Attempts to create Swift Playgrounds from the built-in templates fail. Clicking the “Get” button on these templates appears to download something, but it changes back into a “Get” button afterwards without creating a playground.
Furthermore, the Swift versions of the templates seem to be behind; it shows Swift 5.8 and Swift 5.9 editions whereas it should be Swift 6.x
Steps to Reproduce
- Start the Swift Playground app (the standalone app, not the Xcode one, on macOS or iPadOS).
- Select “Learn to Code”
- Choose the “Get Started With Code” template (or any other template will do).
- Click the Get button.
- Wait until the Get button becomes a circular progress indicator.
Expected Results
A new Swift Playground should be created from the selected template.
Actual Results
The Get button changes into a circular progress indicator and then changes back. No Playground gets created.
Versions
- Swift Playground 4.7 (2088)
- macOS 26.4.1 (25E253)
- iPadOS 26.4.2
@DTS Engineer
I've encountered the same issue, and since I noticed no reply from the OP, I decided to contribute what was requested.
Filed via Feedback Assistant:
Bug A (template creation does not switch to the new playground): FB25330615
Bug B (templates only offer Swift 5.8/5.9 editions although 4.7 ships Swift 6): FB25330650
The back-navigation workaround works, and the created playground is intact. I have also reproduced this on macOS 27.0.1 (26A434), Swift Playground 4.7 (2088), 6/6 attempts: a new "Get Started with Code copy.playgroundbook" appears in the Playgrounds folder about 6 seconds after clicking Get, while the app stays on the template page. A screen recording of the click → spinner → revert is attached to FB25330615, along with a sysdiagnose. The 5.8/5.9 edition labels are covered in FB25330650.
