Black Launch Screen with UIImageView - SwiftUI Xcode 26

I am trying to create a Launch Screen for a new SwiftUI app built with Xcode 26. However, upon adding a UIImageView, the launch screen appears black and does not show anything.

I have followed the typical steps to create a screen:

  1. New file from template -> Launch Screen
  2. Add image to xcassets, reference in UIImageView
  3. Set to initial view controller, add file name in general tab to Launch Screen File

I have troubleshooted with the following sources: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63978396/launch-screen-not-working-on-ios-14-with-xcode-12

https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/665358

I have created a minimally reproducible example here: https://github.com/nickdebaise/launch-screen-bug

Black Launch Screen with UIImageView - SwiftUI Xcode 26
 
 
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