How to detect first time app launch on an iPhone

Question

How can I detect the very first time launch of

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
  // if very first launch than perform actionA
  // else perform actionB
}

method?

Answer 1

for swift 3.0

add extension

    extension UIApplication {
        class func isFirstLaunch() -> Bool {
            if UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "hasBeenLaunchedBeforeFlag") {
                UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: "hasBeenLaunchedBeforeFlag")
                UserDefaults.standard.synchronize()
                return true
            }
            return false
        }
    }

then in your code

UIApplication.isFirstLaunch()

Answer 2

You need to save something when you launch and then check to see if it exists. If not, it's the first time. "Something" can be a file, a database entry, a setting in user defaults....

Answer 3

For Swift 2.0 in Xcode 7. In the AppDelegate.swift file:

import UIKit

@UIApplicationMain

class AppDelegate: UIResponder, UIApplicationDelegate {

var window: UIWindow?

func application(application: UIApplication, willFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject : AnyObject]?) -> Bool
{
    return true
}


func application(application: UIApplication, didFinishLaunchingWithOptions launchOptions: [NSObject: AnyObject]?) -> Bool
{
    didFinishLaunchingOnce()
    return true
}

func didFinishLaunchingOnce() -> Bool
{
    let defaults = NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults()

    if let hasBeenLauncherBefore = defaults.stringForKey("hasAppBeenLaunchedBefore")
    {
        //print(" N-th time app launched ")
        return true
    }
    else
    {
        //print(" First time app launched ")
        defaults.setBool(true, forKey: "hasAppBeenLaunchedBefore")
        return false
    }
}

}

Answer 4

Quick and easy function

- (BOOL) isFirstTimeOpening {
    NSUserDefaults *theDefaults = [NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults];
    if([theDefaults integerForKey:@"hasRun"] == 0) {
        [theDefaults setInteger:1 forKey:@"hasRun"];
        [theDefaults synchronize];
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

Answer 5

- (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
{
    if (![[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"HasLaunchedOnce"])
    {
        [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setBool:YES forKey:@"HasLaunchedOnce"];
        [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] synchronize];
    }
    return YES;
}

Answer 6

store a bool key in NSUserDefaults first time it will be no you will change it to yes and keep it like that until the app delete or reinstall it will be again tha first time.