Animated Splash Screen Using .gif

I want to use animated gif for the Splash screen. So I change the src in config.xml into my gif like this: ...

http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/android-sdk-quick-tip-creating-frame-animations/

You may google more to find better tutorial. This kind animation works very well.

Solution 2:

You may be able to use a Movie instead of a WebView. That class is not well-documented but someone was nice enough to make a walkthrough, albeit one that isn't specific to splash screens:

http://weavora.com/blog/2012/02/07/android-how-to-use-animated-gif/

I'm not sure if this meets your "other than customizing the Android Java code" requirement, though.