Activity won't load content quickly enough
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
    if(extras !=null)
    {
        url = extras.getString("url");
    }

    setContentView(R.layout.splashscreen);
    url += "login/?userName=" + Login.loginName + "&password=" + Login.password;

    DomLoginParser parser = new DomLoginParser(url);
    if(parser.parse())
    {
        Login.loginSuccessful = true;
    }
    else
    {
        Login.loginSuccessful = false;
    }

    finish();
}

DomLoginParser parser = new DomLoginParser(url);
if(parser.parse())
{
    Login.loginSuccessful = true;
}
else
{
    Login.loginSuccessful = false;
}

private class LoginChecker extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {

         protected Void doInBackground(Void... args) {
              DomLoginParser parser = new DomLoginParser(url);
              if(parser.parse())    {
                  Login.loginSuccessful = true;
              }    else    {
                  Login.loginSuccessful = false;
              }
             return null;
         }

         protected void onPostExecute(Long result) {
           // finish the activity
         }

    }

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      Bundle extras = getIntent().getExtras();
      if(extras !=null) {
         url = extras.getString("url");
      }
      setContentView(R.layout.splashscreen);
      url += "login/?userName=" + Login.loginName + "&password=" + Login.password;
      new LoginChecker.execute();
}