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Ask DN: Android splash screens

over 7 years ago from , User Interface Designer

Hi DNers,

Simple question : I want to make a splash screen for Android that have an image in the background (not plain fill color, so I can't use 9-patch). How's that done for Android?

Wasn't lucky googling this one...

7 comments

  • Clark WimberlyClark Wimberly, over 7 years ago

    For the most part, Android apps doesn't use splash screens (there might be some exceptions, but I don't find them commonly).

    If you're looking to make a full-screen, non-repeating, non-programmatic graphic, I'd imagine you'd need to include a full raster image at varying resolutions (this link might shed some light on that: http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html).

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    • Jared RoopraiJared Rooprai, over 7 years ago

      Most Google apps (Maps, Photos, Hangouts, YouTube) on Android are using splash screens now.

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      • Clark WimberlyClark Wimberly, over 7 years ago

        I don't see them often, but maybe that's because I always have the app already running in the background?

        Also worth noting that those (Google) apps probably have a lot more going on during launch than the average app. Might be worth trying to evaluate if your app really needs a splash screen.

        Any idea if Android has documentation for their splash screen stuff? Or is that bespoke to Google apps?

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        • Jared RoopraiJared Rooprai, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )

          Yes! You're right about those Google apps being more resource intensive on launch.

          This is the only relevant google documentation I know of: https://www.google.com/design/spec/patterns/launch-screens.html#

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        • Rakeeb RajbhandariRakeeb Rajbhandari, over 7 years ago (edited over 7 years ago )

          Yes you're right on apps being resource heavy. There are cases when apps can take some time to start, especially during a cold start. In such cases, users are shown a blank screen as the app loads, so a good idea here is to show a splash screen instead.

          Earlier developers used to show splash screens for a preset time (3-5 seconds) which was a bad practice. Right now what Google is doing is the correct implementation of a splash screen.

          So implementing a splash screen might come down to how your app is built. If you want some detail there's a great blog by the Big Nerd Ranch

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    • Khaled Islam BouyaKhaled Islam Bouya, over 7 years ago

      Taking into account old devices that may a bit of time to load the app, I think it's a good idea to put splash screens. :)

      Having been using Android for long time, so can't really tell if I already seen an using a full screen photo in the background of their splash screen. :/

      Anyways, thanks for the link. :)

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