Introduction
A Splash screen is a graphical control element consisting of a window containing an image, a logo and the current version of the software. A splash screen usually appears while a game or program is launching. @source wiki
The splash screen is an activity that will show for a specific time mentioned when your app is starting and after that specific time period redirect to application main screen.
There are some steps to create a splash screen.
1. Create a Drawable folder and import an image for your splash screen.
2. Adding an activity that will be used for splash screen in Android Application.
| Class | Description |
| Handler | A Handler allows you to send and process Message and Runnable objects associated with the Activity. |
| Method | Description |
| postDelayed(){..} | Causes the Runnable interface to be added to the message queue, to be run after the specified amount of time elapses. |
| run(){..} | This Handler method is used when your splash activity is running. |
| finish(){..} | This method executed when particular handler time is finished. |
Steps to Create a Splash Application:
1. Create a new project File > New > New Project and give an application name as “SplashDemo”.
2.Create a new XML file named as “splash.xml” and add a code for your splash screen.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="@drawable/splash"> </LinearLayout> |
3. Add a new Activity named as “Splash.java” and add a code for Handler for creating Splash Activity.
Add the code in onCreate(){..}
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new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() { // Using handler with postDelayed called runnable run method @Override public void run() { Intent i = new Intent(Splash.this, MainActivity.class); startActivity(i); // close this activity finish(); } }, 5*1000); // wait for 5 seconds |
4. In AndroidManifest.java, Add a Splash activity as a Main Launcher Activity and Add Other activity (MainActivity.java) like below:
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<application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@style/AppTheme"> <activity android:name=".Splash"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> <activity android:name=".MainActivity"></activity> </application> |
5. Run Your Application and You will get an output like this:
This screen will be displayed for 5 seconds and then automatically another screen comes up.
Download Project Link: https://github.com/hiteshbpatel/Android_Projects/tree/master/SplashDemo
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