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How to show a alert dialog when app is launched first time

I have two audio files in my app. When the app is launched the first time and when the user plays the first audio for the first time, I want to show a dialog, but afterwards never show it again.
When the user clicks OK, then only the dialog will disappear.
I have only created the XML of the dialog because I don't know how to show a layout when the app is launched the first time.
MainActivity.java here the player1 (Media Player) and play1 (ImageView as the button to play the audio) is for the first audio where the dialog has to be shown.
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
MediaPlayer player1, player2;
SeekBar seekBar1, seekBar2;
TextView currentTime1, currentTime2;
TextView remainingTime1, remainingTime2;
ImageView play1, play2;
int totalTime1, totalTime2;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
// PlayButton * The ButtonClick is in the last if you want to jump directly there *
play1 = findViewById(R.id.playbtn);
play2 = findViewById(R.id.playbtn2);
// TimeLables
currentTime1 = findViewById(R.id.currentTime1);
currentTime2 = findViewById(R.id.currentTime2);
remainingTime1 = findViewById(R.id.totalTime1);
remainingTime2 = findViewById(R.id.totalTime2);
// MediaPlayer
player1 = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.dog_howl);
player2 = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.dog_bark);
player1.setLooping(false);
player1.seekTo(0);
totalTime1 = player1.getDuration();
player2.setLooping(false);
player2.seekTo(0);
totalTime2 = player2.getDuration();
//SeekBar
seekBar1 = findViewById(R.id.seekbar1);
seekBar2 = findViewById(R.id.seekbar2);
seekBar1.setMax(totalTime1);
seekBar2.setMax(totalTime2);
seekBar1.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
player1.seekTo(progress);
seekBar1.setProgress(progress);
currentTime1.setText(createTimerLable1(progress));
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
});
seekBar2.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int i, boolean b) {
player2.seekTo(i);
seekBar2.setProgress(i);
currentTime2.setText(createTimerLable2(i));
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
});
new Thread(() -> {
while (player1 != null) {
try {
Message msg = new Message();
msg.what = player1.getCurrentPosition();
handler1.sendMessage(msg);
Thread.sleep(1000000000);
} catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
}
}
}).start();
new Thread(() -> {
while (player2 != null) {
try {
Message msg = new Message();
msg.what = player2.getCurrentPosition();
handler2.sendMessage(msg);
Thread.sleep(1000000000);
} catch (InterruptedException ignored) {
}
}
}).start();
// Admob Banner Ad
MobileAds.initialize(this, initializationStatus -> {
});
AdView mAdView = findViewById(R.id.adView);
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest.Builder().build();
mAdView.loadAd(adRequest);
}
#SuppressLint("HandlerLeak")
private final Handler handler1 = new Handler() {
#Override
public void handleMessage(#NonNull Message msg) {
int currentPosition1 = msg.what;
//Update SeekBar
seekBar1.setProgress(currentPosition1);
// Update Timelable
String totTime1 = createTimerLable1(player1.getDuration());
remainingTime1.setText(totTime1);
}
};
#SuppressLint("HandlerLeak")
private final Handler handler2 = new Handler() {
#Override
public void handleMessage(#NonNull Message msg) {
int currentPosition2 = msg.what;
// Update SeekBar
seekBar2.setProgress(currentPosition2);
// Update Timelable
String totTime2 = createTimerLable2(player2.getDuration());
remainingTime2.setText(totTime2);
}
};
public String createTimerLable1(int duration) {
String timerLabel = "";
int min = duration / 1000 / 60;
int sec = duration / 1000 % 60;
timerLabel += min + ":";
if (sec < 10) timerLabel += "0";
timerLabel += sec;
return timerLabel;
}
public String createTimerLable2(int duration) {
String timerLabel = "";
int min = duration / 1000 / 60;
int sec = duration / 1000 % 60;
timerLabel += min + ":";
if (sec < 10) timerLabel += "0";
timerLabel += sec;
return timerLabel;
}
public void playBtnClick1(View view) {
if (player2.isPlaying()) {
player2.pause();
play2.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_play_circle_filled_24);
}
if (!player1.isPlaying()) {
// Stoping
player1.start();
play1.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_pause_circle_filled_24);
} else {
// Playing
player1.pause();
play1.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_play_circle_filled_24);
}
}
public void playBtnClick2(View view) {
if (player1.isPlaying()) {
player1.pause();
play1.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_play_circle_filled_24);
}
if (!player2.isPlaying()) {
// Stoping
player2.start();
play2.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_pause_circle_filled_24);
} else {
// Playing
player2.pause();
play2.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_baseline_play_circle_filled_24);
}
}
}

As #blackapps suggested, You will save the information about the user in SharedPreferences. You will save whether you have displayed the dialog and whether user's has played audio for first time or not.
To save or get the details from SharedPreferences,
You can follow this SO answer for storing strings, int, boolean etc.
You can follow this SO answer for storing custom objects.

Android App does not work on run time taking some time to work, how to solve this issue

I am new in android development and learning android apps development. I have created a very basic and simple Flashlight for android device. I am facing the issue when i run the app it takes some time to run like if i press turn on flash light it will take some time (half sec or less but it take some time), i didn't use wait() method in my app. How to run it really fast like user click on it flash turn on or turn off?
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
private ImageButton imageButton;
private Camera camera;
private boolean isFlashOn;
private boolean hasFlash;
private Camera.Parameters params;
private MediaPlayer mp;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
imageButton = (ImageButton) findViewById(R.id.switch_btn);
//Check that Device has supports flash or not
hasFlash = getApplicationContext().getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA_FLASH);
if (!hasFlash){
//If device does not supports Flash
AlertDialog alert = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this).create();
alert.setTitle("Error");
alert.setMessage("Sorry, your current device does not support to Little Flashy! ops");
alert.setButton("Ok", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
//Close application
finish();
}
});
alert.show();
return;
}
//Get the Camera
getCamera();
//Display button image
toggleButtonImage();
imageButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
#Override
public void onClick(View v) {
if (isFlashOn) {
turnOffFlash();
} else
{
turnOnFlash();
}
}
});
}
private void toggleButtonImage() {
if (isFlashOn){
imageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.btn_switch_on);}
else {imageButton.setImageResource(R.drawable.btn_switch_off);}
}
private void getCamera() {
if (camera == null){
try{
camera = camera.open();
params = camera.getParameters();
}catch (RuntimeException e){
Log.d("Camera Error.", e.getMessage());
}
}
}
/*
* Turning On flash
*/
private void turnOnFlash() {
if (!isFlashOn) {
if (camera == null || params == null) {
return;
}
// play sound
playSound();
params = camera.getParameters();
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
camera.setParameters(params);
camera.startPreview();
isFlashOn = true;
// changing button/switch image
toggleButtonImage();
}
}
/*
* Turning Off flash
*/
private void turnOffFlash() {
if (isFlashOn) {
if (camera == null || params == null) {
return;
}
// play sound
playSound();
params = camera.getParameters();
params.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
camera.setParameters(params);
camera.stopPreview();
isFlashOn = false;
// changing button/switch image
toggleButtonImage();
}
}
private void playSound() {
if (isFlashOn){
mp = MediaPlayer.create(MainActivity.this, R.raw.light_switch_off);}
else {
mp= MediaPlayer.create(MainActivity.this, R.raw.light_switch_on);
}
mp.setOnCompletionListener(new MediaPlayer.OnCompletionListener() {
#Override
public void onCompletion(MediaPlayer mp) {
mp.release();
}
});
mp.start();
}
#Override
protected void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
//turn off flash when on Pause called
turnOffFlash();
}
#Override
protected void onRestart() {
super.onRestart();
}
#Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
if (hasFlash) turnOnFlash();
}
#Override
protected void onStart() {
super.onStart();
getCamera();
}
#Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
if (camera != null){
camera.release();
camera = null;
}
}
}

Before you turn the flash on and off, you call the playSound method, which uses the MediaPlayer. this method is slow and causes your delay. First try to remove it (by commenting it out) and see the difference. Next, you can try to run it from a thread.

Yes, you can ignore the sound feature for current time. Or if you really want this feature than use it through Thread it will show no lag or delay in your app while user turn on or turn off flash.

Exit activity after killing all threads android

I am trying to play with progress bars. I have this (below) simple activity which runs a progress bar N times one after the other, when I call Progress(N). It is working great but the problem I am facing is, if I press back button. I get into the mainActivity but the progress bars (the threads) are still running in background one after the other. As soon as they finish N loops, the intent is called and whatever I would be doing would be interrupted by this LOOP_OVER activity.
I tried solving this by my own. I tried using variable of Thread class (before I was directly doing it). And tried to interrupt() it at onDestroy() or even just before the intent is called but its not helping. How should I go about it?
public class Loop extends Activity {
private ProgressBar progressBar;
private CircleProgress circleProgress;
private int progressStatus = 0;
private Handler handler = new Handler();
private TextView myView;
private int started = 0, doneLoop=0;
private Thread th;
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_loop);
progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressBar1);
circleProgress = (CircleProgress) findViewById(R.id.circle_progress);
myView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.instruction);
progressBar.setScaleY(3f);
// Start long running operation in a background thread
Progress(3);
}
#Override
public void onDestroy() {
// Below, everything I am just
th.interrupt();
Loop.this.finish();
Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
super.onDestroy();
}
public void Progress(final int numberOfRuns){
// QueView.setText(Que);
if(numberOfRuns == 0){
th.interrupt();
Intent myIntent = new Intent(Loop.this, LOOP_OVER.class);
startActivity(myIntent);
super.onDestroy();
finish();
}
th = new Thread(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
genNextSet();
while (progressStatus < 100) {
progressStatus += 1;
// Update the progress bar and display the
//current value in the text view
handler.post(new Runnable() {
public void run() {
circleProgress.setProgress(progressStatus);
progressBar.setProgress(progressStatus);
textView.setText(progressStatus+"/"+progressBar.getMax());
}
});
try {
runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
myView.setText(Que);
}
});
// Sleep for 200 milliseconds.
//Just to display the progress slowly
Thread.sleep(30);
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
progressStatus = 0;
Progress(numberOfRuns - 1);
}
});
th.start();
}
private void genNextSet() {
// so some cool here!
}
}

You can think of a class variable that is shared among all threads.
Try to add something like this:
private Boolean LOOP = true;
then
while (progressStatus < 100 && LOOP) {
and
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
LOOP = false
}
also
if(LOOP == true){
// call intent
}
finish();

Your activity does not get destroyed, if you press the "Back"-key, thus onDestroy() will not be called.I'd override onBackPressed(), if I where you.Alternatively, you could try to put it into the onPause()-method.

You haven't override the back button pressed..try this
#Override
public void onBackPressed() {
th.interrupt();
Loop.this.finish();
Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
super.onBackPressed();
// add finish() if you want to kill current activity
}

Seekbar's onProgreesChanged not working correctly when dragged to quickly

I've created a DJ program with a mediaplayer on each side of the screen(like in the picture below)
The seekbar between those two whenever moved should increase volume of one mediaplayer and decrease the other mediaplayer's volume respectively. When I drag it very slowly it works perfectly, the problem is when I move it faster.
When dragged faster the volumes doesn't always decrease to the end or doesn't decrease at all, at super speed the volume doesn't change at all.
Here is the code:
private void initiateSeekBar()
{
try
{
volumeSeekbar = (SeekBar)findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
audioManager = (AudioManager) getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
//volumeSeekbar.setMax(audioManager.getStreamMaxVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC));
//volumeSeekbar.setProgress(audioManager.getStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC));
final int initVolume = audioManager.getStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
final int maxVolume = audioManager.getStreamMaxVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC);
audioManager.setStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC,maxVolume, 0);
volumeSeekbar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new OnSeekBarChangeListener()
{
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar arg0)
{
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar arg0)
{
}
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar arg0, int progress, boolean arg2)
{
float volume = (float) (1 - (Math.log(100 - progress) / Math.log(100)));
//audioManager.setStreamVolume(AudioManager.STREAM_MUSIC, progress, 0);
if (volume <= 0.05) {
volume = 0;
}
System.out.println("\nVolume: \n" + volume);
if (mediaplayerLeft != null) {
mediaplayerLeft.setVolume(1 -volume, 1 - volume);
}
if (mediaplayerRight != null) {
mediaplayerRight.setVolume(volume, volume);
}
}
});
}
catch (Exception e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Why is that happening? Is that how seekbar works or is it a problem with my code?

Fixing a seekbar on my Android music player

I've created a simple music player in Android which has a seekbar which displays the current position in the song playing. The forward, rewind, play and pause functions work correctly. What I am trying to do is have the seekbar actually move the position within the song. (at present the seekbar does not change the position within the song. Heres my code
public class MusicPlayerA extends Activity {
private MediaPlayer mediaPlayer;
public TextView songName, duration;
private double timeElapsed = 0, finalTime = 0;
private int forwardTime = 2500, backwardTime = 2500;
private Handler durationHandler = new Handler();
private SeekBar seekbar;
#Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
//set the layout of the Activity
setContentView(R.layout.musicplayerview);
//initialize views
initializeViews();
}
#Override
protected void onPause() {
super.onPause();
if (mediaPlayer != null) {
mediaPlayer.pause();
if (isFinishing()) {
mediaPlayer.stop();
mediaPlayer.release();
}
}
}
public void initializeViews(){
songName = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.songName);
mediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.druidsad);
finalTime = mediaPlayer.getDuration();
duration = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.songDuration);
seekbar = (SeekBar) findViewById(R.id.seekBar);
songName.setText("Druids Ad");
seekbar.setMax((int) finalTime);
seekbar.setClickable(true);
}
// play mp3 song
public void play(View view) {
mediaPlayer.start();
timeElapsed = mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
seekbar.setProgress((int) timeElapsed);
durationHandler.postDelayed(updateSeekBarTime, 100);
}
//handler to change seekBarTime
private Runnable updateSeekBarTime = new Runnable() {
public void run() {
//get current position
timeElapsed = mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition();
//set seekbar progress
seekbar.setProgress((int) timeElapsed);
//set time remaining
double timeRemaining = finalTime - timeElapsed;
duration.setText(String.format("%d min, %d sec", TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes((long) timeRemaining), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toSeconds((long) timeRemaining) - TimeUnit.MINUTES.toSeconds(TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS.toMinutes((long) timeRemaining))));
//repeat yourself that again in 100 miliseconds
durationHandler.postDelayed(this, 100);
}
};
// pause mp3 song
public void pause(View view) {
mediaPlayer.pause();
}
// go forward at forwardTime seconds
public void forward(View view) {
//check if we can go forward at forwardTime seconds before song endes
if ((timeElapsed + forwardTime) <= finalTime) {
timeElapsed = timeElapsed + forwardTime;
//seek to the exact second of the track
mediaPlayer.seekTo((int) timeElapsed);
}
}
// go backwards at backwardTime seconds
public void rewind(View view) {
//check if we can go back at backwardTime seconds after song starts
if ((timeElapsed - backwardTime) > 0) {
timeElapsed = timeElapsed - backwardTime;
//seek to the exact second of the track
mediaPlayer.seekTo((int) timeElapsed);
}
}
// handler for back button used on music player screen
public void BackButton2 (View view) {
MediaPlayer mMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.soundbackbutton) ;
mMediaPlayer.start();
Vibrator vib = (Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
vib.vibrate(200);
Intent mus = new Intent (this, Music.class);
startActivity(mus);
}
// handler for home button used on all screens
public void BackButton (View view) {
MediaPlayer mMediaPlayer = MediaPlayer.create(this, R.raw.soundbackbutton) ;
mMediaPlayer.start();
Vibrator vib = (Vibrator) getSystemService(Context.VIBRATOR_SERVICE);
vib.vibrate(200);
Intent mn = new Intent (this, Music.class);
startActivity(mn);
}
}

Its easy. Follow these steps :-
Add a seek bar change Listener.
seekBar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
int seeked_progess;
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(final SeekBar seekBar, int progress, boolean fromUser) {
seeked_progess = progress;
seeked_progess = seeked_progess * 1000;
if (fromUser) {
}
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
});
Now in if(fromUser), U need to add the implementation.
if (fromUser) {
Runnable mRunnable = new Runnable() {
#Override
public void run() {
int min, sec;
if (mediaPlayer != null /*Checking if the
music player is null or not otherwise it
may throw an exception*/) {
int mCurrentPosition = seekBar.getProgress();
min = mCurrentPosition / 60;
sec = mCurrentPosition % 60;
Log.e("Music Player Activity", "Minutes : "+min +" Seconds : " + sec);
/*currentime_mm.setText("" + min);
currentime_ss.setText("" + sec);*/
}
mHandler.postDelayed(this, 1000);
}
};
mRunnable.run();}
At last add this in onStopTrackingTouch()
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
mediaPlayer.seekTo(seeked_progess);
}
});
Note :-
mHandler in a global variable.
Initialize it as follows.
Handler mHandler = new Handler();
Secondly currentime_mm and currentime_ss are text views which display the current seek time of the seek bar.
and most Important,
dont forgot to add these when a song starts
seekBar.setProgress(0);// To set initial progress, i.e zero in starting of the song
seekBar.setMax(mediaDuration);// To set the max progress, i.e duration of the song

Put this code inside onCreate() method
seekbar.setMax(mediaPlayer.getDuration());
seekbar.setProgress(mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition());
new Timer().scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {
#Override
public void run()
{
seekbar.setProgress(mediaPlayer.getCurrentPosition());
}
},0,1000);
seekbar.setOnSeekBarChangeListener(new SeekBar.OnSeekBarChangeListener() {
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int i, boolean b)
{
mediaPlayer.seekTo(i);
}
#Override
public void onStartTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
#Override
public void onStopTrackingTouch(SeekBar seekBar) {
}
});

What Punam did is good but add a condition in your "onProgressChanged" function like this:
#Override
public void onProgressChanged(SeekBar seekBar, int i, boolean b)
{
if(b)
mediaPlayer.seekTo(i);
}