How to create Splash Screen? Add Welcome Screen to Your App

Table of Contents

• How to create Splash Screen?
• Create Splash Screen – Android Studio

How to create Splash Screen?

Add Welcome Screen to Your App. This is the right way to add a splash screen for your android app. previously we discussed,

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Create Splash Screen – Android Studio

How to create Splash Screen? Add Welcome Screen to Your App

1. First you need to create a new Empty Activity. java > (right-click) New > Activity > Empty Activity > Name Activity “WelcomeScreen” .

2. Now visit Android Mainfest.xml and change the WelcomeScreen Activity to Main Activity.

<activity android:name=".WelcomeScreen">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>

3. Now go to activity_welcome_screen.xml and add your app logo.

To add images you have to copy the image file and paste it into the drawable file in Android Studio.

<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="140dp"
android:layout_height="141dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:srcCompat="@drawable/techedutricks_logo"
/>

4. Now go to WelcomeScreen.java and add the following code.

Now all done your splash screen will show 5 seconds. After that, your main activity will open.

Full Codes For the Splash Screen.

AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.techedutricks.techedutricks">

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/Theme.TechEduTricks">

<activity android:name=".MainActivity">

</activity>
<activity android:name=".WelcomeScreen">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>

</manifest>

activity_welcome_screen.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".WelcomeScreen">

<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_width="140dp"
android:layout_height="141dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:srcCompat="@drawable/techedutricks_logo"
/>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

WelcomeScreen.java

package com.techedutricks.techedutricks;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;

public class WelcomeScreen extends AppCompatActivity {

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

new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
Intent i = new
Intent(WelcomeScreen.this,MainActivity.class);
startActivity(i);
finish();
}
}, 5000);

}
}