public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) { String checkBoxResult = "NOT checked"; if (dontShowAgain.isChecked()) checkBoxResult = "checked"; SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, 0); SharedPreferences.Editor editor = settings.edit(); editor.putString("skipMessage", checkBoxResult); editor.commit(); return; } }); SharedPreferences settings = getSharedPreferences(PREFS_NAME, 0); String skipMessage = settings.getString("skipMessage", "NOT checked"); if (!skipMessage.equalsIgnoreCase("checked") ) adb.show(); }