Run Activity only for First time after installation of app Android

Question

I am implementing an app which have MainActivity , onlyFirstRunActivity and alwaysRunActivity . Now i want that on app installtion or on updation of app my app cycle should be like that:

MainActivity -> onlyFirstRunActivity -> alwaysRunActivity

and after installing or on updation my app cycle should be :

MainActivity -> alwaysRunActivity

How can i implement this situation

SharedPreferences could store a boolean `bFirstRun` that tells you whether or not this is the first run. — David M, Feb 08 '13 at 16:50
but last stored sharedprefences remain on updation.Means how can i configure that the app is updated on updation ?? — User42590, Feb 08 '13 at 16:57
not sure what you mean, but if there is no SharedPreference named `bFirstRun`...then you are in your first run. THEN set it to false (and commit the change). next time thru, it's there and FALSE so goto `alwaysRunActivity` — David M, Feb 08 '13 at 17:00
if i delete the app and then re install it then what would be value in bFirstRun?? — User42590, Feb 08 '13 at 17:04
ah! now i see what you meant. i suppose the SharedPreferences would have been deleted! hmmmm. — David M, Feb 08 '13 at 17:05

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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You can get the update time for your app and save it in a SharedPreference.

Also, you should just make your main activity the always run one.

//In your onCreate for your main activity/.
if(last_update_preference < current_update_time){
   Update last update preference to current update time.
   Run first activity. (Which will finish and bounce you back);
}

To get the current_update_time:

How to get app install time from android

For last update time, see:

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html#pref

edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

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answered Feb 08 '13 at 16:50

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i think it will only work for updation . What about on first install?? And is sharedprefence a secured way?? – User42590 Feb 08 '13 at 16:54
It will work for first install if you return 0 as default value for SharedPreference, last modified should be install time. (The linked stack overflow question shows it) – Edison Feb 08 '13 at 16:56
what will be value of last_update_preference for first time?? – User42590 Feb 08 '13 at 17:08
You can set it to -1 or 0. (getInt() in SharedPreference) – Edison Feb 08 '13 at 17:10
if time is stored in last_update_preference and current_update_time. for first time it can be true . and for second it also true because last update time was current update time. so in this case last update time is less than current update time – User42590 Feb 08 '13 at 17:17
You will have to update it to the current update time. I edited the answer to reflect the change. – Edison Feb 08 '13 at 17:19
i am also saying that... but i am confuse that last_update_time will always less than the current_update_time – User42590 Feb 08 '13 at 17:39

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 08 '13 at 16:51

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You can try something like this:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    App app = (App)getApplication();
    if (app.getApi() != null){
        super.onBackPressed();
        startActivity(new Intent(this, MainActivity.class));
        return;
    }else showLoginForm();//or do something else.
}

answered Feb 08 '13 at 16:51

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i did not understand why you get app.getAp?? and what is login form?? – User42590 Feb 08 '13 at 17:35
the method getApi() return object of api class, which creates from shared preferences. So it mean that the start is not first. And i starts new activity. Or if api = null ots mean that the start is first, and i show login form. – Vetalll Feb 09 '13 at 11:26

Mark · Answer 3 · 2013-04-15T16:47:29.673

Like this you can make a difference between a new install and a update.

    String StoredVersionname = "";
    String VersionName;
    AlertDialog LoginDialog;
    AlertDialog UpdateDialog;
    AlertDialog FirstRunDialog;
    SharedPreferences prefs;

    public static String getVersionName(Context context, Class cls) {
                try {
                    ComponentName comp = new ComponentName(context, cls);
                    PackageInfo pinfo = context.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
                            comp.getPackageName(), 0);
                    return "Version: " + pinfo.versionName;
                } catch (android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
                    return null;
                }
            }

    public void CheckFirstRun() {
                VersionName = MyActivity.getVersionName(this, MyActivity.class);
prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);
                StoredVersionname = (prefs.getString("versionname", null));
                if (StoredVersionname == null || StoredVersionname.length() == 0){
                    FirstRunDialog = new FirstRunDialog(this);
                    FirstRunDialog.show();
                }else if (StoredVersionname != VersionName) {
                    UpdateDialog = new UpdateDialog(this);
                    UpdateDialog.show();
                }
                prefs.edit().putString("versionname", VersionName).commit();
            }

Run Activity only for First time after installation of app Android

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