Xcode 5 & Asset Catalog: How to reference the LaunchImage?

Question

I am using Xcode 5\'s Asset Catalog, and I would like to use my LaunchImage as the background image of my home view (a pretty common practice to make the transi

Answer 1

I realize that this is not necessarily the best solution for everyone but the easiest (and least error-prone, IMHO) way to do this is by making a separate entry in your Images.xcassets catalog. I called it SplashImage.

When you go to add a new entry, make sure not to select "New Launch Image" as an option. Instead, select the generic "New Image Set". Next, open up the inspector and select the relevant options. If you're building for only retina devices, as I was, you can select the following:

This will leave you with four entries (iPhone 4S, iPhone 5(s,c), iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus).

The files corresponding the the images are as follows:

| Resolution (Xcode entry) | Launch Image name   |   Device         |
|--------------------------|---------------------|------------------|
| 1x                       | Default-750.png     | iPhone 6         |
| 2x                       | Default@2x.png      | iPhone 4S        |
| Retina 4 2x              | Default-568h@2x.png | iPhone 5, 5s, 5c |
| 3x                       | Default-1242.png    | iPhone 6 Plus    |

Of course, after you've done this you can simply use [UIImage imageNamed:@"SplashImage"]