Launch iOS simulator from Xcode and getting a black screen, followed by Xcode hanging and unable to stop tasks

Question

I\'m having trouble running my basic iPhone application (while going through the Stanford iTunes CS193p lectures) in the iOS simulator.

I\'ve been searching for a wh

Answer 1

This was my reason for having this issue.

For some reason, the "Is Initial View Controller" (for my main View Controller) was unchecked which was causing the black screen on load up.

Hope this helps someone out there!