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Jack Bonner
1,093 PointsLaunch Screen in Swift
Im curious if anyone knows how to extend the time of the Launch Screen to the first view. I believe it's set to 2 seconds. I'd like to make it longer. I heard some people connect the launch screen to the View controller then went into the AppDelegate, then edited the didFinishLaunchingWithOptions function. Not sure though.
Anyone have experience with this?
3 Answers
Pasan Premaratne
Treehouse TeacherLike Patrick says, a solution that is recommended often is to use a sleep timer to prevent the app from launching immediately. However, blocking the main thread not a good idea because it'll give users the impression that their phone/your app is frozen since touches are handled on the main thread.
A less often recommended but safer solution is to present a modal screen with a timer. This gives the impression that you're still on the launch screen but has the side effect of not blocking the app.
All that said, Apple does state this in the Human Interface Guidelines:
As much as possible, avoid displaying a splash screen or other startup experience. It’s best when users can begin using your app immediately.
Patrick Cooney
12,216 PointsIf you just want the launch screen to show a little bit longer you can use an NSThread sleep timer. Be aware, this is a blocking call. No other tasks will be able to run while this is going on. I used this in my app to keep the launch screen up for 3 seconds. Maybe Amit Bijlani or Pasan Premaratne have a better way?
Jack Bonner
1,093 PointsThanks to both of you! I'll try both but probably go with the latter to Pasan's suggestion.
Thanks Again!
Patrick Cooney
12,216 PointsPatrick Cooney
12,216 PointsThanks for chiming in. I knew there had to be a better answer than blocking all actions on the main thread.