Template app uses XIB for launch screen, needs to be Storyboard (new App Store guidelines)

[jonasb]

Description

Received this from Apple: "Apps for iPhone or iPad must be built with the iOS 13 SDK or later and use an Xcode storyboard to provide the app’s launch screen." (my emphasis)

Currently the template app uses LaunchScreen.xib.

My interpretation is that the XIB file needs to be changed to a Storyboard in order to be accepted by Apple's review.

React Native version:

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
    OS: macOS 10.15.3
    CPU: (4) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5557U CPU @ 3.10GHz
    Memory: 837.37 MB / 16.00 GB
    Shell: 5.7.1 - /bin/zsh
  Binaries:
    Node: 10.16.3 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.3/bin/node
    Yarn: 1.17.0 - /usr/local/bin/yarn
    npm: 6.9.0 - ~/.nvm/versions/node/v10.16.3/bin/npm
    Watchman: 4.9.0 - /usr/local/bin/watchman
  Managers:
    CocoaPods: 1.8.4 - /usr/local/bin/pod
  SDKs:
    iOS SDK:
      Platforms: iOS 13.2, DriverKit 19.0, macOS 10.15, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1
    Android SDK: Not Found
  IDEs:
    Android Studio: 3.6 AI-192.7142.36.36.6241897
    Xcode: 11.3.1/11C504 - /usr/bin/xcodebuild
  Languages:
    Java: javac 12 - /usr/bin/javac
    Python: 2.7.16 - /usr/bin/python
  npmPackages:
    @react-native-community/cli: Not Found
    react: 16.11.0 => 16.11.0
    react-native: 0.62.1 => 0.62.1
  npmGlobalPackages:
    *react-native*: Not Found

Steps To Reproduce

1. Create new app (npx react-native init AwesomeProject)
2. Check that it includes LaunchScreen.xib (ls AwesomeProject/ios/AwesomeProject/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.xib)

Expected Results

I expect the project to use a storyboard launch screen instead of a XIB. So that I can submit my app to the App Store and go through their review.

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[jeswinsimon]

A PR is already in place for addressing this #28239

[KristineTrona]

When will version 63.0 be released? The new apple guidelines need to be implemented before July 1st, but the latest released react native version still contains a .xib Launch screen

[stale]

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[stale]

Closing this issue after a prolonged period of inactivity. If this issue is still present in the latest release, please feel free to create a new issue with up-to-date information.