[CB-11017] Long app load for iOS when using splashscreen

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Incomplete
• Affects Version/s: 3.5.0
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-splashscreen
• Labels: android ios loading performance screen splash splashscreen triaged wfc
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Danbardo
• Created: 05/Apr/16 02:50
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:56
• Resolved: 13/May/16 00:54

Description

Hey,
I've recently started using the cordova.splashscreen plugin and I have noticed it causes very long loading times in iOS.

When installing this plugin on my iOS application the loading time increased from 1 second to sometimes over 10 seconds. I have tried a number of different configurations to try and find the source of the problem with no success.

My current, best performing, configuration is:
<preference name="AutoHideSplashScreen" value="false" />
<preference name="SplashScreen" value="screen"/>
<preference name="SplashScreenDelay" value="10000" />
<preference name="FadeSplashScreen" value="true"/>
<preference name="FadeSplashScreenDuration" value="500"/>

and I have set a listener to run navigator.splashscreen.hide() on device load.

With the same configuration on an Android device, the application takes around 1 second to load, it shows the splash screen then hides when the application has loaded.

I have noticed with iOS, when I load up the application it shows the splash screen, waits maybe 4 seconds, then starts loading up the cordova application (I can see cordova plugins being loaded in the debug window), waits another 6ish second then hides the splash screen.

I have not been able to find any resolutions to this issue online.