Determine if Android app is being used for the first time

Question

I am currently developing an android app. I need to do something when the app is launched for the first time, i.e. the code only runs on the first time the program is launch

Answer 1

If you are looking for a simple way, here it is.

Create a utility class like this,

public class ApplicationUtils {

  /**
  * Sets the boolean preference value
  *
  * @param context the current context
  * @param key     the preference key
  * @param value   the value to be set
  */
 public static void setBooleanPreferenceValue(Context context, String key, boolean value) {
     SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
     sp.edit().putBoolean(key, value).apply();
 }

 /**
  * Get the boolean preference value from the SharedPreference
  *
  * @param context the current context
  * @param key     the preference key
  * @return the the preference value
  */
 public static boolean getBooleanPreferenceValue(Context context, String key) {
     SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
     return sp.getBoolean(key, false);
 }

}

At your Main Activity, onCreate()

if(!ApplicationUtils.getBooleanPreferenceValue(this,"isFirstTimeExecution")){
Log.d(TAG, "First time Execution");
ApplicationUtils.setBooleanPreferenceValue(this,"isFirstTimeExecution",true);
// do your first time execution stuff here,
}