I've read a few articles here (and other places) that describe how to dynamically choose which activity to show when launching an app. Below is my code:
AndroidManifest.xml
<activity android:name=".StartupActivity"
android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoDisplay">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
StartupActivity.java
public class StartupActivity extends Activity
{
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
Intent intent;
if (RandomClass.getSomeStaticBoolean())
{
intent = new Intent(this, ActivityOften.class);
}
else
{
intent = new Intent(this, ActivityRare.class);
}
startActivity(intent);
finish();
}
}
Both ActivityOften and ActivityRare are declared in the manifest (without the launcher category of course) and extend ListActivity and Activity respectively. 99% of the time the 1st activity to get shown is ActivityOften based on RandomClass.getSomeStaticBoolean().
So launching my app from the icon for the 1st time I break inside the StartupActivity.onCreate. The choice is properly made. But then any subsequent attempts to launch the app (from a shortcut or the apps menu) show the ActivityOften again. No further breaks occur inside the StartupActivity class. Despite the fact that I know that RandomClass.getSomeStaticBoolean() has changed value and that ActivityRare should appear, the 1st activity keeps popping up.
Any ideas?
Thanks, Merci, Gracias, Danke, Grazie! Sean