I'm now writing a registration screen before my tabBar shows up. My idea is to show my registration screen through this method (no dismiss function for now): - (BOOL)application:(UIApplication *)application didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions { // Override point for customization after application launch. Register *registerView = [[Register alloc] initWithNibName:nil bundle:nil]; [self presentModalViewController:registerView animated:YES]; return YES; } Which is in AppDelegate.m Unfortunately it doesn't work. Could you help me solve this please?