iphone: the quickest easiest way to detect first launch

// -applicationDidFinishLaunching:
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaults:[NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES],@"firstLaunch",nil]];
// to check it:
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"firstLaunch"];
// -applicationWillTerminate:
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setBool:NO forKey:@"firstLaunch"];

// Get current version ("Bundle Version") from the default Info.plist file
NSString *currentVersion = (NSString*)[[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"CFBundleVersion"];
NSArray *prevStartupVersions = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] arrayForKey:@"prevStartupVersions"];
if (prevStartupVersions == nil)
{
    // Starting up for first time with NO pre-existing installs (e.g., fresh
    // install of some version)
    [self firstStartAfterFreshInstall];
    [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:[NSArray arrayWithObject:currentVersion] forKey:@"prevStartupVersions"];
}
else
{
    if (![prevStartupVersions containsObject:currentVersion])
    {
        // Starting up for first time with this version of the app. This
        // means a different version of the app was alread installed once
        // and started.
        [self firstStartAfterUpgradeDowngrade];
        NSMutableArray *updatedPrevStartVersions = [NSMutableArray arrayWithArray:prevStartupVersions];
        [updatedPrevStartVersions addObject:currentVersion];
        [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setObject:updatedPrevStartVersions forKey:@"prevStartupVersions"];
    }
}

// Save changes to disk
[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] synchronize];

[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] synchronize];