How can I display a splash screen for longer on an iPhone?

Question

How can I display a splash screen for a longer period of time than the default time on an iPhone?

Answer 1

In Xcode 6.3, you can show the launch screen.xib and even put a indicator on it, first it will show the default launch screen it is replaced by the nib so the user doesn't know it changed and then if everything is loaded hide it :-)

    func showLaunchScreen() {
    // show launchscreen
    launchView = NSBundle.mainBundle().loadNibNamed("LaunchScreen", owner: self, options: nil)[0] as! UIView
    launchView.frame = self.view.bounds;
    self.view.addSubview(launchView)

    // show indicator
    launchScreenIndicator = UIActivityIndicatorView(frame: CGRectMake(0, 0, 50, 50)) as UIActivityIndicatorView
    launchScreenIndicator.center = CGPointMake(self.view.center.x, self.view.center.y+100)
    launchScreenIndicator.hidesWhenStopped = true
    launchScreenIndicator.activityIndicatorViewStyle = UIActivityIndicatorViewStyle.Gray
    launchView.addSubview(launchScreenIndicator)
    self.view.addSubview(launchView)
    launchScreenIndicator.startAnimating()

    self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(self.navigationController?.navigationBarHidden == false, animated: true) //or animated: false
}

func removeLaunchScreen() {
    println("remove launchscreen")
    self.launchView.removeFromSuperview()
    self.launchScreenIndicator.stopAnimating()
    self.navigationController?.setNavigationBarHidden(false, animated: true)
}