diff --git a/Listify/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/Listify/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 73d5a0d..980c079 100644
--- a/Listify/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/Listify/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         <activity android:name="com.example.listify.ui.LoginPage" />
         <activity android:name="com.example.listify.ui.ForgotPasswordPage" />
         <activity android:name="com.example.listify.ListPage" />
+        <activity android:name="com.example.listify.SplashActivity" />
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
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diff --git a/Listify/app/src/main/java/com/example/listify/MainActivity.java b/Listify/app/src/main/java/com/example/listify/MainActivity.java
index 0dfb9cc..d56bbee 100644
--- a/Listify/app/src/main/java/com/example/listify/MainActivity.java
+++ b/Listify/app/src/main/java/com/example/listify/MainActivity.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.example.listify;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -14,12 +15,15 @@ import androidx.navigation.NavController;
 import androidx.navigation.Navigation;
 import androidx.navigation.ui.AppBarConfiguration;
 import androidx.navigation.ui.NavigationUI;
+
 import com.amplifyframework.auth.AuthException;
 import com.example.listify.data.Item;
 import com.example.listify.data.ItemSearch;
 import com.example.listify.data.List;
 import com.example.listify.data.ListEntry;
 import com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView;
+import static com.example.listify.SplashActivity.showSplash;
+
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.time.Instant;
@@ -29,13 +33,25 @@ import java.util.Random;
 
 public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements CreateListDialogFragment.OnNewListListener {
     private AppBarConfiguration mAppBarConfiguration;
-
     public static AuthManager am = new AuthManager();
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
 
+        if(showSplash) {
+            showSplash = false;
+
+            new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                    Intent intent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, SplashActivity.class);
+                    startActivity(intent);
+                    finish();
+                }
+            }, 1);
+        }
+
 
         //------------------------------Auth Testing---------------------------------------------//
 
diff --git a/Listify/app/src/main/java/com/example/listify/SplashActivity.java b/Listify/app/src/main/java/com/example/listify/SplashActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5d9c2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Listify/app/src/main/java/com/example/listify/SplashActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.example.listify;
+
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
+
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
+
+public class SplashActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
+    public static boolean showSplash = true;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        setContentView(R.layout.activity_splashscreen);
+
+        new Handler().postDelayed(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                showSplash = false;
+                Intent intent = new Intent(SplashActivity.this, MainActivity.class);
+                startActivity(intent);
+                finish();
+            }
+        }, 3000);
+    }
+}
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