iOS 7 / Xcode 5: Access device launch images programmatically

You can copy/paste the following code to load your app’s launch image at runtime:

// Load launch image
NSString *launchImageName;
if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone)
{
    if ([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height == 480) launchImageName = @"[email protected]"; // iPhone 4/4s, 3.5 inch screen
    if ([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height == 568) launchImageName = @"[email protected]"; // iPhone 5/5s, 4.0 inch screen
    if ([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height == 667) launchImageName = @"[email protected]"; // iPhone 6, 4.7 inch screen
    if ([UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height == 736) launchImageName = @"[email protected]"; // iPhone 6+, 5.5 inch screen
}
else if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad)
{
    if ([UIScreen mainScreen].scale == 1) launchImageName = @"LaunchImage-700-Portrait~ipad.png"; // iPad 2
    if ([UIScreen mainScreen].scale == 2) launchImageName = @"LaunchImage-700-Portrait@2x~ipad.png"; // Retina iPads
}
self.launchImageView = [[UIImageView alloc] initWithImage:[UIImage imageNamed:launchImageName]];

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