upgrade-support Could not load NIB in bundle: 'LaunchScreen'

Environment

System:
    OS: macOS 10.15.7
    CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3615QM CPU @ 2.30GHz
    Memory: 153.91 MB / 8.00 GB
    Shell: 3.2.57 - /bin/bash
  Binaries:
    Node: 12.18.4 - /usr/local/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.22.10 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.14.6 - /usr/local/bin/npm
    Watchman: Not Found
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.9.3 - /usr/local/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 14.0, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0
    Android SDK:
      API Levels: 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29
      Build Tools: 23.0.1, 25.0.3, 26.0.1, 26.0.2, 26.0.3, 27.0.3, 28.0.1, 28.0.3, 29.0.2
      System Images: android-27 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-28 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom
      Android NDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 4.0 AI-193.6911.18.40.6626763
    Xcode: 12.0.1/12A7300 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: 1.8.0_181 - /usr/bin/javac
    Python: 2.7.16 - /usr/bin/python
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: ^16.13.1 => 16.13.1 
    react-native: ^0.63.3 => 0.63.3 
    react-native-macos: Not Found
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

Upgrading version

0.63.3

Description

After upgrading RN from 0.61.5 to 0.63.3, my app seems to be crashing immediately on launch with error message: Thread 1: "Could not load NIB in bundle: 'NSBundle </Users/Rezinka/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/879DF873-0AC0-4846-87C1-132A14D17A09/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/1466901C-CC86-45A2-9D30-6902FB61B4A7/FridayApp.app> (loaded)' with name 'LaunchScreen'"

Followed the upgrade instructions from here: https://github.com/react-native-community/upgrade-support/issues/13

Any help / ideas is much appreciated.

XCode: 12.0.1, Node: 12.18.4

Oct 06 '20 16:10 AmitM30

Closing this. Got it working by adding LaunchScreen.storyboard to Copy Bundle Resources

EDIT (May 2021): Need to remove LaunchScreen.xib and add LaunchScreen.storyboard as referenced here. Then add the reference to your project.

Oct 07 '20 05:10 AmitM30

Sorry for replying to a closed issue,

I have the same issue however adding LaunchScreen.storyboard to Copy Bundle Resources did not fix the issue (it was added prior) , is there anything else you did?

May 18 '21 06:05 vincent1114

Hi @vincent1114 , can you try removing the reference and adding again. Sometimes the existing reference gets corrupted.

May 18 '21 07:05 AmitM30

Hi, @evryone. I remove it and add again but it seems not to work any idea for this issue?

May 20 '21 04:05 sangolariel

That's what solved for me. re-opening this issue for better reach.

May 20 '21 07:05 AmitM30

@AmitM30 Thanks for the suggestion and reopening, I tried and didn't work either. For reference, I upgraded from 0.61.5 to 0.64.1 , did #13, added a couple of lines to podfile to fix xcode 12.5 issue discussed here: https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/28405#issuecomment-840914650.

May 20 '21 08:05 vincent1114

In my upgrade (from 0.61.5 to 0.63.3), I have this change: ios/FridayApp/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.xib -> removed ios/FridayApp/LaunchScreen.storyboard -> added

I was following the official upgrade guide from here.

My PR for reference here.

May 20 '21 08:05 AmitM30

For me. I have just resolved it. Just change to another device or simulator. It took me some hours. I think it has a cache for the old device by switch another branch and when you reinstall the project by yarn or npm it makes a cache. Just clear the project and change to another simulator. It works fine for me. But I think it only correct for some cases. Pls try, hope to help you!

Added: My code works well before having this bug, Not for init the lib.

May 20 '21 11:05 sangolariel

Looks like I have different issues than you guys, I tried changing simulator and resetting still no good. Thanks for the input

May 21 '21 00:05 vincent1114

Hi recently migrated to RN 0.65.1 and after re-implementing RN splash-screen and using LaunchScreen.storyboard I also encountered this issue

Basically was ready to give up and move on to other tasks so I commented out both options

//  [RNSplashScreen show];
//  [RNSplashScreen showSplash:@"LaunchScreen" inRootView:rootView];

as I had been testing both.

Guess what?

Build works and app doesn't crash AND I'm still seeing the splash screen

Sep 06 '21 01:09 markl-vesper

@markl-vesper I had the same experience.

Dec 25 '21 06:12 jayordway

Hi recently migrated to RN 0.65.1 and after re-implementing RN splash-screen and using LaunchScreen.storyboard I also encountered this issue

Basically was ready to give up and move on to other tasks so I commented out both options
//  [RNSplashScreen show];
//  [RNSplashScreen showSplash:@"LaunchScreen" inRootView:rootView];
as I had been testing both.

Guess what?

Build works and app doesn't crash AND I'm still seeing the splash screen

@markl-vesper that code is in place to show the splash screen in between when the launch screen initially shows and when the app first appears. without it, there is a blank screen for a short period of time.