more available applications for selection by the user;
• receiving, by the computing system, from the user, a selection of a first application out of the list of one or more available applications;
• presenting, by the computing system, a list of one or more available entities for selection by the user;
• receiving, by the computing system, from the user, a selection of a target entity out of the list of one or more available entities;
• presenting, by the computing system, a first set of actions executable by the first application related to the target entity, the first set of actions including a first action;
• and
• receiving, by the computing system, from the user, a selection of the first action out of the first set;
• maintain a modifiable list of one or more quick actions available for activation by a user of the computing system, wherein the modifiable list of one or more quick actions includes the quick action, wherein the modifiable list enables modification of the first action and target entity in the quick action, and wherein at least some of the quick actions are executable by at least some applications operable on the processor,
• present, via the common access interface of the computing system, a set of one or more representations corresponding to each of the one or more quick actions,
• determine that the user has provided, via the common access interface of the computing system, an input with respect to a particular representation corresponding to the quick action, and
• in response to the input, instruct the first application to execute the first action towards the target entity.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code, which when executed by a processor, causes a computing device to:

• create a quick action based on input from a user of the computing device, wherein creating the quick action comprises:
• presenting a list of one or more available applications for selection by the user;
• receiving from the user, a selection of a first application out of the list of one or more available applications;
• presenting a list of one or more available entities for selection by the user;
• receiving from the user, a selection of a target entity out of the list of one or more available entities;
• presenting a first set of actions executable by the first application related to the target entity, the first set of actions including a first action;
• and
• receiving from the user, a selection of the first action out of the first set;
• maintain a modifiable list of one or more quick actions available for activation by a user of the computing device, wherein the modifiable list of one or more quick actions includes the quick action, wherein the modifiable list enables modification of the first action and target entity in the quick action, and wherein at least some of the quick actions are executable by at least some applications operable on the processor;
• present, via a common access interface of the computing device, a set of one or more representations corresponding to each of the one or more quick actions;
• determine that the user has provided, via the common access interface of the computing device, an input with respect to a particular representation corresponding to the quick action;
• and
• in response to the input, instruct the first application to execute the first action towards the target entity.