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# UILaunchScreen

The user interface to show while an app launches.

## Discussion

You use this key to define the launch screen that the system displays while your app launches. If you need to provide different launch screens in response to being launched by different URL schemes, use [`UILaunchScreens`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreens) instead.

> Note:
> Use this key to configure the user interface during app launch in a way that doesn’t rely on storyboards. If you prefer to use storyboards, use ``doc://com.apple.bundleresources/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchStoryboardName`` instead.

## Topics

### Main Interface

[`UIColorName`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreen/UIColorName)

The name of a color to use as the background color on the launch screen.

[`UIImageName`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreen/UIImageName)

The name of an image to display during app launch.

[`UIImageRespectsSafeAreaInsets`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreen/UIImageRespectsSafeAreaInsets)

A Boolean that specifies whether the launch image should respect the safe area insets.

### Border Elements

[`UINavigationBar`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreen/UINavigationBar)

Navigation bar visibility and configuration during launch.

[`UITabBar`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreen/UITabBar)

Tab bar visibility and configuration during launch.

[`UIToolbar`](/documentation/BundleResources/Information-Property-List/UILaunchScreen/UIToolbar)

Toolbar visibility and configuration during launch.


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