[Bug] Black Splash Screen on iOS

[ithiredguns]

iosblacksplashscreenissue.mp4

Description

iOS version of any app shows only a black splash screen before the Home page is rendered

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a Xamarin Form's App
2. Run the App either in an iOS Simulator or deploy to your device with a AdHoc Provisioning profile
3. You will see a black splash screen before the home page shows up

Expected Behavior

Show the splash screen

Actual Behavior

Black Screen shows up

Basic Information

• Version with issue: Visual Studio 2022 on Mac with latest Xamarin.Forms 5.0

• Last known good version: 2 months ago

• Platform Target Frameworks:

  • iOS: 16.4

• Affected Devices: All

Environment

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Visual Studio Professional 2022 for Mac
Version 17.6.1 (build 452)
Installation UUID: 2845fe0d-7029-41a0-bb71-f3e5a773cba2

Runtime
.NET 7.0.3 (64-bit)
Architecture: X64
Microsoft.macOS.Sdk 13.1.1007; git-rev-head:8afca776a0a96613dfb7200e0917bb57f9ed5583; git-branch:release/7.0.1xx-xcode14.2

Roslyn (Language Service)
4.6.0-3.23180.6+99e956e42697a6dd886d1e12478ea2b27cceacfa

NuGet
Version: 6.4.0.117

.NET SDK (x64)
SDK: /usr/local/share/dotnet/sdk/7.0.306/Sdks
SDK Versions:
	7.0.306
	7.0.304
	7.0.302
	7.0.203
	6.0.412
	6.0.410
	6.0.408
	6.0.402
	6.0.401
	6.0.400
	6.0.400-preview.22330.6
	6.0.301
	6.0.300
	6.0.203
	6.0.202
	5.0.408
	5.0.407
	3.1.426
	3.1.424
	3.1.423
	3.1.422
	3.1.421
	3.1.420
	3.1.419
	3.1.418
MSBuild SDKs: /Applications/Visual Studio.app/Contents/MonoBundle/MSBuild/Current/bin/Sdks

.NET Runtime (x64)
Runtime: /usr/local/share/dotnet/dotnet
Runtime Versions:
	7.0.9
	7.0.7
	7.0.5
	6.0.20
	6.0.18
	6.0.16
	6.0.10
	6.0.9
	6.0.8
	6.0.6
	6.0.5
	6.0.4
	5.0.17
	5.0.16
	3.1.32
	3.1.30
	3.1.29
	3.1.28
	3.1.27
	3.1.26
	3.1.25
	3.1.24

Xamarin.Profiler
Version: 1.8.0.49
Location: /Applications/Xamarin Profiler.app/Contents/MacOS/Xamarin Profiler

Updater
Version: 11

Apple Developer Tools
Xcode: 14.3.1 21815
Build: 14E300c

Xamarin.Mac
Version: 9.3.0.6 Visual Studio Professional
Hash: 97731c92c
Branch: xcode14.3
Build date: 2023-04-11 22:38:35-0400

Xamarin.iOS
Version: 16.4.0.6 Visual Studio Professional
Hash: 97731c92c
Branch: xcode14.3
Build date: 2023-04-11 22:38:36-0400

Xamarin Designer
Version: 17.6.3.9
Hash: 2648399ae8
Branch: remotes/origin/d17-6
Build date: 2023-07-06 12:50:50 UTC

Xamarin.Android
Version: 13.2.0.6 (Visual Studio Professional)
Commit: xamarin-android/d17-5/a200af1
Android SDK: /Users/samnanduri/Library/Developer/Xamarin/android-sdk-macosx
	Supported Android versions:
		12.1 (API level 32)
		12.0 (API level 31)
		11.0 (API level 30)
		10.0 (API level 29)
		9.0  (API level 28)
		13.0 (API level 33)

SDK Command-line Tools Version: 7.0
SDK Platform Tools Version: 33.0.2
SDK Build Tools Version: 33.0.0

Build Information: 
Mono: 6dd9def
Java.Interop: xamarin/java.interop/d17-5@149d70fe
SQLite: xamarin/sqlite/3.40.1@68c69d8
Xamarin.Android Tools: xamarin/xamarin-android-tools/d17-5@9f02d77

Microsoft Build of OpenJDK
Java SDK: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/microsoft-11.jdk
11.0.16.1
Android Designer EPL code available here:
https://github.com/xamarin/AndroidDesigner.EPL

Eclipse Temurin JDK
Java SDK: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-8.jdk
1.8.0.302
Android Designer EPL code available here:
https://github.com/xamarin/AndroidDesigner.EPL

Android SDK Manager
Version: 17.6.0.50
Hash: a715dca
Branch: HEAD
Build date: 2023-07-06 12:50:55 UTC

Android Device Manager
Version: 0.0.0.1309
Hash: 06e3e77
Branch: HEAD
Build date: 2023-07-06 12:50:55 UTC

Build Information
Release ID: 1706010452
Git revision: 9c61cec4d4c4498378f5878b08459d6fd258659d
Build date: 2023-07-06 12:49:21+00
Build branch: release-17.6
Build lane: release-17.6

Operating System
Mac OS X 13.5.0
Darwin 22.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 22.6.0
    Wed Jul  5 22:21:56 PDT 2023
    root:xnu-8796.141.3~6/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

iosblacksplashscreenissue.mp4

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[jfversluis]

This is a more wide-spread issue it seems with Xamarin.iOS as reported here: xamarin/xamarin-macios#18777 please follow the status there, thanks!

[ithiredguns]

The issue that is reported at the link is only for simulators ( xamarin/xamarin-macios#18777 ) ... I was asked to keep this link open for "devices" ... The issue is happening on ADHoc signed devices also... So, I request to keep this issue open

[JordiCasas]

I have the same issue on 16.7.4. Any known workaround?