Changing Mainactivity in Android

Question

In iOS it is very use (when using storyboard) to change root view controller.

Root view controller; Controller that loads/appears to user when user first opens the app.

Is there a way to do that in android. I have an activity (e.g. RegistrationActivity) and I want that activity to be first activity that gets loaded in android

I can go to RegistrationActivity by following a flow, but for purposes of debugging I want to short circuit thsoe steps and want my emulator to load that activity on app launch.

Why don't you just temporarily set that activity as the launcher activity in the manifest file? — George Mulligan, Mar 05 '16 at 01:49

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 05 '16 at 01:57

You will notice that within the AndroidManifest.xml the MainActivty declaration has the intent filter

<intent-filter>
    <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>

Simply move this to which ever activity you desire to be the root activity

Changing Mainactivity in Android

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