Adding the Image Resource :

First you’ll need a sample splash screen image. The “socially awkward” splash screen I’ve included is not going to win any awards, but it is a good poke at the rash of social networking applications that seem to keep cropping up in the mobile space right now. 

To add this new resource, I’ve placed menu_background.jpg inside res/drawable.

Make sure a new ID is added to R.java.

It should look something like this: 

public static final int menu_background=0x7f020001; 

This is now your means of loading and drawing the image from within your code.

You’ll return to this concept in the next chapter on user interaction.