Determine if Android app is being used for the first time

Question

I am currently developing an android app. I need to do something when the app is launched for the first time, i.e. the code only runs on the first time the program is launch

Answer 1

You can use Android SharedPreferences .

Android SharedPreferences allows us to store private primitive application data in the form of key-value pair .

CODE

Create a custom class SharedPreference

 public class SharedPreference {

    android.content.SharedPreferences pref;
    android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor editor;
    Context _context;
    private static final String PREF_NAME = "testing";

    // All Shared Preferences Keys Declare as #public
    public static final String KEY_SET_APP_RUN_FIRST_TIME       =        "KEY_SET_APP_RUN_FIRST_TIME";


    public SharedPreference(Context context) // Constructor
    {
        this._context = context;
        pref = _context.getSharedPreferences(PREF_NAME, 0);
        editor = pref.edit();

    }

    /*
    *  Set Method Generally Store Data;
    *  Get Method Generally Retrieve Data ;
    * */


    public void setApp_runFirst(String App_runFirst)
    {
        editor.remove(KEY_SET_APP_RUN_FIRST_TIME);
        editor.putString(KEY_SET_APP_RUN_FIRST_TIME, App_runFirst);
        editor.apply();
    }

    public String getApp_runFirst()
    {
        String  App_runFirst= pref.getString(KEY_SET_APP_RUN_FIRST_TIME, "FIRST");
        return  App_runFirst;
    }

}

Now Open Your Activity & Initialize .

 private     SharedPreference                sharedPreferenceObj; // Declare Global

Now Call this in OnCreate section

 sharedPreferenceObj=new SharedPreference(YourActivity.this);

Now Checking

if(sharedPreferenceObj.getApp_runFirst().equals("FIRST"))
 {
   // That's mean First Time Launch
   // After your Work , SET Status NO
   sharedPreferenceObj.setApp_runFirst("NO");
 }
else
 { 
   // App is not First Time Launch
 }