why my splash screen don't show the images?

Question

I've created one splash screen with android studio 0.1, but when I test it on my phone(nexus s) in debugging mode with usb the image isn't show.. why?

this is the MainActivity

package com.example.splash;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.view.Menu;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.splash);

    Handler x = new Handler();
    x.postDelayed(new SplashHandler(), 7000);



}
class SplashHandler implements Runnable{

    public void run(){


     startActivity(new Intent(getApplication(), Main.class));
        MainActivity.this.finish();


    }


}


@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
        return true;
    }

}

this is Main

package com.example.splash;


import android.app.Activity;

public class Main extends Activity {   

}

this is Splash.xml

< ?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>

@powerj1984 do you have any documentation saying not you splash screen. Could you post a link for the same for clarity — Raghunandan, May 25 '13 at 14:23
http://blog.iangclifton.com/2011/01/01/android-splash-screens-done-right/. i guess this supports @powerj1984 — Raghunandan, May 25 '13 at 14:30
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdIG7kYjYbE I've see this tutorial but more superficially.. — Malloc, May 25 '13 at 14:30
@Malloctry try it on eclipse. just a suggestion. coz it worked on my device. — Raghunandan, May 25 '13 at 14:47
@Raghunandan here is a post by a Google Android designer saying not to use them: https://plus.google.com/115995639636688350464/posts/imEP4dexnAg — powerj1984, May 25 '13 at 14:52
@powerj1984 i agree with you the splash screen does nothing and it is not required in this case. read the whole article in both blog links posted by me and yours. — Raghunandan, May 25 '13 at 15:08
I read the article and I realized that It was not a good idea! I wanted to use it only to not show the menu directly, because aesthetically I did not like! — Malloc, May 25 '13 at 15:22
Yeah splash images look pretty, much like the dashboard layout - but really end up hurting usability! It's better if you can find a way to get your style across using the app itself :) Cheers! — powerj1984, May 25 '13 at 15:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:52

Don't use a application context. To know when to use activity context and application context pls check the link below especially the answer by commonsware

When to call activity context OR application context?

I tested your code in the post. It works on my device samsung galaxy s3. Only Change i made was having a imageview in the RelativeLayout and set the image for the same in onCreate(). I also used a activity context. Other than that your code is fine.

Splash screen using handler

public class Splash extends Activity {
private static final int SPLASH_TIME = 2 * 1000;// 3 seconds delay

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.splash);
    ImageView iv= (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView1);
    iv.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.afor);
    try {
           new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {

        public void run() {

            Intent intent = new Intent(Splash.this,
                MainActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent);

            Splash.this.finish();
        }     
    }, SPLASH_TIME);
        }

    } catch(Exception e){}
}
 @Override
public void onBackPressed() {
    this.finish();
    super.onBackPressed();
}
}

splash.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" android:background="#ffffaa">

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_centerInParent="true"
     />

 </RelativeLayout>

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 16 '19 at 18:01

1

Try to change

Class c extends Activity to Class c extends AppCompatActivity.

Works to me.

answered Oct 16 '19 at 18:01

Acauã Pitta

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered May 25 '13 at 13:36

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Try this code

MainActivity

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

String EmpID;
int requestCode;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
    this.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
            WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
    setContentView(R.layout.splash);          
    Thread timer = new Thread() {
        public void run() {
            try {
                sleep(2500);
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                startActivity(new Intent(getApplication(), Main.class));
                 MainActivity.this.finish();
            }
        }
    };
    timer.start();
   }
}

Splash.xml Remember splash image should be png

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" 
android:background="@drawable/splash">

answered May 25 '13 at 13:36

MDMalik

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i read somewhere on SO that sleep inside a thread is not a good design. – Raghunandan May 25 '13 at 14:02
Could be not sure. But never created a prblm for me as there is try, catch and finally.. – MDMalik May 25 '13 at 14:06
the image still does not appear. – Malloc May 25 '13 at 14:06
i am not talking about the problem you can search on SO to be sure. I only said its a bad design – Raghunandan May 25 '13 at 14:06
@Malloc try the below. the answer works on my phone and pls use a activity context. to know why check the link posted by me in the answer – Raghunandan May 25 '13 at 14:07
are you able to see your image in Eclipse XML Editor--> Graphical Layout?? – MDMalik May 25 '13 at 14:09
@Malloc i tested your code on the phone it works fine for me. I only made few minor changes. – Raghunandan May 25 '13 at 14:17
yes, I can see my image in the graphical Layout!( I'm using Android studio not Eclipse!) – Malloc May 25 '13 at 14:28

why my splash screen don't show the images?

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