Check if android run for the first time

Question

I want to run a piece of code that will check if my app is first time installed and show my activity just like a tutorial(example: if a person installed a game their show some tutorial how to play the game) for the first time user. I have a 3 activity which is Splash screen, the main Activity and the profile. I don't know how to achieve it.

watch onto this http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7217578/check-if-application-is-on-its-first-run — surhidamatya, Apr 13 '15 at 09:14

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 13 '15 at 09:18

The easiest thing you can do is save a boolean in sharedPreferences when your app runs and then check for it everytime your app starts, something like this:

if (mySharedPreferences().appAlreadyRun) {
    //Your app has already been run at least once, so don't show tutorial
}
else{
    //Your app is running for the first time
    showTutorial();
    mySharedPreferences().appAlreadyRun = true
}

Notice that this won't work, it's just "pseudoCode" to help you get the idea. Hope it helps

i just solved my problem. thanks anyway – ziah299 Apr 13 '15 at 10:07 — ziah299, Apr 13 '15 at 10:07

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 13 '15 at 09:16

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You should store a setting that you the user has runned it at least once.

If the settings is not there: first time If the settings is there: n th time

You can store the setting using SharedPreferences: link to Android Dev

answered Apr 13 '15 at 09:16

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