I have an app with multiple xib files, some of them complex to build and has been working faultlessly until this new obligation from apple to create a storyboard launch screen. If build and run (XCode 11.4) without storyboard app runs without problems but if I add the launch screen the main.xib interface is messed up.
Is there any way I can force to work "as before adding the storyboard"? Do I have to rebuild all the xib interface to storyboard (big job)?
Thanks!
Josep
I'm trying to use Xcode's LaunchScreen storyboard as my launch screen? All the questions that have previously been asked about this refer back to the old launch image or .xib method - trying to do it now with the new LaunchScreen storyboard that Xcode automatically generates instead. I've selected the LaunchScreen storyboard as my launch screen file in my Deployment Info:
The storyboard itself confirms that it is set as the launch screen in it's file inspector.
And the info.plist file reflects this as well.
And yet, it doesn't work. The LaunchScreen storyboard never shows - it just goes straight to the first screen in my main storyboard. Using Xcode 7.2 and deploying to iOS 9.
Enable these two settings for the LaunchScreen.storyboard
If you are using xcode 11.2 you'll need to remove the app and execute it again to see the launch screen. I have to do this every time I modify the launch screen in order to see the new changes.
Another thing to make sure is that Launch Screen File is set to Launch Screen.storyboard
**Delete the app from the device. Re-run. **
In my case I had all the suggested settings set correctly but continued to have the original blank launchscreen. In the spirit of AmJa's suggestion regarding a "cache" problem, I deleted my app from my device and reinstalled. Reinstalling did the trick for me on both my devices and simulators.
In case anyone else runs into this issue, I resolved it by simply deleting the ViewController on my LaunchScreen storyboard (leaving me with an empty storyboard), creating a new ViewController and resetting the Storyboard entry point to that new ViewController. There may be some sort of bug with XCode 7.2 with respect to the LaunchScreen storyboard and default entry point into the auto-created View Controller, but then again, I've tried replicating this 3 times and it hasn't ever repeated itself, so maybe not.
In storyboard, in ViewController scene, I had to check Is Initial View Controller for storyboard to be seen as Launch Storyboard.
Suprisingly this is not checked when you add first View Controller. Xcode 11.
Just in case it helps someone.
Scenario, I created my new project and copied a old Launch Image from another project. And then started getting the launch image but when I wanted to change it to new image then still i was viewing the old image it was stuck for ever as launch image no matter what I do.
Then I reset my Simulator and restarted my iPhone and there you go I stared getting the new image. This looks like that somewhere in the documents or cache the devices store the old image until you reset the phone.
Thanks
As #abanet, mentioned in his answer, anyone who uses Xcode 11.2 and above, they have to delete their app and launch it again to see launch screen changes. It's not reflecting immediately. It looks like a bug from Xcode definitely not an intension.
How to fix for Xcode 11.0 and above:
Do this: https://stackoverflow.com/a/41287094/2190175 if you haven't already, and after that:
Delete app from device / simulator
Restart device / simulator
Reason: Launch Screen part of storyboard is cached during development and doesn't change until you remove app from device / simulator and reinstall it completely.
Other solutions didn't work for me, but this did:
Toggle on and off Device Orientation (e.g. support Upside Down) and Hide Status Bar in General.
I'm not sure which one did the trick, but it's working now.
If you don't see anything and your Launchscreen.storyboard only has an ImageView in it, then it might actually be showing the storyboard but not the image. Try putting a button in it or something. I've discovered that my Launchscreen.storyboard is actually showing but won't show any images and I don't know why.
The issue can be also that the "LaunchScreen.storyboard" is not added to this target.
To fix this open "LaunchScreen.storyboard" then press on "File Inspector" and under "Target Membership" add it to the needed target.
I tried everything mentioned here, the only thing that worked for me was creating a new LaunchScreen file. I'm using Xcode 12.1
(Don't forget to update the reference in the targets settings)
I was banging my head against a wall with this since Xcode 10.1 does not include a launch option for the new 11" iPad Pro when you create a new iOS Launch Image set, and without it, the iPad Pro doesn't display correctly, leaving me no choice but to get this working with a Launch Screen storyboard.
I tried combinations of so many things, but I wanted to post what ended up making it work 100% of the time (which was, in fact, a combination of a number of things).
As you have no doubt read, for the UIImageView within the Launch Screen storyboard, you should NOT include the extension (.jpg or .png). So many posts say that, but leave out that the reason is that you should create a new image set within Images.xcassets (NOT Launch Screen image set, but just image set) and name it whatever you want (for instance, "Launch-Default"). Then, drag and drop the desired .jpg or .png into the new image set. You will then use the name of that image set within the UIImageView in the storyboard and everything should work fine (the image should even show up inside of Interface Builder).
Also, within the General settings for the project, make sure to set the Launch Screen File to your new storyboard.
You need to add App orientation specific Launch Screen.
LaunchScreen Portrait: https://app.box.com/s/hfoeuvsy68iu913keb8p5hs1z9fdz3jk
LaunchScreen Landscape : https://app.box.com/s/o9q5nkrvk2ewdh57oiiar85zf658olgj
Drag LaunchScreen.storyboard & LaunchScreenBackground.png to Xcode sidebar. Then specify LaunchScreen in Xcode General page. See attach image
In my case, the problem was that the image for the logo was taken from a different target. Make sure that the image is from the main target of the application, and reset the simulator via menu Device/Erase All Content ad Settings...
In my case a few image views cover the whole parent view of the launch screen (e.g. pinned to the view edges). I had to uncheck the Resize view from NIB in the Attribute inspector for the launch storyboard and finally it worked for me (just do not forget to manually delete the old app from the simulator)
In my case the background color of the view (full screen) was set to a "missing" color literal! After trying all above of course ;(
A jpg image does a problem change the extension to png or use another png image
Worked like a charm for me
in xcode9 swift4 LaunchScreen storyboard, use .jpg image & uncheck clear graphics context for imageview. it's absolutly working.
i've added a launch screen storyboard in my project. The storyboard contains a UIView with a UIImageView. The UIImageView shows a .png that i download from a server, and this image could be different every day.
I noticed that iOS cache the images created from the storyboard, but when i start the app with a different image, it shows the older one, and not the one i've downloaded.
The solution should be to change the storyboard to tell the OS that the splash is changed and it could generate new images.
But i don't able to tell the OS the storyboard is changed and it show always the same image.
I've tried to change the structure of the view controller adding some views.
The launch screen interface is supposed to be static, it is loaded before your code starts running. So there should be no way to dynamically change the images there.
Maybe someone will find an obscure solution for that, but my guess is that it's not possible right now.
Your project should contain a launch screen .xib file when you create it. You can simply edit the .xib to your liking. There's no need for a new/separate storyboard file.
I accidentally deleted localization files , which resulted in the removal of Storyboard. I restore Storyboard from the Recycle Bin and add it back to the project. Then in Storyboard File Inspector i pressed the "Localize" button...
Next i go to my project info and add to them localization files (interface Builder Storyboard)... Then I made changes to the view in localiztion storyboard. Run the project in the emulator. In the emulator everything works fine. Text in View changes depending on the selected language... All greate. But when I try to run the project on the iphone localization does not occur. I also noticed that even if i change Main.Storyboard (Base) any changes in the View on Iphone did not change. Even if I delete any picture also view did not change. But in emulator all works great. I tried to remove the application from the iPhone, but it has no effect. I also installed the app on another iPhone, and it also does not give effect. Any idea how to solve this problem?
Rename storyboard file.
Reconnect storyboard in project.
Done.
I am working on a project with other teammates so we have be storing our project on the cloud as a zip file. After unzipping the file, Xcode does not display the main.storyboard correctly; won't show buttons, labels, images, etc. However, when built using the simulator, all of these display correctly. In Xcode I can access them and change them but am unable to delete or move them through the main.storyboard. Any ideas or suggestions to fix this inconvenience?
I think this is because the view controller is locked to prevent editing. Try unlocking it by
Select Identity Inspector of view and set Lock to Nothing