Displaying logo for few seconds at application start

Question

I want to display a logo for few seconds before application starts and menu is visible. I want also to use some when it disappears. Should I create a new activity? Can I set it

Answer 1

You can use splash logo at startup using styles-only method. Unfortunately it works only starting form API 23. But you don't need manage splash Activity.

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        ...
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/logo_startup</item>
        <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>

res/drawable-v23/logo_startup.xml:

<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item android:drawable="@color/PageBackground"/>

    <item android:width="@dimen/logo_startup" android:height="@dimen/logo_startup" android:gravity="center">
        <bitmap android:src="@drawable/logo"/> //use PNG file here, not vector
    </item>

</layer-list>

res/drawable/logo_startup.xml:

<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item android:drawable="@color/PageBackground"/>

</layer-list>

Answer 2

Here are a few intros to making a splash-page:

http://www.barebonescoder.com/2010/04/a-simple-android-splash-screen/

http://blogingtutorials.blogspot.com/2010/11/splash-graphics-activity-in-android.html

Android SplashScreen

Answer 3

You can use an image view that gets setVisibility(Visibility.GONE); or something to that extent, or you can write an activity that just pops up and drops out after a time ends. That is your personal preference...

Answer 4

package com.karan.android.video;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class splash extends Activity 
{

   @Override
   public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) 
   {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      setContentView(R.layout.splash);
      Thread splashThread = new Thread() 
      {
         @Override
         public void run() 
         {
            try {
               int waited = 0;
               while (waited < 3000)
               {
                  sleep(100);
                  waited += 100;
               }
            } catch (InterruptedException e)
            {
               // do nothing
            } finally 
            {
               finish();
               Intent i = new Intent(splash.this,video.class);
               startActivity(i);
            }
         }
      };
      splashThread.start();
   }
}

Xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout
   xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:layout_width="wrap_content"
   android:layout_height="wrap_content">

     <ImageView           
         android:src="@drawable/buff"       
         android:id="@+id/ImageView01"
         android:layout_width="wrap_content"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content">
      </ImageView>

    <TextView 
    android:textSize="40dp"
    android:textColor="#CCFF00"    
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center"  
    android:text="Buffering..."
    /> 


</FrameLayout>

Answer 5

define a layout for the splash screen which will contain your logo , and then , add this code to your activity :

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState){
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.splash);
    //display the logo during 5 seconds,
    new CountDownTimer(5000,1000){
        @Override
        public void onTick(long millisUntilFinished){} 

        @Override
        public void onFinish(){
               //set the new Content of your activity
               YourActivity.this.setContentView(R.layout.main);
        }
   }.start();
}

Answer 6

Delayed execution can be implemented in simplier way:

new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
  // ... Hide splash image and show the real UI
}, 3000)

Also the android standard android.widget.ViewSwitcher class is very usable for this kind of things.