AppStart - Check if started for the first time Android

AppStart.java

  /**
     * Distinguishes different kinds of app starts: <li>
     * <ul>
     * First start ever ({@link #FIRST_TIME})
     * </ul>
     * <ul>
     * First start in this version ({@link #FIRST_TIME_VERSION})
     * </ul>
     * <ul>
     * Normal app start ({@link #NORMAL})
     * </ul>
     *
     * @author williscool
     * inspired by
     * @author schnatterer
     *
     */
    public enum AppStart {
        FIRST_TIME, FIRST_TIME_VERSION, NORMAL;
    }

    /**
     * The app version code (not the version name!) that was used on the last
     * start of the app.
     */
    private static final String LAST_APP_VERSION = "1";

    /**
     * Caches the result of {@link #checkAppStart(Context context, SharedPreferences sharedPreferences)}. To allow idempotent method
     * calls.
     */
    private static AppStart appStart = null;

    /**
     * Finds out started for the first time (ever or in the current version).
     *
     * @return the type of app start
     */
    public AppStart checkAppStart(Context context, SharedPreferences sharedPreferences) {
        PackageInfo pInfo;

        try {
            pInfo = context.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
                    context.getPackageName(), PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_DEFAULT);
            int lastVersionCode = sharedPreferences.getInt(
                    LAST_APP_VERSION, -1);
            // String versionName = pInfo.versionName;
            int currentVersionCode = pInfo.versionCode;
            appStart = checkAppStart(currentVersionCode, lastVersionCode);

            // Update version in preferences
            sharedPreferences.edit()
                    .putInt(LAST_APP_VERSION, currentVersionCode).commit(); // must use commit here or app may not update prefs in time and app will loop into walkthrough
        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
            Log.w(TAG,
                    "Unable to determine current app version from package manager. Defensively assuming normal app start.");
        }
        return appStart;
    }

    public AppStart checkAppStart(int currentVersionCode, int lastVersionCode) {
        if (lastVersionCode == -1) {
            return AppStart.FIRST_TIME;
        } else if (lastVersionCode < currentVersionCode) {
            return AppStart.FIRST_TIME_VERSION;
        } else if (lastVersionCode > currentVersionCode) {
            Log.w(TAG, "Current version code (" + currentVersionCode
                    + ") is less then the one recognized on last startup ("
                    + lastVersionCode
                    + "). Defensively assuming normal app start.");
            return AppStart.NORMAL;
        } else {
            return AppStart.NORMAL;
        }
    }

YourActivity.java

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

    
    private SharedPreferences sharedPreferences;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        
       	// you dont actually need the context variable
	// inside of an activity class you can pass it as this and that will work
	// it just reads a bit better
	
        context = this;
        sharedPreferences = PreferenceManager
                .getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
	
        switch (checkAppStart(this,sharedPreferences)) {
        case NORMAL:
            // We don't want to get on the user's nerves
            break;
        case FIRST_TIME_VERSION:
            // TODO show what's new
            break;
        case FIRST_TIME:
            // TODO show a tutorial
            break;
        default:
            break;
        }

        // ...
    }
    // ...
}

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