I have made an app using Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate 2 for my Apple Watch that runs successfully on the simulator. Xcode comes with the IoS 26.2 and WatchOS SDK 26.2. However, when I do try to connect to my device that have IoS 26.3 and watchOS 26.3, I see a succesful connection to my iPhone but I see the the world symbol and wheel keeps trying to connect on my Apple Watch. I also tried Xcode 26.4 beta 2 with no luck. I reviewed the WatchOS Release Notes: The watchOS 26.2 SDK provides support to develop watchOS apps for Apple Watch devices running watchOS 26.3. The SDK comes bundled with Xcode 26.2, available from the Mac App Store. I also tried Xcode 26.2 but no luck. Any suggestions?

I am looking to optimize my AI-assisted workflow within Xcode. Previously, my process was inefficient: Manually selecting and copying code snippets from Xcode into Gemini. Asking a specific question (e.g., "Modify this to show an alertError message box"). Copying the result back into Xcode. I attempted to switch to the new native Intelligence feature in Xcode to streamline this, but I found significant shortcomings: Latency: The response time is noticeably slow. Much slower than asking directly on Gemini 3 Pro. Lack of Context: The AI often fails to grasp the full project context. For example, it frequently claims it cannot see the code for ScannerView even though it is part of the project. I often have to prompt it multiple times before it finally "finds" the file. Is Xcode's Intelligence feature actually production-ready yet? If not, what tools do you recommend that integrate well with iOS development? To be clear, I am not looking for "vibe coding." I have a clear grasp of the problem and the high-level solution. My goal is to delegate the low-level implementation to the AI. I need a tool that has full project context from the start, eliminating the need to manually copy-paste snippets into a chat window.

I am using official MCP SDK. According to official guide, Servers MUST provide structured results that conform to this schema. https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/draft/server/tools#output-schema I could see output schema defined, but result have no structured content. Current output schema: { name: "XcodeListWindows", title: "List Windows", description: "Lists the current Xcode windows and their workspace information", inputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { }, required: [ ], }, outputSchema: { type: "object", properties: { message: { description: "Description of all open Xcode windows", type: "string", }, }, required: [ "message", ], }, } Current response: { "result": { "content": [ { type: "text", text: "{\"message\":\"* tabIdentifier: windowtab1, workspacePath: \\xxx\\n* tabIdentifier: windowtab2, workspacePath: \\xxx\\n\"}", }, ] } } Expected: { "result": { "content": [ { type: "text", text: "{\"message\":\"* tabIdentifier: windowtab1, workspacePath: \\xxx\\n* tabIdentifier: windowtab2, workspacePath: \\xxx\\n\"}", }, ], "structuredContent": { "message": "* tabIdentifier: windowtab1, workspacePath: \\xxx\\n* tabIdentifier: windowtab2, workspacePath: \\xxx\\n", } } }

I have a UI Test that is trying to drive a stepper. When run as iPad app, the tree has: Button, 0x10ce7f860, {{492.0, 98.5}, {47.0, 32.0}}, identifier: 'GraphDataViewNumBinsStepper-Decrement', label: 'Number of bins: 4, Decrement' Button, 0x10ce802a0, {{539.0, 98.5}, {47.0, 32.0}}, identifier: 'GraphDataViewNumBinsStepper-Increment', label: 'Number of bins: 4, Increment' When run a Mac app, the tree has: StaticText, 0x7fcf5380d670, {{1575.2, 530.0}, {109.0, 16.0}}, identifier: 'GraphDataViewNumBinsStepperText', value: Number of bins: 4 Stepper, 0x7fcf5380d7b0, {{1691.5, 527.0}, {15.0, 22.0}}, identifier: 'GraphDataViewNumBinsStepper', value: 0 IncrementArrow, 0x7fcf5380e420, {{1692.5, 528.0}, {13.0, 10.0}}, Disabled DecrementArrow, 0x7fcf5380e560, {{1692.5, 538.0}, {13.0, 10.0}}, Disabled Is this an expected situation or might I be building for an inappropriate version of MacOS or iPadOS?

I have two apps; one is a subset of functionality of the other. The smaller app has about 170 Swift files. The larger app has these files plus about 120 more. So I would expect the larger app to take around twice as long to build. Instead, the smaller app takes less than a minute to build while the larger app takes over 13 minutes to build; to be exact, it takes 15.3 times longer. While reviewing the build report, I noticed that the smaller app compiles the Swift files in batches, with each batch taking around 10 seconds, but with up to 17 batches running at once. In contrast, the larger app compiles all 290 Swift files in one giant batch, so apparently there is no multithreading of the Swift compilation (see screen shots below). The difference in the number of batches the smaller app compiles at once roughly corresponds to the difference in overall build time. Is there a build setting I can change to make the larger app compile Swift files in multiple smaller batches as the smaller app is doing? I checked SWIFT_COMPILATION_MODE and it's the same in both apps (Incremental for debugging and Whole Module for release) but I don't know what other settings I should check.

Mac Pro 2019, Tahoe 26.3, Xcode 26.2 Mac Mini 2023 M2, Tahoe 26.3, Xcode 26.2 On Mac Pro 2019 the app is only Intel while on Mac Mini 2023 M2 it is ARM64 only. Both have Standard Architectures (Apple Silicon, Intel). Both have Build Active Architecture Only is set to No (Debug + Release). Happen for default new projet macOS -> App and Obj-C, Xib. No change to defaults setting except uncheck "Automaticaly manage signing" and "Signing Certificate" set to "Sign to Run Locally" HOWEVER On Mac Pro 2019, BigSur 11.7.10, Xcode 14.10 the application is build Universal ! Why cannot build universal with Tahoe 26.3, Xcode 26.2 ? Can I submit a Mac applcation to App Store Connect with BigSur 11.7.10, Xcode 14.10 ? What are the minimal version of Mac Os and Xcode to submit a Mac applcation to App Store Connect ?

... and I managed to fix most issues coming out, but for a specific issue in an class adopting a protocol; basically it is a support class to be used by the view controller and so I wanted to keep it in background, so I created a new actor and I wanted to use it for this protocol and adopting classes. Yet I came out with a host of errors I have no idea about how to cope with: :

Hello, I cannot install cocoapods due to the following error: 'You don't have write permissions for the /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0 directory.' Does anyone know how to fix this? Thank you

I have an app that uses a websocket connection to the Mac on the local network — it works fine on the iphone — it works fine on Apple Watch simulator on a real Apple Watch I get the message nw_endpoint_flow_failed_with_error [C9403 192.168.0.35:10010 failed parent-flow (unsatisfied (Path was denied by NECP policy), interface: ipsec1, ipv4, ipv6, proxy)] already failing, returning I can't find any information on that NECP policy and no cure for this error. Please help me

Here's the text of FB22008758 I've just submitted: Xcode 26 changed the behavior of the Navigators pane (which hopefully is a bug and not an intended behavior). in Xcode 26, if I close (or open) the Navigators pane in a window tab, it closes (or opens) the Navigators pane in ALL window tabs. This is insanely horrible, unproductive, time-wasting behavior that breaks workflows that has been established for many years (I've been using Xcode since 2006). By way of example: In a window tab that contains a .xib, I prefer the Navigators pane to be closed. While in all other window tabs (that contain code files and other items), I want the Navigators pane to be always displayed. Before Xcode 26, the Navigators pane was open or closed in each individual window tab as the user desired. But in Xcode 26, if I close the Navigators pane in one window tab, the pane closes EVERYWHERE. Thus when, for example, I go to a .xib window tab, I have to close the Navigators pane AGAIN. But then when I go back to a code window tab, I have to OPEN the Navigators pane there (because it became closed globally). And have to do this endlessly every day. WHY??? Please restore the normal, pre-26 behavior of the Navigators pane. That is, the Navigators pane should remain open or closed as PER INDIVIDUAL WINDOW TAB, not globally. Thank you for your attention to this important issue!

Hi, I’m a paid Apple Developer Program member and I’m seeing an entitlement issuance issue with ShazamKit. ShazamKit is enabled for my App ID (com.tomharris.dnbidfinder) in Certificates, Identifiers & Profiles. However, every iOS Development provisioning profile I generate does not include the entitlement: com.apple.developer.shazamkit verified this by decoding the downloaded .mobileprovision file: security cms -D -i .mobileprovision | /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print :Entitlements" /dev/stdin The entitlement dictionary does not contain the ShazamKit key. Because of this: • The signed .app does not contain the Shazam entitlement • SHSession.match(signature) fails on device • I receive ShazamKit runtime error 201 / 212 I’ve already: • Toggled ShazamKit off and back on for the App ID • Created new provisioning profiles • Created a brand new App ID to test • Refreshed profiles in Xcode The portal UI shows ShazamKit as enabled, but the entitlement is not being issued into provisioning profiles. Has anyone experienced this before? Is there an additional approval step required for ShazamKit, or could this be a backend entitlement propagation issue? Thanks.

Environment: Xcode 26.3 RC macOS 26.3 (25D125) (Apple Silicon / arm64) Setup: Xcode > Settings > Intelligence > Claude Agent: Signed In (account status shows "Signed In") Model: Default Steps to reproduce: Open a new chat in Xcode's Coding Assistant Select "Claude Agent" from the agent dropdown (instead of "Claude Sonnet 4.5") Send any message (e.g. "HI") Expected result: Claude Agent responds normally. Actual result: The message is sent but immediately returns the error: "Your request couldn't be completed." 🚩I have an active Claude Code subscription with remaining usage. Running claude in Terminal works perfectly, confirming the subscription and quota are valid.

Here's the text of FB22001359 I've just submitted: Xcode 26 changed the behavior of the Inspectors pane (which hopefully is a bug and not an intended behavior). Now, if I close (or open) the Inspectors pane in a window tab, it closes (or opens) the Inspectors pane in ALL tabs. This is insanely horrible, unproductive, time-wasting behavior that breaks workflows that has been established for many years. By way of example: In a window tab that contains a .xib, I always want the Inspectors pane to be open. While in the window tabs that contain code files, I want the Inspectors pane to be closed. (Sometimes I do open it in certain window tabs, when needed). Before Xcode 26, the Inspectors pane was open or closed in each individual tab as the user desired. Now, if I close the Inspectors pane in one window tab, the pane closes EVERYWHERE. Thus when, for example, I go to a .xib window tab, I have to open the Inspectors pane AGAIN. But then when I go back to a code window tab, I have to CLOSE the Inspectors pane there (because it became open globally). And have to do this endlessly every day. WHY??? Please restore the normal, pre-26 behavior of the Inspectors pane. That is, the Inspectors pane should remain open or closed as PER INDIVIDUAL WINDOW TAB, not globally. Thank you for your attention to this important issue!

In the Coding Intelligence feature introduced in Xcode 26, when I send a message using ChatGPT in Xcode, the message “Your request couldn't be completed. Networking error.” appears and I’m unable to use the feature. I suspect the issue may be related to the VPN or network proxy connected to my Mac and am attempting to investigate. However, Xcode does not display any specific error details, nor does it provide a way to view them, which makes a detailed investigation difficult. Next to the error message, there is a feedback button rather than a stethoscope (🩺) button, and the feedback window does not provide access to the underlying error information. Is there a way to view the detailed network error logs generated by ChatGPT in Xcode? (I am using Xcode 26.0.1.)

Steps to reproduce: Open Xcode 26.3 → Settings → Intelligence → Claude sign-in Click the sign-in button — spinner begins, never completes An email the arrives with a magic link. The magic link opened a browser page which displayed a 6-digit verification code with instructions reading "enter this verification code where you first tried to sign in" — i.e. back in Xcode. However, Xcode was showing only an endless spinner with no code entry field anywhere in the UI. This is the core bug. I did since manage to complete authentication sign-in through a second browser verification field that eventually appeared after about 10 minutes and did get signed in, but the Claude Intelligence agent still returns "Your request could not be completed" even after successful sign-in and a full Xcode restart. Prior to this bug starting at 10 am on February 19 I had been using the intelligence agent successfully for about a week. Anthropic did have some sort of event on their system around February 18/19 so maybe this has been a result of that. I have notified Anthropic support and Apple Feedback Assistant. Does anybody have a workaround until either anthropic or Apple get back to me?

Hi, I'm a novice on Xcode and I have just created an API Key in order to use Perplexity as a model Provider in Xcode 26.4 (beta). The key is valid and, Perplexity support replies this: _The issue is that Xcode expects specific endpoint structures that don't fully match Perplexity's API. Xcode requires a /v1/models endpoint to list available models, which Perplexity doesn't currently provide in that format. Our API uses /chat/completions rather than /v1/chat/completions as well._ Is there a workaround to integrate it and get the benefits of new Intelligence features with Perplexity? Error code is "Provider is not valid - Models could not be fetched with the provided account details" Thanks for your help

So through work, we have ChatGPT Enterprise accounts, that authenticate via SSO. I am trying to link it to my Xcode 26.3, and it starts the SSO process (I can see it navigate to Microsoft), but then it apparently fails, and then Xcode window says, I am logged out. I have tried multiple times, and confirmed the valid account... Anyway to get Xcode 26.3 to tie to my ChatGPT Enterprise Account?

This was maddening: I had written a very long and detailed prompt, then went to select "Codex" from the drop down menu at the top "start a new conversation", and it wiped out the entire prompt I was working on. Well, of course it did: that drop down is part of the "Start a new Conversation" icon button, but it's position is too far away from the actual icon to infer that is its purpose. It should be a popup that shows the current choice for model (GPT-5, GPT 4.1, Codex). ANOTHER lost prompt problem. If you have a prompt-in-progress (AI is maybe building some code), and Xcode crashes, it might not save that prompt for when you re-launch. And how might that happen? Well, there's still numerous ways using the coding assistanty might crash. One I've notice is if you switch out to another app, or if you invoke a screen capture, it might crash.

Been playing with Claude Code in Xcode 26.3 as a code assistant and discovered it cannot create files in nested folders, only repo root. Letting Claude troubleshoot itself, it appears that str_replace_based_edit_tool strips forward slashes from the path variable. This is what Claude claims to send: <invoke name="str_replace_based_edit_tool"> <parameter name="command">create</parameter> <parameter name="path">/repo/Test App/EntityTestsAttempt3.swift</parameter> <parameter name="file_text"> // ... file contents ... </parameter> </invoke> And the file that gets created is: Test AppEntityTestsAttempt3.swift Anyone else run into this before or can reproduce it?