Launch Images
Another resource that you can manage from the Asset Catalog is the application launch image, which appears while an application is loading. The launch image has a specific role on iOS: it conveys to the user that the application is indeed launching and depicts the user interface that the user will interact with once the application has finished launching. Therefore, a good launch image is a content-less screenshot of the application. For example, the Clock application’s launch image shows the four tabs along the bottom, all in the unselected state. Once the application loads, the correct tab is selected and the content becomes visible. (Keep in mind that the launch image is replaced after the application has launched; ...
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