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How can I use private AI agents in Xcode 26.3?
I work on some proprietary codebases and can only use private AI services with them (currently MiniMax M2.1 and GLM 4.7). It all works great with both Claude Code and OpenCode agents, and I'd like to leverage the new agentic capabilities that are now in Xcode 26.3. I'm not seeing any option to connect to OpenCode, and both the Anthropic and OpenAI providers require an enterprise account (which I don't have access to). Are there any options that I'm missing here?
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Xcode Beta 5 Metal toolchain download issue
I failed to download Metal toolchain for Xcode Beta 5. Downloading in Settings -> Components didn't work so I tried in terminal but didn't work too. /tmp xcodebuild -downloadComponent metalToolchain -exportPath ~/Downloads Beginning asset download... 2025-08-07 16:38:44.867 xcodebuild[91064:2244768] Writing error result bundle to /var/folders/bb/xtdv2kgn6rq3zxqs4f8f1j4w0000gn/T/ResultBundle_2025-07-08_16-38-0044.xcresult xcodebuild: error: Failed fetching catalog for assetType (com.apple.MobileAsset.MetalToolchain), serverParameters ({ RequestedBuild = 17A5295f; })
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Xcode 26 + iOS 26 debugging is extremely slow
Since upgrading my iPhone 13 Pro Max to iOS 26, apps have become nearly impossible to debug. The recent update to iOS 26.1 has made this even worse. Going from app start to a fully rendered & responding screen takes <1 second on a Debug build when no debugger is attached, but with the debugger attached I get these times (measured manually with a stopwatch): First render: <1 second without debugger 5 seconds on USB debugger 30 seconds on wireless debugger Data loaded from webserver and UI responding: <1 second without debugger 19 seconds on USB debugger 5 minutes on wireless debugger! Doing an online speed test reports 55 Mbps for the phone and 60 Mbps on the MacBook, so I doubt it's my WiFi. Having a debugger attached used to make minimal difference on iOS 18, but the performance has tanked completely since the last major release. What happened?
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Nov ’25
Xcode 26 Beta 5 Universal: Not able to install iOS 26 Beta 5 simulator on intel macs
Xcode 26 Beta 5 Universal: Not able to install iOS 26 Beta 5 simulator on intel macs Below log is shown: Download failed. Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain Code: 41 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2025-08-08 06:37:48 +0000"; } Download failed. Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain Code: 41 System Information macOS Version 15.5 (Build 24F74) Xcode 26.0 (24198.5) (Build 17A5295f) Is simulator run time for Xcode 26 Beta 5 not given out yet? However I am able to download simulators on Apple Silicon macs with same Universal installer. Has anyone faced similar issue?
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Aug ’25
Xcode debugger doesn't pause on breakpoints (simulator SDK < iOS 17)
Hello. I'm seeing an inconsistent behavior where breakpoints I set in my (Swift) iOS app behave normally when I'm debugging on a device or on a simulator running iOS 17.x, but when I try using simulators of iOS 16 or 15 the breakpoints get ignored completely. I also observe that the breakpoints remain solid blue and do NOT adopt the dotted blue outline, as experienced by other users. I've seen a few posts on here and on SO about the general issue of ignored breakpoints (with no conclusive answer AFAIK), but I haven't seen any where the behavior varies with the SDK being used. The behavior is repeatable and predictable (within the same app at least). I am not adding the breakpoints after building/running, and I'm sure the logic reaches the lines with the breakpoints (and again, whenever I switch to an iOS 17 simulator, execution does pause as expected with the exact same breakpoints). Things I've tried and looked into: Clean up project build folder Delete and re-install simulators (iOS 16.4 and 15.5) Deleted the entire derived data directory, as well as the CoreSimulator one. Confirm the build configuration is Debug, and the "Debug executable" option is checked. inspect various build flags mentioned in other posts: {Swift compiler - Code generation - Optimization level - Debug: -0none; Debug information format: DWARF (I also tried DWARF with dSYM with no impact)}. Most of my settings are on the plain vanilla/out of the box side, with only a couple of SPM dependencies, and I've been maintaining the same app for about 5 years and don't think I've come across this behavior before. Currently using Xcode 15.1. Deployment target is 14.0. Thank you.
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Apr ’25
iOS 26 CarPlay Widgets
My company's app has a few widgets and a couple of them we do not want to show up on CarPlay due to safety concerns when iOS 26 releases. I understand Apple's recommended way to prevent users from using your widget in CarPlay is to use the .disfavoredLocations([.carPlay], for: [.systemSmall]), and this puts your widget in the 'Other' section of the widgets. https://developer.apple.com/download/files/CarPlay-Developer-Guide.pdf However, this .carPlay widget location is only available in Xcode 26, and our app cannot be built on Xcode 26 yet due to some build errors. We are able to fix those build errors in a separate branch, but we won't be doing our official release builds on Xcode 26 until it is out of beta, which is usually right before iOS 26 officially releases to general audiences. We release our app versions on a monthly cadence, so the version that will be out when iOS 26 comes out is already in testing. Is there any existing way we can disable this widget on CarPlay so it does not appear to work when tapped? Currently, it opens our CarPlay app, but the CarPlay app does nothing with it. On the iPhone, when you tap the widget it opens our app and performs a function. We don't wan't to disable it on the iPhone, just when it's on CarPlay. We don't have time before the app release to implement the same functionality on our CarPlay app. I haven't found any reliable way to detect if the widget is running in the CarPlay location versus the iPhone home screen. Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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Why is Xcode taking forever to install/launch app?
Ever since Xcode 15 and iOS 17 came out development has quite often been a nightmare of waiting and waiting -Xcode displaying endless circles saying preparing the device, connecting to the device, installing the device. But recently to add to this, installation and launching is just taking really forever. I'm currently running Xcode 15.1 and various versions of iOS 17 (I have several phones) and installing the app from Xcode takes about 7 - 10 minutes (compared to the same app installing in seconds with Xcode 14 for example). Then once its finally installed, it then takes further minutes to launch, Xcode often actually displays a dialog saying its taking longer than expected to launch the app, adding the footnote "LLDB is likely reading from device memory to resolve symbols." What could be reasons, and solutions, for the excruciatingly slow installation time, and launch time? I really need to find a solution to this please - making a code change tweak, running, making another, running, making another, running, just isn't possible given the length of time it takes to install and launch each time. The iPhone is connected via physical cable to the Mac, and the Mac and iPhone are both on the same Wifi network. Xcode 15.1 M1 Macbook Pro Sonomo 14.0 iOS 17.2
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Xcode 26.1 ChatGPT very slow
ChatGPT in Xcode 26.1 is super slow for me. What used to complete in a batter f seconds is now taking tens of minutes. Context: M2 Pro MBP, Xcode 26.1, macOS 26.1. CPU stays under 50% while ChatGPT returns. Using the minimal setting. Tried restarting, have verified I have nothing running Electron, no other apps are running. ChatGPT returns fast for the displayed content but the preview window where it renders code per line takes a few seconds per line.
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Nov ’25
Using Previews causes a system crash on Xcode 26 Beta 4 and MacOS 26 Beta 4
Hey, I've updated to both Xcode 26 Beta 4 and MacOS 26 Beta 4. Both run super stable so far. However, every time I use Xcode Previews for a few minutes, the entire system freezes for a few seconds and then crashes and reboots. I'm trying to generate a system diagnosis (which it offers me after the reboot), but it seems to be stuck generating. It's hard to say what exactly causes the crash, unfortunately. But it happened multiple times after starting to use Xcode Previews. Anyone else has that problem? I've also filed a feedback for this: FB19013059 Cheers Dennis
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Xcode 15 performance tests ignore baseline
I'm trying to write performance tests with Xcode 15, but it's not working: even though setting a baseline seems to work (baseline data files are created), Xcode seems to ignore that baseline altogether whenever the test is run. As a result, performance tests never fail, no matter how bad performance gets. The source editor persistently displays a “No baseline average for Time” message. Has anyone else encountered this? Figured out how to sidestep the issue? Of note, the issue is easily reproduced: create a new (macOS in my case) app project with tests, add a dummy performance test; run the test once and save its baseline, and despite this subsequent tests will always succeed, even if you significantly slow the dummy test down. (I've filed this as FB13330139)
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Oct ’25
Company Developer Account locked
Hi everyone! Writing this from my personal Developer Account but this is related to my other account, enrolled under my startup organization account. Sunday morning I've started finalizing a feature on my startup that I've worked on with my colleagues for over a year already. I've pushed the code as usual, wanted to do a internal TestFlight build and I was apparently logged out on Xcode from my account. Thought it's no big deal - went to log in in Xcode Settings -> Account but my attempt was unsuccessful - I was presented a message stating "Unknown error occurred". Weird, but then I tried to use the browser to login into App Store Connect using the following account - I was met with the same message. Alright, I thought I might need to reset my password - clicked on Forgot Password and started the reset password flow. To my surprise, I am presented a new message, stating - Your account has been locked and I need to verify my phone number to request access to this account. I proceed, enter my phone number associated with the account and click continue. I am the presented with the message that my Account Access is Requested and I need to wait up to a day. I then also decided to check Keychain and well, surprise surprise - all my certificates have also been revoked from keychain, both development and distribution. Well, I wake up this morning to the following email: And attempting to login/reset password now presents a message stating that my account is now LOCKED: I've been an Apple Developer for more than 7 years. I've had multiple Developer accounts. This is the first time I'm seeing such things. Please, someone explain what is going on and how can I verify my identity with apple to access my account? I cannot release a new version of our startup's app. We are suffering business losses due to failing to meet a deadline with a potential client. I cannot believe such things are happening.
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Apr ’25
Xcode Cloud is unable to connect to the repository
Hello, I am trying out Xcode Cloud for the first time. I could connect to Github in the initial setup and had a few failed builds (package resolution error), which I resolved fairly quickly. Now whenever I am trying to build, I get the following error: Xcode Cloud is unable to connect to the repository “<respository-name>”. Reconnect the repository to resume builds. I am unable to remove the connection from settings as well because it's stuck in a loading state. Is there a way to fix this?
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Network Connection Issue on Xcode 16.3 Simulator
Hi, I just migrated from Xcode 15 to Xcode 16.3 RC. When I run my app on any simulator, iOS 17 or iOS 18, I seeing strange behavior the second time I launch the app. The app uses a few frameworks, such as Firebase Crashlytics, and the network calls all work fine on the initial launch. however, subsequent launches consistently get the following error: Task <17ACD3D4-FB31-4091-A797-D573F31909C2>.<2> finished with error [-1001] Error Domain=NSURLErrorDomain Code=-1001 "The request timed out." UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=-2102, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000c46910 {Error Domain=kCFErrorDomainCFNetwork Code=-1001 "(null)" UserInfo={_kCFStreamErrorCodeKey=-2102, _kCFStreamErrorDomainKey=4}}, _NSURLErrorFailingURLSessionTaskErrorKey=LocalDataTask <17ACD3D4-FB31-4091-A797-D573F31909C2>.<2>, _NSURLErrorRelatedURLSessionTaskErrorKey=( "LocalDataTask <17ACD3D4-FB31-4091-A797-D573F31909C2>.<2>" ), NSLocalizedDescription=The request timed out., The only way to run again on that simulator is to Erase All Content and Settings. I did not see this issue in Xcode 16, and my app has been in production for over a year without networking issues. Pushing to my phone works fine. Running on MacBook Pro apple silicon - Sequoia 15.3.2 Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Mike
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Apr ’25
Xcode Cloud randomly fails to resolve package dependencies
Hi folks, I've been having this issue for the last few months, where Xcode Cloud fails to resolve Swift package dependencies while compiling my builds, seemingly at random. Some of my Xcode Cloud builds will fail after several minutes, with an error log looking like that : xcodebuild: error: Could not resolve package dependencies: failed downloading 'https://dl.google.com/firebase/ios/bin/grpc/1.62.2/rc0/grpcpp.zip' which is required by binary target 'grpcpp': downloadError("The request timed out.") Whenever this happens, I have to manually restart an Xcode Cloud build process (or several builds, since the error can happen multiple times in a row), to the point it's becoming increasingly painful to rely on Xcode Cloud for my workflow. The failing packages are mostly random (meaning, it's not always the same one that Xcode fails to resolve), but they are always publicly accessible, even though I have an environment variable set in my Xcode workflows to retrieve a single Github private dependency (maybe this has some kind of importance). Could anyone tell me if this is an isolated issue, or if I could do anything on my end to resolve this ? Thank you !
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Apr ’25
Importing files to Files.app in iOS 26 Simulator
In previous versions of the simulator, it was possible to import files into the Files app by dragging them from the Finder into the Simulator. It appears that in the iOS 26 Simulator, this opens the file in Safari. I've only tried it with .json files so far. The documentation at https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/sharing-data-with-simulator says that the original behaviour should happen: To add files to Simulator, select one or more files in Finder on your Mac, then click the Share button. Select Simulator from the share destination list. Choose the simulated device from the drop-down list. Simulator opens the Files app, and lets you select where to save the files. I'd love to learn if this is intentional behaviour, and if so, what workarounds there might be. I use this pattern quite a lot, as I have a HealthKit app, and I've built a system that allows me to export workouts as JSON files from a real device, that I can then import into a simulator for testing. Edit: I found a workaround. Make a folder in Files.app, then search for it within ~/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices. Open the folder in Finder, then add any files you want to be available in the Simulator.
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Dec ’25
Apple Developer Account not activated 5 days after purchase
Hey everyone, I purchased an Apple Developer Program for 99 USD on January 1 2024, filled out my credit card that I use for iCloud+ storage plan, got my confirmation email that within 48h my developer account should be activated, but it never did. Plus after waiting more than 48h I wrote to support, describing everything, but never heard back from them. One thing I noticed during the checkout was I was asked for everything (name, address, CC number, expiry date) but not the CVV number. Is this normal, and would Apple be able to process the payment without it? I though about going through the enrolment process again, but am afraid of a double charge, in case my original enrolment gets accepted... Please advise and share your experiences when enrolling to the developer program. Thanks!
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Feb ’26
Does Carplay work in Enterprise apps?
I am developing CarPlay addition on our app. Which is distributed with the Enterprise In distribution method, so we do not have a product in the App Store. I am wondering if CarPlay support can be provided in applications distributed with the Enterprise in distribution method? If this is not possible, I will inform management that this is not possible. I am waiting for your answers, thanks.
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`xcodebuild -list` command with Swift Packages in Xcode 16.3 leads to an INTERNAL ERROR
An internal error occurs when executing the xcodebuild -list command targeting a Swift Package. This behavior is new in Xcode 16.3 and was not present in the previous version, Xcode 16.2. cd ~/Developer mkdir Playground cd Playground swift package init xcodebuild -list Command line invocation: /Applications/Xcode-16.3.0.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin/xcodebuild -list Resolve Package Graph ** INTERNAL ERROR: Unable to load workspace '/Users/treastrain/Developer/Playground' ** Uncaught Exception: -[Swift.__SwiftDeferredNSArray intersectsSet:]: unrecognized selector sent to instance 0x600001aab5e0 Stack: 0 __exceptionPreprocess (in CoreFoundation) 1 objc_exception_throw (in libobjc.A.dylib) 2 -[NSObject(NSObject) __retain_OA] (in CoreFoundation) 3 ___forwarding___ (in CoreFoundation) 4 _CF_forwarding_prep_0 (in CoreFoundation) 5 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) deviceSupportsBuildable:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation) 6 -[DVTCoreDevice(DVTCoreDeviceIDE) supportedArchitecturesForBuildableContext:buildParameters:error:] (in IDEFoundation) 7 _IDERunDestinationsForBuildableUsingDeviceWithBuildParameters (in IDEFoundation) 8 -[IDERunDestinationManager runDestinationsForScheme:schemeCommands:executionEnvironment:eligibleOnly:genericOnly:architectureVisibility:] (in IDEFoundation) 9 IDESchemeDetermineAvailableRunDestinations (in IDEFoundation) 10 -[IDEScheme _actuallyInvalidateAvailableRunDestinations] (in IDEFoundation) 11 addSchemeAndMakeActiveIfNecessary #1 (result:error:) in IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 12 IDESwiftPackage.generateScheme(with:buildable:additionalBuildables:unsetRunnable:makeActive:orderHint:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 13 IDESwiftPackage.generateSchemes(_:isRootPackage:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 14 IDESwiftPackage.update(from:graphHasErrors:delegate:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 15 specialized IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.rootPackagesDidUpdate(packages:graphHasErrors:modelGraphSynchronizerToken:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 16 closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 17 partial apply for closure #1 in IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 18 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation) 19 <deduplicated_symbol> (in DVTFoundation) 20 thunk for @escaping @callee_guaranteed () -> () (in DVTFoundation) 21 __58-[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:]_block_invoke (in DVTFoundation) 22 -[DVTModelGraphTransactionScope performTransaction:] (in DVTFoundation) 23 -[DVTModelObjectGraph performBlockCoalescingModelChanges:] (in DVTFoundation) 24 DVTModelObjectGraph.performBlockCoalescingModelChanges<A>(_:) (in DVTFoundation) 25 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.disableWorkspaceContentSynchronization(during:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 26 IDESPMWorkspaceDelegate.packageGraphDidFinishAction(_:duration:result:) (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 27 <deduplicated_symbol> (in IDESwiftPackageCore) 28 SPMWorkspace.packageGraphActionFinished(_:) (in SwiftPM) 29 closure #2 in closure #3 in SPMWorkspace.processPackageGraphActionsInBackgroundIfNeeded(canProcessPackageGraphActions:) (in SwiftPM) 30 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 31 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 32 <deduplicated_symbol> (in SwiftPM) 33 completeTaskWithClosure(swift::AsyncContext*, swift::SwiftError*) (in libswift_Concurrency.dylib) zsh: abort xcodebuild -list Environments: % xcodebuild -version Xcode 16.3 Build version 16E140 % swift --version swift-driver version: 1.120.5 Apple Swift version 6.1 (swiftlang-6.1.0.110.21 clang-1700.0.13.3) Target: arm64-apple-macosx15.0
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