Black screen shown after launch screen

Question

I have a storyboard file that I want to use as my launch screen. I have set the ViewController in that storyboard to be the initial one.

I've also set the launch screen like so:

Here's the code I have in my SceneDelegate for selecting the first ViewController to show the user:

self.window = UIWindow(frame: UIScreen.main.bounds)
let vc = storyboard.instantiateViewController (withIdentifier: "Channels") as! UINavigationController
window = UIWindow(windowScene: windowScene)
window?.rootViewController = vc
window?.makeKeyAndVisible()

I see the launch screen upon first starting the app, then a black screen; and then finally my user interface.

The black screen might be caused by the code you showed. Try deleting it. — matt, Jul 07 '21 at 03:00
Also please note that a launch screen is not a splash screen. — matt, Jul 07 '21 at 03:00
you need to show xcode version, run it in local device, test your view controller. — Ten, Jul 07 '21 at 03:41
their might be one more possibility if run on dark theme and set view color as system white color it will show also black. — jatin fl, Jul 07 '21 at 06:53
Please check below thread: [getting a blank or blank screen](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58207755/ios13-on-xcode-11-black-screen-even-after-adding-scenedelegate-and-updating-info/59047140#59047140) — Vinayak Bhor, Jul 08 '21 at 13:30

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 07 '21 at 04:49

2

check if "is Initial Viewcontroller" is selected for the ViewController in your story board. See this screenshot

answered Jul 07 '21 at 04:49

Amarnath Reddy

21
1

1

welcome to Stack Overflow. `Initial Viewcontroller` stands for `rootViewController` it's already set in code. – jatin fl Jul 07 '21 at 04:53
@jatinfl rootViewController and Initial ViewController are separate. The Initial View Controller refers to a Storyboard's initial ViewController https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25252467/in-ios-is-the-initial-view-controller-always-the-same-as-the-root-view-controlle – froggomad Jul 07 '21 at 06:43
@froggomad yeah i know that but while you set rootview controller with code it will ignore initial view controller from storyboard. – jatin fl Jul 07 '21 at 06:50
It doesn't actually get ignored, there are 2 root viewControllers in play and the Initial ViewController may be displayed briefly as it's set as the key window's rootViewController. I've seen this behavior plenty when I use the window's root view controller to display authentication screens instead of going to the storyboard's initial view controller – froggomad Jul 07 '21 at 07:11

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 07 '21 at 06:44

1

Sounds like you have an initial view controller somewhere that doesn't have a background color. I would recommend going through your storyboard and checking to see if you have a "is Initial ViewController" boxed checked in your panel on the right.

answered Jul 07 '21 at 06:44

Aaron Cleveland

56
2

their might be one more possibility if run on dark theme and set view color as system white color it will show also black. – jatin fl Jul 07 '21 at 06:53
@jatinfl regardless of color style if you do not have the view controller set as the initial view controller it would still appear black. – Aaron Cleveland Jul 07 '21 at 07:03
yeah i know that's why i just comment another possibility. – jatin fl Jul 07 '21 at 07:10
Yeah; I have initial view controller set in storyboard – narner Jul 07 '21 at 15:50

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 18 '23 at 01:59

I have Structured project files and moved info.plist in "RequiredFiles" folder.

But in Build Settings info.plist path was "ProjectName/Info.plist". I changed it to "ProjectName/RequiredFiles/Info.plist"

This solved my problem hopefully it will solve for others too....

Black screen shown after launch screen

3 Answers3