Run App Twice To Work

Question

I'm making an android app that test if certain security features on your phone are enabled. For example, if you have password log in enabled or if your data is encrypted on your phone.

For some reason, the app has to be run twice to test and see if these security features are enabled on the phone or not, and this is the problem I'm trying to solve. I'd like it to test and see if the security features are enabled when the app is created and the first time the app is run, not the second time it is run.

I test if these features are enabled in the onStart() function in my MainActivity file. I included the functions code below:

    @Override
    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
    public void onStart()
    {
        super.onStart();

        //determine if phone uses lock pattern
        //It returns 1 if pattern lock enabled and 0 if pin/password password enabled
        ContentResolver cr = getBaseContext().getContentResolver();
        lockPatternEnable = Settings.Secure.getInt(cr, Settings.Secure.LOCK_PATTERN_ENABLED, 0);//Settings.System 


        //returns 1 if pin/password protected. 0 if not
        KeyguardManager keyguardManager = (KeyguardManager) getBaseContext().getSystemService(Context.KEYGUARD_SERVICE);
        if( keyguardManager.isKeyguardSecure()) 
        {
           //it is pin or password protected
           pinPasswordEnable=1;
        } 
        else 
        {
           //it is not pin or password protected 
            pinPasswordEnable=0;
        }//http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6588969/device-password-in-android-is-existing-or-not/18716253#18716253

        //determine if adb is enabled. works
        adb=Settings.Global.getInt(cr, Settings.Global.ADB_ENABLED, 0);

        //determine if bluetooth is enabled.works
        bluetooth=Settings.Global.getInt(cr, Settings.Global.BLUETOOTH_ON, 0);
        //Settings.System BLUETOOTH_DISCOVERABILITY

        //determine if wifi is enabled. works
        WifiManager wifi = (WifiManager)getSystemService(Context.WIFI_SERVICE);
        if (wifi.isWifiEnabled())
        {
            //wifi is enabled
            wifiInt=1;
        }
        else
            wifiInt=0;

        //determine if data is encrypted
        getDeviceEncryptionencryption();

        //determine if gps enabled


    }//end of onStart() function

If any more code needs to be posted to answer this question, just let me know, and thanks for your help. Maybe the issue has something to do with the super.onStart();

Does anyone think that a splash loading screen might help solve the issue?

Answer 1

Here is good explanation how app lifecycle flows. onStart() can be executed many times. You can keep counter how many times you had entered this method and act differently on each time:

 static int counter=0;
 public void onStart()
    {
      counter++;
      Log.i("MyApp", "onStart() run "+counter);
      switch (counter){
        case 1: break; // first run
        case 2: break; // second run
        default: break;// other runs
      }
 }

To be more clear about life cycle and why your onStart() method is called twice I suggest to have counter and Log.i() in each important state of the cycle - at least in onCreate() and onRestart().

Keep in mind that app stays in memory when you click Home button. When you click app icon again it restarts already running app (calls onRestart() and then onStart() methods and no onCreate() ). When you really kill you app for real then sequence would be onCreate and onStart without onRestart. Having logcat records really helps you to understand app lifecycle flow and why your onStart() is called twice or more times.