One time Android setup screen?

Question

I'm trying to create a setup activity for my Android application which my users would see the first time they opened the app, but never again unless they wanted to redo the setup. How do I create this setup activity as the first activity without giving it MAIN/LAUNCHER intent-filters? (I want to use those for my home activity.)

Answer 1

If the onCreate method of an Activity launches another activity, it appears as though the first activity doesn't show.

So, make your real first activity the main/launcher activity.

In the onCreate method of that first activity have a check for whatever setup config should be present.

If the setup is not configured, start up the Setup activity.

Otherwise, the first activity will show.