diff --git a/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainView.m b/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainView.m
index fd93250adb..0308ea0cfd 100644
--- a/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainView.m
+++ b/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainView.m
@@ -304,19 +304,13 @@ static CGFloat const kCallControlMargin = 8;
 }
 
 - (void)onStartCall:(id)sender {
-  NSString *room = _roomText.roomText;
-  // If this is a loopback call, allow a generated room name.
-  if (!room.length && _loopbackSwitch.isOn) {
-    room = [[NSUUID UUID] UUIDString];
-  }
-  room = [room stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"-" withString:@""];
   [_delegate mainView:self
-                didInputRoom:room
-                  isLoopback:_loopbackSwitch.isOn
-                 isAudioOnly:_audioOnlySwitch.isOn
-           shouldMakeAecDump:_aecdumpSwitch.isOn
-       shouldUseLevelControl:_levelControlSwitch.isOn
-              useManualAudio:_useManualAudioSwitch.isOn];
+               didInputRoom:_roomText.roomText
+                 isLoopback:_loopbackSwitch.isOn
+                isAudioOnly:_audioOnlySwitch.isOn
+          shouldMakeAecDump:_aecdumpSwitch.isOn
+      shouldUseLevelControl:_levelControlSwitch.isOn
+             useManualAudio:_useManualAudioSwitch.isOn];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainViewController.m b/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainViewController.m
index 593c6a27f8..75d454a44c 100644
--- a/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainViewController.m
+++ b/webrtc/examples/objc/AppRTCMobile/ios/ARDMainViewController.m
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 static NSString *const barButtonImageString = @"ic_settings_black_24dp.png";
 
+// Launch argument to be passed to indicate that the app should start loopback immediatly
+static NSString *const loopbackLaunchProcessArgument = @"loopback";
+
 @interface ARDMainViewController () <
     ARDMainViewDelegate,
     ARDVideoCallViewControllerDelegate,
@@ -37,6 +40,19 @@ static NSString *const barButtonImageString = @"ic_settings_black_24dp.png";
   BOOL _useManualAudio;
 }
 
+- (void)viewDidLoad {
+  [super viewDidLoad];
+  if ([[[NSProcessInfo processInfo] arguments] containsObject:loopbackLaunchProcessArgument]) {
+    [self mainView:nil
+                 didInputRoom:@""
+                   isLoopback:YES
+                  isAudioOnly:NO
+            shouldMakeAecDump:NO
+        shouldUseLevelControl:NO
+               useManualAudio:NO];
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)loadView {
   self.title = @"AppRTC Mobile";
   _mainView = [[ARDMainView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
@@ -66,6 +82,12 @@ static NSString *const barButtonImageString = @"ic_settings_black_24dp.png";
   self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = settingsButton;
 }
 
++ (NSString *)loopbackRoomString {
+  NSString *loopbackRoomString =
+      [[NSUUID UUID].UUIDString stringByReplacingOccurrencesOfString:@"-" withString:@""];
+  return loopbackRoomString;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - ARDMainViewDelegate
 
 - (void)mainView:(ARDMainView *)mainView
@@ -76,8 +98,13 @@ static NSString *const barButtonImageString = @"ic_settings_black_24dp.png";
     shouldUseLevelControl:(BOOL)shouldUseLevelControl
            useManualAudio:(BOOL)useManualAudio {
   if (!room.length) {
-    [self showAlertWithMessage:@"Missing room name."];
-    return;
+    if (isLoopback) {
+      // If this is a loopback call, allow a generated room name.
+      room = [[self class] loopbackRoomString];
+    } else {
+      [self showAlertWithMessage:@"Missing room name."];
+      return;
+    }
   }
   // Trim whitespaces.
   NSCharacterSet *whitespaceSet = [NSCharacterSet whitespaceCharacterSet];