Trying to submit a build to TF from Xcode 26 via Xcode Cloud (both for iOS and macOS). The operation fails with this message:
Missing app icon. Include a large app icon as a 1024 by 1024 pixel PNG for the 'Any Appearance' image well in the asset catalog of apps built for iOS or iPadOS. Without this icon, apps can't be submitted for review. For details, visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/configuring-your-app-icon. If you’ve added an icon made with Icon Composer, visit https://developer.apple.com/app-store-connect/release-notes/ for details about known issues.
I thought it's because Icon Composer icons may not be supported yet, but then that last sentence is confusing me. Does this mean that TF just won't support Xcode 26 uploads yet, or does it accept them and I need to provide legacy icons for my build?
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Since first beta of iOS 26 I've created a workflow where I can deploy to TestFlight the builds compiled using the iOS 26 SDK, and it has worked fine until yesterday when I started receiving this error:
Unsupported SDK or Xcode version. Your app was built with an SDK or version of Xcode that isn’t supported. Although you can use beta versions of SDKs and Xcode to build and upload apps to App Store Connect, you need to use the latest Release Candidates (RC) for SDKs and Xcode to submit the app. For details on currently supported SDKs and versions of Xcode, visit: https://developer.apple.com/news/releases.
I haven't changed anything in the workflow so I suspect it's a bug on Apple side? Or am I missing something?
It is set to use "Latest Beta or Release" for both Xcode and macOS, archive and deploy to TestFlight Internal Testing.
Thank you!
I am experiencing an issue where Xcode Cloud is not available in my Apple Developer Program account on App Store Connect. Despite having an active developer membership, I cannot access or enable Xcode Cloud for my apps.
Could you please assist me in understanding why this feature is not available for my account and what steps I need to take to enable it?
We started seeing an access issue today when attempting to go to the Xcode Cloud tab in App Store Connect. When you navigate to https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/teams/:teamId/apps/:appId/ci we're seeing the following message:
The page you’re looking for can’t be found.
The page you’re looking for does not exist, or you do not have permission to view it.
I am the account holder so it shouldn't be a permissions issue. Is there an ongoing outage or problem in Xcode Cloud? And, if so, where can I monitor this accurately?
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Developer Tools & Services
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Xcode Cloud
The page you’re looking for can’t be found. The page you’re looking for does not exist, or you do not have permission to view it.
I have Admin role but whenever I select the tab "Xcode Cloud" on any app, the page is not loaded.
I am developer from Russia, its banned for russian users???
Please help, i cant update app
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Developer Tools & Services
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Xcode Cloud
I have two apps in App Store Connect (same app but different bundle IDs), and I would like to manage workflows for both. However, when configuring workflows, although both apps appear on the list for configuration at first, selecting and configuring the first will be the only app available, since after that, there's no way to add the other app. It looks like a bug, but I couldn't find any additional reports of this case while browsing the web.
Hey,
We're crunching to get our products ready for the announcements next week but are being slowed down by Xcode Cloud.
Builds are failing and are extremely slow. We're using the latest Xcode beta and latest macOS release so we can upload our builds continuously to TestFlight.
We're seeing builds taking up to almost an hour, even though takes around 10-15 minutes when it doesn't fail.
The errors we're seeing seem to be timeout, for example:
Showing All Errors Only
The step invocation hit a user timeout. The xcodebuild build invocation timed out. No activity has been detected on stdout, stderr or the result bundle in 30 minutes.
Here are links to some builds which have been restarted multiple times but keep failing for reasons out of our control. Please advice on how to get unblocked.
https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/teams/69a6de80-3540-47e3-e053-5b8c7c11a4d1/apps/1102236212/ci/groups/8da12ae3-b454-4810-abe8-829f1af56a54
https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/teams/69a6de80-3540-47e3-e053-5b8c7c11a4d1/apps/1102236212/ci/groups/ee7b1fae-1363-4265-9d64-692434b7ebf2
https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/teams/69a6de80-3540-47e3-e053-5b8c7c11a4d1/apps/1102236212/ci/groups/fd915140-db2c-4b3b-bff4-16939c22665a
I've been getting intermittent failures on Xcode code compiling my app on multiple platforms because it fails to compile a metal shader.
The Metal Toolchain was not installed and could not compile the Metal source files. Download the Metal Toolchain from Xcode > Settings > Components and try again.
Sometimes if I re-run it, it works fine. Then I'll run it again, and it will fail.
If you tell me to file a feedback, please tell me what information would be useful and actionable, because this is all I have.
I have now signed out of my account in Xcode, quit the application, signed back in, and also cleared the Xcode derived data and cache.
However, I am still receiving the 401 Unauthorized error
Any operation related to Xcode Cloud (e.g., viewing the dashboard, creating a workflow) fails immediately across all Xcode projects, including brand-new empty projects. The error is consistent and always appears as:
API Invalid status code: 401. Domain: XcodeCloudCombineAPI.XCCResponseError Code: 1
System Information: macOS Version 15.6.1 (Build 24G90)
"details" : "Error alert: API Invalid status code: 401.: XCCResponseError(responseErrorType: XcodeCloudCombineAPI.XCCResponseError.XCCResponseErrorType.invalidStatusCode(XcodeCloudCombineAPI.LegacyHttpStatus.unauthorized), requestUrl: Optional(https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/ci/api/teams//apps/find?bundle_id=), traceId: Optional("2ab09bea8da9ef39"), retryAfterSecsStr: nil, response: Optional(<NSHTTPURLResponse: 0x600000c6a800> { URL: https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/ci/api/teams//apps/find?bundle_id=} { Status Code: 401, Headers {\n "Content-Length" = (\n 0\n );\n Date = (\n "Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:04:07 GMT"\n );\n Server = (\n nginx\n );\n "Set-Cookie" = (\n "dqsid=; Expires=Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT; Path=/; Secure; HTTPOnly",\n "dqsid=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE3NTcwNjY2NDQsImp0aSI6IlNQZ1FxVXd1UFF1UjI1X2wtZ2ZjN2cifQ.uoE9MRTx-TCY03Sw1qgMBcWrPVA8adtKd-nOZVwllS4; Max-Age=1800; Expires=Fri, 05 Sep 2025 10:34:04 GMT; Path=/; Secure; HTTPOnly"\n );\n "Strict-Transport-Security" = (\n "max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"\n );\n "x-apple-jingle-correlation-key" = (\n ZNGYRW2NJQJKAYDKU5FGCY6VVE\n );\n "x-b3-traceid" = (\n 2ab09bea8da9ef39\n );\n "x-cache-status" = (\n BYPASS\n );\n "x-content-security-policy" = (\n "script-src 'self' *.apple.com"\n );\n "x-content-type-options" = (\n nosniff\n );\n "x-daiquiri-instance" = (\n "daiquiri:15751001:mr36p00it-hyhk07174801:7987:25RELEASE91:daiquiri-amp-dsce-asc-int-002-mr",\n "daiquiri:18493001:mr85p00it-hyhk03154801:7987:25RELEASE91:daiquiri-amp-all-shared-ext-001-mr"\n );\n "x-frame-options" = (\n SAMEORIGIN\n );\n "x-via" = (\n "2.0 PS-WUH-01zra68 [BYPASS]"\n );\n "x-ws-request-id" = (\n "68bab594_PS-WUH-01zra68_27159-54435"\n );\n "x-xss-protection" = (\n "1; mode=block"\n );\n} }))\nError Description: Optional("API Invalid status code: 401.")\nRecovery Suggestion: nil\nHelp Anchor: nil",
So my xcode cloud build have been stuck for 12 hours, is there something wrong with me or the service isnt working rn?
Log shows:
Run command: 'xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath /Volumes/workspace/tmp/d3c9c43f-e24e-4ad9-882d-d0179ab3149b.xcarchive -exportPath /Volumes/workspace/developmentexport -exportOptionsPlist /Volumes/workspace/ci/development-exportoptions.plist '-DVTPortalRequest.Endpoint=http://172.16.182.66:8089' -DVTProvisioningIsManaged=YES -IDEDistributionLogDirectory=/Volumes/workspace/tmp/development-export-archive-logs -DVTSkipCertificateValidityCheck=YES -DVTServicesLogLevel=3' Command exited with non-zero exit-code: 70
I'm using Xcode Cloud for release builds and unit tests, and it works fine. Recently, I added some XCUITests, but to run it the way I need I started to use this mock server. Basically, the idea is you define before each test what responses you want to get for specific requests. It works like a charm locally. But if I want to run it in Xcode Cloud, it looks like the server has failed to launch. The mock server is a separately launched binary file. I think this is because this permission I get when launch it locally.
So, my question is how to allow this kind of permission in Xcode Cloud to make my UITests works correctly?
You can find a detailed instruction how server is launched on a github page I provided.
My workflow has been running tests on iOS 15, 16 and 17 for a long time now, but suddenly it started to fail for iOS 15 and 16.
The error does not seem to be code related, since it is a Xcode Cloud failure saying: "Failed to download iOS 16.1 simulator runtime".
The exact same issue is showing for iOS 15. It works as expected on iOS 17.
I have also reported this in the Feedback Assistant: FB14855036
If someone knows a work-around for this issue, I'd be happy to hear about it!
Hello,
I'm getting started for my project with Xcode Cloud since I upgraded to the macOS Sequioa Beta and Xcode 16 now refuses to archive builds for TestFlight.
Somewhere very late in the build process I get the following error:
realitytool requires Metal for this operation and it is not available in this build environment
The log says this happens at:
Compile Skybox urban.skybox
My project uses RealityKit. How can I fix this issue?
Thanks!
Hello Developers,
I regularly use Xcode Cloud to run unit tests, but since the release of Xcode 16, the testing process has become significantly slower.
I am seeking advice on how to improve the situation.
[ Details ]
With Xcode 15.4, unit tests took about 1 hour to complete.
However, since upgrading to Xcode 16, the tests have not finished even after 2 hours.
The blog post linked below also mentions significant overhead in running unit tests on Xcode Cloud, even with Xcode 15.4:
https://dwango.github.io/articles/2024-07_nicoiphone_xcode_cloud/#%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E5%AE%9F%E8%A1%8C%E6%99%82%E9%96%93%E3%81%8C%E5%A2%97%E5%8A%A0%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%86%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C
According to the blog, while reviewing the xcodebuild-test-without-building.log, it was observed that the time from start to finish was about 4 minutes.
However, the overall “Run xcodebuild test-without-building” process took 23 minutes, with around 20 minutes of apparent idle time.
It seems that the idle time has increased even further with Xcode 16, resulting in more than twice the testing time.
[ Question/Request ]
Is there any way to reduce the overhead when running unit tests on Xcode Cloud, especially with the increased overhead in Xcode 16?
Any advice or solutions for improving the performance would be greatly appreciated.
Best regards,
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Xcode Cloud
Tags:
Xcode
XCTest
Xcode Cloud
Swift Testing
Hello,
Im trying to add my project to Xcode Cloud. Not first time. Now I'm getting this error: "To create a Xcode Cloud workflow, first add a remote source code repository from BitBucket, GitHub, or GitLab."
Of course this project has origin (GitHub) and I'm using it with Xcode actively.
Xcode 16.0, iOS app target 17.6. Sonoma - latest.
What am I doing wrong? :)
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Developer Tools & Services
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Xcode Cloud
Lost access to all the build artifacts in Xcode Cloud.
When I try downloading any build artifact from the web page I'm getting:
{"message":"You are not authorized to access this team’s resources."}
Same attempt from Xcode just crashes the app.
Started to happen today or some time yesterday, after 12am EST.
There seems to be a problem to a specific Apple Developer Account regarding Xcode Cloud Distribution (Signing).
The Xcode Cloud Error
Invalid Signature. Code failed to satisfy specified code requirement(s). The file at path “XcodeCloudTest.app/XcodeCloudTest” is not properly signed. Make sure you have signed your application with a distribution certificate, not an ad hoc certificate or a development certificate. Verify that the code signing settings in Xcode are correct at the target level (which override any values at the project level). Additionally, make sure the bundle you are uploading was built using a Release target in Xcode, not a Simulator target. If you are certain your code signing settings are correct, choose “Clean All” in Xcode, delete the “build” directory in the Finder, and rebuild your release target. For more information, please consult https://developer.apple.com/support/code-signing.
Investigation
Apple Developer Forums
This issue seems to be known:
https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/746210
Debugging by ourselves
We setup an example Xcode project from a default iOS Xcode app template to rule out any project issues. This example project failed with the same error as stated above. In the next step we tried the same example project with a different Apple Developer Account and it successfully distributed the example App through Xcode Cloud.
Conclusion
It seems like there is no setup issue on developer-side, because our example project works out-of-the-box on a different Apple Developer Account. Our only hope is that Apple will have a look on our Developer Account. Maybe there is some internal setting.
Topic:
Developer Tools & Services
SubTopic:
Xcode Cloud
Tags:
TestFlight
Signing Certificates
Xcode Cloud
Code Signing
I've noticed that when using the Test action in an Xcode Cloud workflow, the xcodebuild command includes COMPILER_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE=NO while performing build-for-testing.
This disables the index store, which is required by tools like Periphery to analyze unused code. Without indexing, Periphery triggers a fresh build internally, resulting in a significant increase in CI build time.
Is there any way to enable indexing (COMPILER_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE=YES) on Xcode Cloud?
Or alternatively, is there a recommended workaround to generate and access the index store?
Any help is appreciated.
We started seeing an access issue today when attempting to go to the Xcode Cloud tab in App Store Connect. When you navigate to https://appstoreconnect.apple.com/teams/:teamId/apps/:appId/ci we're seeing the following message:
The page you’re looking for can’t be found.
The page you’re looking for does not exist, or you do not have permission to view it.
I am the account holder so it shouldn't be a permissions issue. Is there an ongoing outage or problem in Xcode Cloud? And, if so, where can I monitor this accurately?