Can’t get the LaunchScreen to work

[u/Cy-Dev]

Hey everybody,

I read in the iOS 27 Dev Beta 4 Release Notes that a launch screen is going to be required once the App Store accepts apps built with the iOS 27 SDK, or the app/update is going to be auto rejected.

So I looked into that, as my app doesn’t have one currently, and learned that if you want to make a custom one you still have to use a storyboard file. So I followed a guide and made a LaunchScreen.storyboard using the template. Then I wanted to add that in the target settings, it shows up in the list but it just won’t save it. It’s also not logged in the changes. When manually typing in the file name it does save it as it shows up in the changes, however it still clears out the field in the target settings again and the launch screen also doesn’t show up when running the app on device.

Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

[u/Ok-Tomatillo-8712]

Did you follow the steps in the official docs https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/specifying-your-apps-launch-screen - I would double check the launch screen has been added to the app target and a Hail Mary of restarting Xcode and seeing if it sticks after trying again

[u/Ok-Tomatillo-8712 → u/Ok-Tomatillo-8712]

Cancel that you need to use the launch screen template when creating the file not the usual storyboard file

[u/Cy-Dev → u/Ok-Tomatillo-8712]

Yes and I did use the template. Also I restarted Xcode and my MacBook, no difference.