Android Splash Screen with animation effect

Splash screen is the activity which used to show case the app logo or company logo. Basically it used to display for few seconds (some application run background thread during this period).
Let's learn to create Splash screen with animation effect.

1. Create a New Project on Android Studio
2. Create a xml activity_splashscreen.xml under res->layout folder.

activity_splashscreen.xml<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/lin_lay"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:background="#242729"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:orientation="vertical">
    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/splash"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@mipmap/ic_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>

3. Create anim folder under res folder
4. Create alpha.xml file inside anim folder, it gives the splash screen timeout duration

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<alpha xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:fromAlpha="0.0"
    android:toAlpha="1.0"
    android:duration="3000" />

5. Create another translate.xml file inside anim folder, it gives transition effect for splash screen

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:fromXDelta="0%"
        android:toXDelta="0%"
        android:fromYDelta="200%"
        android:toYDelta="0%"
        android:duration="2000"
        android:zAdjustment="top" />
    </set>

6. Now create the splash screen activity as separate activity and named it Splashscreen.java

package example.com.addsplashscreen;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.Window;
import android.view.animation.Animation;
import android.view.animation.AnimationUtils;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;

public class Splashscreen extends Activity {
    public void onAttachedToWindow() {
        super.onAttachedToWindow();
        Window window = getWindow();
        window.setFormat(PixelFormat.RGBA_8888);
    }
    Thread splashThread;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_splashscreen);
        StartAnimations();
    }
    private void StartAnimations() {
        Animation anim = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.alpha);
        anim.reset();
        LinearLayout l=(LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.lin_lay);
        l.clearAnimation();
        l.startAnimation(anim);
        anim = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(this, R.anim.translate);
        anim.reset();
        ImageView iv = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.splash);
        iv.clearAnimation();
        iv.startAnimation(anim);
        splashThread = new Thread() {
            @Override
        public void run() {
                try {
                    int waited = 0;
                    while (waited < 3500) {
                        sleep(100);
                        waited += 100;
                    }
                    Intent intent = new Intent(Splashscreen.this,
                            MainActivity.class);
                    intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_ANIMATION);
                    startActivity(intent);
                    Splashscreen.this.finish();
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                } finally {
                    Splashscreen.this.finish();
                }
            }
        };
        splashThread.start();
    }
}

7. Now create the MainActivity.java

package example.com.addsplashscreen; 

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem; 

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    }
    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
        return true;
    }
    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
        // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
        // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml.
        int id = item.getItemId();
        //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement
        if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }
}

8. Open the AndroidMenifest.xml file and add the Splash screen activity as default activity

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="example.com.addsplashscreen" >
    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name=".MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name=".Splashscreen"
            android:label="@string/title_activity_splashscreen" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>
</manifest>

Now run the application, it will show the splash screen with animation effect and then launch the main activity.