How can we add a launch screen to a watch app?

Question

I am creating a watchOS app using SwiftUI and I wish to add a splash screen, but I am not sure whether it's possible. I have added the following to the Info.plist file, but doesn't seem to show a splash screen.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
    <key>UILaunchScreen</key>
    <dict>
        <key>UIImageName</key>
        <string>Rupee</string>
    </dict>
    <key>CFBundleDevelopmentRegion</key>
    <string>$(DEVELOPMENT_LANGUAGE)</string>
    <key>CFBundleDisplayName</key>
    <string>Sample</string>
    <key>CFBundleExecutable</key>
    <string>$(EXECUTABLE_NAME)</string>
    <key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
    <string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_IDENTIFIER)</string>
    <key>CFBundleInfoDictionaryVersion</key>
    <string>6.0</string>
    <key>CFBundleName</key>
    <string>$(PRODUCT_NAME)</string>
    <key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
    <string>$(PRODUCT_BUNDLE_PACKAGE_TYPE)</string>
    <key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
    <string>1.0</string>
    <key>CFBundleVersion</key>
    <string>1</string>
    <key>CLKComplicationPrincipalClass</key>
    <string>$(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME).ComplicationController</string>
    <key>NSAppTransportSecurity</key>
    <dict>
        <key>NSExceptionDomains</key>
        <dict>
            <key>google.com</key>
            <dict>
                <key>NSExceptionAllowsInsecureHTTPLoads</key>
                <true/>
                <key>NSIncludesSubdomains</key>
                <true/>
            </dict>
        </dict>
    </dict>
    <key>NSExtension</key>
    <dict>
        <key>NSExtensionAttributes</key>
        <dict>
            <key>WKAppBundleIdentifier</key>
            <string>Sample</string>
        </dict>
        <key>NSExtensionPointIdentifier</key>
        <string>Sample</string>
    </dict>
    <key>WKWatchOnly</key>
    <true/>
</dict>
</plist>

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geethsg7 · Answer 1 · 2021-09-09T07:10:46.137

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Unfortunately (as of September 2021), WatchOS does not support a Launch Screen yet. I don't know if you noticed yet, but when an app launches on the watch, the app icon shows up with a progress view around it which is the default WatchOS launch screen for the apps and cannot be changed.

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edited Sep 09 '21 at 07:10

answered Sep 09 '21 at 06:43

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Ohh yeah I noticed it once. So that means it's still not resolved. :( – SVG Sep 09 '21 at 06:56
Yeah. To help other users in the future that could have this question. Could you please mark the upvote and mark it as an answer if it answers your question. – geethsg7 Sep 09 '21 at 07:00

Tamás Sengel · Answer 2 · 2021-09-21T03:37:30.033

For a fake launch screen, you can do something like this:

@State var shouldShowLaunchImage = true

var body: some View {
    ContentView()
        .overlay(
            Image("launch-image")
                .opacity(shouldShowLaunchImage ? 1 : 0)
        )
        .onAppear {
            DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 3) {
                self.shouldShowLaunchImage = false
            }
        }
}

How can we add a launch screen to a watch app?

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