Is there any way to code the LaunchScreen programmatically

Question

I am using Xcode7 and Swift with Storyboards. When I open the LaunchScreen.storyboard, and I try to set a Custom Class on it, Xcode complains that one cannot have a custom class on a LaunchScreen storyboard. So my question is, is there any way to programmatically code the LaunchScreen as I would like to avoid having to drag and drop elements on it using IB.

Answer 1

No, The launch screen is shown before your app starts executing in order to provide a transition from the Springboard to your app while it is loading.

You can either use a fixed image or you can use a simple storyboard scene using only standard, static UI elements - labels & images.

This storyboard scene is actually loaded and displayed by the OS, so it would be a security risk to allow your code to execute in that context.

Answer 2

This doesn't really count as programmatically since it's just editing the info.plist file but, based on my research I found that there is a new way being introduced especially now with SwiftUI and how it will be replacing StoryBoards that I found here

Thought I share it here for people searching this topic and come across this post for the first time and who just want a different way than using StoryBoards to create their Launch Screens (like me).