Launch Image does not show up in my iOS App

Question

I want to get a simple launch screen to show in my app, built using Xcode 6.0.1.

I have added a launch screen in two ways: As an XIB (with the default name, LaunchSc

Answer 1

There is a file 'LaunchScreen.xib' automatically added to your project Deleting this will shift xCode to using your Default images in Images.xcassets

edited to add go to App Icons and Launch Images Launch Screen File should be blank/emtpy

Answer 2

Xcode 8:

Images used in LaunchScreen.xib should not be on a .xcassets, try dropping them in the bundle.

Looks like that by the time that the .xib gets loaded, the images in the .xcassets are not yet available.

EDIT: For some opaque reason after adding some localizations, launch screen stopped working, now it works with an image from the assets, extremely weird.

Answer 3

There is a bug where Xcode 6 launch images stored in asset files cause iphone landscape only apps on iOS7/iOS8 to display a black launch image. iPad works fine.

http://www.raywenderlich.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10868

Solution: Use the new Launchscreen.xib for ios8+ onwards. (it is far better)

For ios7 devices to work you simply turn off launch images source and use the old school launch images file names in the plist

iphone5 - Default-568h@2x.png 
iphone4s - Default@2x.png
ipad2 - Default-Landscape~ipad.png
ipad retina - Default-Landscape@2x~ipad.png

Painful but works. B

Answer 4

I have tried everything but solution was extremely simple. Just use .jpg file instead of .png on your LaunchScreen.storyboard. It seems like iOS does not render .png file or relatively big image size at launch screen.

Answer 5

This is worked for me. Click LaunchScreen.storyboard then in the right panel you can select "Is Initial View Controller" check box.

LaunchScreen.storyboard -> Is Initial View Controller

Answer 6

Simply removing and reinstalling the app worked for me:

• Testing in the Simulator

  1. Delete the app in the simulator.
  2. Quit and restart the simulator.
  3. Run the project again in Xcode.

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• Testing on Device

  1. Delete the app from the device.
  2. Run the project again in Xcode.