How to display splash screen for fixed duration at the start of your Android App?

In this implementation it shows how to display the splash screen for a fixed duration at the start of your Android App.

Steps involves:

1. Including the Splash image as Asset in your Android project.
2. Creating he Splash screen layout resource (XML file).
3. Creating the Splash Screen Java class.
4. Updating the Manifest file to call the Splash screen Java class as the main launcher. Declare MainActivity class also in the Manifest file.

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Complete source code and other details:

SplashScreen.java

package com.programmerworld.splashscreenandroidapp;

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

import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

public class SplashScreen extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.splash_screen);
        new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                startActivity(new Intent(SplashScreen.this, MainActivity.class));
                finish();
            }
        }, 1000);
    }
}

MainActivity.java

package com.programmerworld.splashscreenandroidapp;

import android.os.Bundle;

import androidx.activity.EdgeToEdge;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.core.graphics.Insets;
import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        EdgeToEdge.enable(this);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        ViewCompat.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(findViewById(R.id.main), (v, insets) -> {
            Insets systemBars = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsCompat.Type.systemBars());
            v.setPadding(systemBars.left, systemBars.top, systemBars.right, systemBars.bottom);
            return insets;
        });
    }
}

AndroidManifest.xml

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

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:dataExtractionRules="@xml/data_extraction_rules"
        android:fullBackupContent="@xml/backup_rules"
        android:icon="@mipmap/programmer_world_foreground"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/programmer_world_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.SplashScreenAndroidApp"
        tools:targetApi="31">

        <activity
            android:name=".SplashScreen"
            android:exported="true">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

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

        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"/>
        
    </application>
</manifest>

activity_main.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:id="@+id/main"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Hello Programmer World!"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

splash_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">

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/imageView"
        android:layout_width="417dp"
        android:layout_height="431dp"
        app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.5"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.5"
        app:srcCompat="@mipmap/programmer_world" />
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>

Screenshots:

App’s icon displayed at the start:

App’s splash screen displayed for fixed duration:

After the App is started:

Project folder can be accessed at the below folder on the payment of USD 9:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c4KD4TuODxkNEW3EaO1TC37TJRTUTEx5/view?usp=drive_link

Excerpt:

The provided content explains the process of implementing a splash screen with fixed duration for an Android app. It outlines the steps involved, provides the source code for SplashScreen.java, MainActivity.java, AndroidManifest.xml, activity_main.xml, and splash_screen.xml. Additionally, it includes screenshots of the app’s icon, splash screen, and app interface, as well as an invitation to purchase the project folder for $10. Lastly, it offers a Google Drive link to access the project folder.