Could not load nib in bundle on iPhone device

Question

I'm trying to test an app I'm developing on my iPhone. To do that I changed the target from Simulator to Device on Xcode. The application is correctly uploaded to the device and it works. The main view is shown but if I try to open a secondary view, the application crashes.

On the iPhone log (I installed the iPhone configuration utility to see the console [is the only way to see the log from iPhone?]) I can see this error:

Could not load NIB in bundle

But, on the simulator it works fine. What's wrong? Any ideas?

Answer 1

I had the same problem and fixed it like so:

1. Open XCode Target
2. Click the "Build phases" tab
3. Click the "Copy bundle resources" section
4. Click the +
5. Add the missing Nib file

Answer 2

I've found that sometimes the device is case sensitive and the simulator is not.

What's the filename of your xib?

---

or

Try uninstalling the app from the simulator and installing it again - the simulator might have an old file left over from a previous run of the app - have you renamed / moved the xib at all during development?

Answer 3

I had a similar problem and was getting the same error. Turns out I was using the full name of the xib file in the attributes panel under "NIB Name:"

Don't use "SomeViewController.xib", just use "SomeViewController" without the ".xib" extension.