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new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..373f89ee18c77e
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+    <device id="retina4_7" orientation="portrait" appearance="light"/>
+    <dependencies>
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+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="15704"/>
+        <capability name="Safe area layout guides" minToolsVersion="9.0"/>
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+    </dependencies>
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+        <!--View Controller-->
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+                    <view key="view" contentMode="scaleToFill" id="Ze5-6b-2t3">
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+                        <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
+                        <subviews>
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+                                <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="17"/>
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+                                <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
+                            </label>
+                            <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="RNTester" textAlignment="center" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" minimumFontSize="18" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="GJd-Yh-RWb">
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+                                <color key="textColor" red="0.0" green="0.0" blue="0.0" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
+                                <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
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+                            <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="  Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates." textAlignment="center" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" minimumFontSize="9" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="MN2-I3-ftu">
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+                                <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="17"/>
+                                <color key="textColor" cocoaTouchSystemColor="darkTextColor"/>
+                                <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
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+                            <constraint firstItem="MN2-I3-ftu" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" secondAttribute="leading" id="i1E-0Y-4RG"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="GJd-Yh-RWb" firstAttribute="centerY" secondItem="Ze5-6b-2t3" secondAttribute="bottom" multiplier="1/3" constant="1" id="moa-c2-u7t"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="GJd-Yh-RWb" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" secondAttribute="leading" symbolic="YES" id="x7j-FC-K8j"/>
+                        </constraints>
+                        <viewLayoutGuide key="safeArea" id="Bcu-3y-fUS"/>
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+        </scene>
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index f7722dde9ba78c..00000000000000
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diff --git a/template/ios/HelloWorld/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.xib b/template/ios/HelloWorld/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.xib
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b83e7b2ddb38b..00000000000000
--- a/template/ios/HelloWorld/Base.lproj/LaunchScreen.xib
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="7702" systemVersion="14D136" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" launchScreen="YES" useTraitCollections="YES">
-    <dependencies>
-        <deployment identifier="iOS"/>
-        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="7701"/>
-        <capability name="Constraints with non-1.0 multipliers" minToolsVersion="5.1"/>
-    </dependencies>
-    <objects>
-        <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFilesOwner" id="-1" userLabel="File's Owner"/>
-        <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFirstResponder" id="-2" customClass="UIResponder"/>
-        <view contentMode="scaleToFill" id="iN0-l3-epB">
-            <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="480" height="480"/>
-            <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
-            <subviews>
-                <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="Powered by React Native" textAlignment="center" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" minimumFontSize="9" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="8ie-xW-0ye">
-                    <rect key="frame" x="20" y="439" width="441" height="21"/>
-                    <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="17"/>
-                    <color key="textColor" cocoaTouchSystemColor="darkTextColor"/>
-                    <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
-                </label>
-                <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="HelloWorld" textAlignment="center" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" minimumFontSize="18" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="kId-c2-rCX">
-                    <rect key="frame" x="20" y="140" width="441" height="43"/>
-                    <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="boldSystem" pointSize="36"/>
-                    <color key="textColor" cocoaTouchSystemColor="darkTextColor"/>
-                    <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
-                </label>
-            </subviews>
-            <color key="backgroundColor" white="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="calibratedWhite"/>
-            <constraints>
-                <constraint firstItem="kId-c2-rCX" firstAttribute="centerY" secondItem="iN0-l3-epB" secondAttribute="bottom" multiplier="1/3" constant="1" id="5cJ-9S-tgC"/>
-                <constraint firstAttribute="centerX" secondItem="kId-c2-rCX" secondAttribute="centerX" id="Koa-jz-hwk"/>
-                <constraint firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="8ie-xW-0ye" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="20" id="Kzo-t9-V3l"/>
-                <constraint firstItem="8ie-xW-0ye" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="iN0-l3-epB" secondAttribute="leading" constant="20" symbolic="YES" id="MfP-vx-nX0"/>
-                <constraint firstAttribute="centerX" secondItem="8ie-xW-0ye" secondAttribute="centerX" id="ZEH-qu-HZ9"/>
-                <constraint firstItem="kId-c2-rCX" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="iN0-l3-epB" secondAttribute="leading" constant="20" symbolic="YES" id="fvb-Df-36g"/>
-            </constraints>
-            <nil key="simulatedStatusBarMetrics"/>
-            <freeformSimulatedSizeMetrics key="simulatedDestinationMetrics"/>
-            <point key="canvasLocation" x="548" y="455"/>
-        </view>
-    </objects>
-</document>
diff --git a/template/ios/LaunchScreen.storyboard b/template/ios/LaunchScreen.storyboard
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0d0edbb9640b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/ios/LaunchScreen.storyboard
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<document type="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder3.CocoaTouch.Storyboard.XIB" version="3.0" toolsVersion="15702" targetRuntime="iOS.CocoaTouch" propertyAccessControl="none" useAutolayout="YES" launchScreen="YES" useTraitCollections="YES" useSafeAreas="YES" colorMatched="YES" initialViewController="01J-lp-oVM">
+    <device id="retina4_7" orientation="portrait" appearance="light"/>
+    <dependencies>
+        <deployment identifier="iOS"/>
+        <plugIn identifier="com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.IBCocoaTouchPlugin" version="15704"/>
+        <capability name="Safe area layout guides" minToolsVersion="9.0"/>
+        <capability name="documents saved in the Xcode 8 format" minToolsVersion="8.0"/>
+    </dependencies>
+    <scenes>
+        <!--View Controller-->
+        <scene sceneID="EHf-IW-A2E">
+            <objects>
+                <viewController id="01J-lp-oVM" sceneMemberID="viewController">
+                    <view key="view" contentMode="scaleToFill" id="Ze5-6b-2t3">
+                        <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="0.0" width="375" height="667"/>
+                        <autoresizingMask key="autoresizingMask" widthSizable="YES" heightSizable="YES"/>
+                        <subviews>
+                            <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="" textAlignment="center" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" minimumFontSize="9" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="obG-Y5-kRd">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="647" width="375" height="0.0"/>
+                                <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="17"/>
+                                <color key="textColor" red="0.0" green="0.0" blue="0.0" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
+                                <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
+                            </label>
+                            <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="HelloWorld" textAlignment="center" lineBreakMode="middleTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" minimumFontSize="18" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="GJd-Yh-RWb">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="202" width="375" height="43"/>
+                                <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="boldSystem" pointSize="36"/>
+                                <color key="textColor" red="0.0" green="0.0" blue="0.0" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
+                                <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
+                            </label>
+                            <label opaque="NO" clipsSubviews="YES" userInteractionEnabled="NO" contentMode="left" horizontalHuggingPriority="251" verticalHuggingPriority="251" text="Powered by React Native" textAlignment="center" lineBreakMode="tailTruncation" baselineAdjustment="alignBaselines" minimumFontSize="9" translatesAutoresizingMaskIntoConstraints="NO" id="MN2-I3-ftu">
+                                <rect key="frame" x="0.0" y="626" width="375" height="21"/>
+                                <fontDescription key="fontDescription" type="system" pointSize="17"/>
+                                <color key="textColor" cocoaTouchSystemColor="darkTextColor"/>
+                                <nil key="highlightedColor"/>
+                            </label>
+                        </subviews>
+                        <color key="backgroundColor" red="1" green="1" blue="1" alpha="1" colorSpace="custom" customColorSpace="sRGB"/>
+                        <constraints>
+                            <constraint firstItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" firstAttribute="centerX" secondItem="obG-Y5-kRd" secondAttribute="centerX" id="5cz-MP-9tL"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="MN2-I3-ftu" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="20" id="OZV-Vh-mqD"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" firstAttribute="centerX" secondItem="GJd-Yh-RWb" secondAttribute="centerX" id="Q3B-4B-g5h"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="obG-Y5-kRd" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" secondAttribute="leading" symbolic="YES" id="SfN-ll-jLj"/>
+                            <constraint firstAttribute="bottom" secondItem="obG-Y5-kRd" secondAttribute="bottom" constant="20" id="Y44-ml-fuU"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="MN2-I3-ftu" firstAttribute="centerX" secondItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" secondAttribute="centerX" id="akx-eg-2ui"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="MN2-I3-ftu" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" secondAttribute="leading" id="i1E-0Y-4RG"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="GJd-Yh-RWb" firstAttribute="centerY" secondItem="Ze5-6b-2t3" secondAttribute="bottom" multiplier="1/3" constant="1" id="moa-c2-u7t"/>
+                            <constraint firstItem="GJd-Yh-RWb" firstAttribute="leading" secondItem="Bcu-3y-fUS" secondAttribute="leading" symbolic="YES" id="x7j-FC-K8j"/>
+                        </constraints>
+                        <viewLayoutGuide key="safeArea" id="Bcu-3y-fUS"/>
+                    </view>
+                </viewController>
+                <placeholder placeholderIdentifier="IBFirstResponder" id="iYj-Kq-Ea1" userLabel="First Responder" sceneMemberID="firstResponder"/>
+            </objects>
+            <point key="canvasLocation" x="52.173913043478265" y="375"/>
+        </scene>
+    </scenes>
+</document>