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iOS 26.2 Platform support failed download
I've recently updated to Xcode 26.3 and I can't download any iOS Simulator Runtime from 26.2 to 18.0, every download gives me: Download failed. Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain Code: 41 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2026-03-03 16:14:50 +0000"; } -- Download failed. Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain Code: 41 -- System Information macOS Version 26.4 (Build 25E5218f) Xcode 26.3 (24587) (Build 17C529) Timestamp: 2026-03-03T17:14:50+01:00 I tried cleaning every cache, and logging in and out of my account. I saw some reddit posts where they suggested to check out VPNs, host files and other stuff but everything was okay, also I can reach apple cdns etc. I also tried using Xcode beta 26.4 and going back to 26.2 but still the same problem. Anyone has a solution?
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Mar ’26
Trouble installing Xcode 23.0.1
I was having an issue with the new xcode and was forced to to go back to to Xcode 26.0.1. ( I need iOS simulators for mobile testing and as Developer I know is using this version with no problems). I've always install xcode from the app store with no issue so installing from Apple Dev was something new for me so So I did the following downloaded Xcode 26.0.1 Extracted it from Xzip added the extracted Xcode version to the applications folder click the Xcode icon Expected result I was expecting to see text i could install Xcode version Actual Result Xcode opened Asked me to create a project When project was created I saw Question. What did I do wrong? How do I fix it?
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Mar ’26
tvOS Simulator (also Xcode Canvas) Mapview Artifacts After Xcode Crash (26.3)
Have a peculiar problem I'm not able to solve. Working on an app with a mapview in the max zoomed out globe level. For some reason this morning Xcode froze/crashed when I was working and I had to force quit to get it back up. Then a new issue of graphical artifacts on the space section of the Mapview showed up. This Tuesday has now been spent in full on trying to solve this to no avail. I created a new project for iOS/iPadOS and added a similar map implementation. It works fine. I used Claude to help me after a few reinstalls of Xcode with this. I asked claude to summarize - this is what has been done: Claude generative AI summary starts here---------- Here's a complete summary of everything attempted: The Problem SwiftUI tvOS app with MapKit globe view showing severe rendering artifacts — corrupted pixels surrounding the globe. Started after Xcode crashed while the tvOS simulator was actively running. iOS simulator, macOS Maps app, and all native apps work perfectly. Only tvOS simulator MapKit is affected. Hardware Confirmed Fine Geekbench 6 Metal GPU score: 124,666 (normal for M1 Max) Apple Diagnostics (Apple Silicon method): No issues found macOS Maps globe renders perfectly Everything That Was Attempted Simulator resets: Erased all simulator content and settings Created brand new simulator devices Deleted derived data Killed CoreSimulator service Runtime reinstalls: Removed and reinstalled tvOS platform runtime multiple times Tested on Xcode 26.3 and 26.4 beta — same issue on both Installed fresh tvOS runtime after full Xcode reinstall Cache clearing: ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.CoreSimulator ~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iphonesimulator.savedState All Metal shader caches in /private/var/folders/ including: com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRenderingServices.SimMetalHost com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRenderingServices.SimRenderServer com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService com.apple.iphonesimulator com.apple.dt.Xcode com.apple.dt.xcodebuild com.apple.CoreSimulator.simctl ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/XcodeToMetalToolchainIndexMapping.plist ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/SDKToSimulatorIndexMapping.plist ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData Full Xcode reinstall: Deleted Xcode completely Removed ~/Library/Developer Removed all Xcode-related caches and preferences Fresh install from Mac App Store APFS simulator volume cleanup (required disabling SIP): Discovered 138GB of orphaned APFS simulator volumes in /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/ that were protected by SIP and couldn't be deleted normally These volumes were left in a corrupted/limbo state from the original Xcode crash Temporarily disabled SIP via Recovery Mode Successfully deleted all orphaned volumes Re-enabled SIP Reinstalled fresh tvOS runtime Metal Toolchain: Found three leftover Metal Toolchains (17A324, 17A5241c, 17A5295f) in Xcode settings Cleared toolchain index mapping file Reinstalled fresh Metal Toolchain with new tvOS runtime Current State Fresh Xcode installation Fresh tvOS runtime All simulator volumes cleared SIP re-enabled Issue still persists What Has NOT Been Checked /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Cryptex /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Images /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles Conclusion This is almost certainly a bug triggered by the hard Xcode crash corrupting something at a level that has survived complete reinstallation of Xcode and all simulator components. The corruption is somewhere in a system-level component that normal developer tools cannot reach. Requires Apple Developer Technical Support or escalation via Feedback Assistant with the full timeline and screenshots. For Apple's reference: Machine: MacBook Pro M1 Max Xcode: 26.3 / 26.4 beta (both affected) Started: After hard Xcode crash while tvOS simulator was actively rendering MapKit globe Affected: tvOS simulator MapKit globe only Not affected: iOS simulator, macOS Maps, all native apps ----------(Claude generative AI summary ends here) ----------- Anyone seen this before? Absolutely wild. Can't think of more things to try. Been eyeing a new Macbook for a while. Strange coincidence that the new M5 Macbook Pros dropped today :D But in sum it does not seem like a GPU issue since the same rendering works on the iOS sim. Thanks!
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Xcode 26 fails to load SPM packages
For me it looks like Xcode 26 has problems reading SPM packages from a locally hosted BitBucket git solution. While Xcode 16 work perfectly fine, Xcode 26 fails to load and gives "Server SSH Fingerprint Failed to Verify" as error description. Cleaning build data and DerivedData sometimes makes loading work. Any change in Package dependencies will break it again. Anyone having same problems? How do you handle it?
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Unable to use AI with XCode 26.2
I decided to try out XCode 26.2s new AI abilities but I only get a "Your request couldn't be completed". When clicking the details button I get see this error: InferenceError::unspecifiedUnderlyingError::Error(message: "Unknown parameter: 'tool_call_outputs'.", type: "invalid_request_error", code: Optional("unknown_parameter"), privacyPassRedemptionResponse: nil, userFacingLocalizedErrorMessage: nil) How do I fix that?
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Mar ’26
Xcode hangs on git network operations
In Xcode 26.3 and 26.4, when I use Xcode's built-in git functionality to do a "pull" or "fetch", Xcode presents a dialog saying it's performing the operation, but it never completes. The dialog remains on screen with a spinner. My remote repos are stored on a Mac mini on my local network and I access them via SSH. The git command line works fine, as does the tool Git Tower. I've filed this as FB22091014. Has anyone else seen this, and if so, found a solution?
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When I compile my app I get a funny link error on libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill:
This is the full logging: libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill: 0x2502f71c8 <+0>: mov x16, #0x148 ; =328 0x2502f71cc <+4>: svc #0x80 -> 0x2502f71d0 <+8>: b.lo 0x2502f71f0 ; <+40> 0x2502f71d4 <+12>: pacibsp 0x2502f71d8 <+16>: stp x29, x30, [sp, #-0x10]! 0x2502f71dc <+20>: mov x29, sp 0x2502f71e0 <+24>: bl 0x2502f2900 ; cerror_nocancel 0x2502f71e4 <+28>: mov sp, x29 0x2502f71e8 <+32>: ldp x29, x30, [sp], #0x10 0x2502f71ec <+36>: retab 0x2502f71f0 <+40>: ret
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Xcode 26.3 - Revert to variable editor tab width
Hi, In Xcode 26.2, editor tabs adapt their width to the number of pinned tabs: In Xcode 26.3, editor tabs have a minimal width, after which the row of tabs becomes horizontally scrollable: Notice how less tabs are visible at a time on Xcode 26.3 (second image). Yet, there is enough horizontal space to accommodate more, as shown on Xcode 26.2 (first image). This is a UX regression. How can I revert back to 26.2 tab sizing behavior? Thank you.
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Mar ’26
XCode 26.2 not running UItests in parallel in subsequent test runs
I have a group of XCUItest suites that were designed to run in parallel on simulators. They run fine in xcode 16.2, but when I try to run them in Xcode 26 they run fine the first time, but on the second time I get an error that the simulator cannot be found: "No matching device (62621AD4-C8D6-4A1B-B511-79236113FD94) ". This UDID seems to be from one of the clones that were spawned on the previous test run. No matching device (62621AD4-C8D6-4A1B-B511-79236113FD94) in set at /Users/myUser/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices Domain: com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimError Code: 404 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2026-02-26 22:52:53 +0000"; IDERunOperationFailingWorker = "_IDEInstalliPhoneSimulatorWorker"; } If I clean all simulators and try to run again without closing Xcode, it keeps trying to access the clone that no longer exists. If I close an reopen xcode after removing all simulators ~/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices, xcode keeps trying the wrong device and I get the following error: Failed to clone device named 'iPhone 17 Pro'. (Underlying Error: The operation couldn’t be completed. Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.) This is what I get from CoreSimulator log: Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Device 3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818 encountered in creation state at launch. The device will be re-created. Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Failed to clone the device data path from /Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data to /Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices/3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818/data, error = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “data” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSURL=file:///Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000d04120 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Failed to re-create device that was encountered in the creation state (Clone 1 of iPhone 17 Pro (3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818, iOS 26.2, Creating)): Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “data” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSURL=file:///Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000d04120 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : New device is stuck in creation state, deleting: Clone 1 of iPhone 17 Pro (3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818, iOS 26.2, Creating) Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH com.apple.dt.Xcode[2744] : Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.}
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Mar ’26
On M4 macmini, Xcode 26 cannot debug iOS 12 on iPhone 6
As stated in the title, my device is M4 macmini, running macOS 26, with Xcode version 26.1. The error message is ": retrying debugserver without secure proxy due to error: Error Domain=com.apple.dtdevicekit Code=811 UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0xc42b07930 {Error Domain=com.apple.dt.MobileDeviceErrorDomain Code=-402653150 UserInfo={MobileDeviceErrorCode=, com.apple.dtdevicekit.stacktrace=, DVTRadarComponentKey=261622, NSLocalizedDescription=}}, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Please check your connection to your device., DVTRadarComponentKey=261622, NSLocalizedDescription=}, the official documentation does state that debugging is supported for devices running at least iOS 15. However, my 2019 MacBook Pro, with macOS 15.7.2 and Xcode 26.1 installed, can debug iOS 12 devices normally. The product manager has asked me to identify the issue, but I am at a loss. If anyone can provide a solution or confirm that support for iOS 12 is no longer available, we would be very grateful. Additionally, iOS 13 devices can all be debugged normally
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Compatibility of Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate 2 and WatchOS 26.3
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?
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Mar ’26
Is Xcode Intelligence Ready for Production? My Experience and a Quest for Better Tools
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.
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Xcode 26.3 MCP server output missing `structredContent`
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", } } }
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Mar ’26
XCUIElementTypes used vary between MacOS and iPadOS
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?
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Feb ’26
Xcode is compiling all Swift files one at a time?
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.
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Mar ’26
No Universal for Map App project with Tahoe
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 ?
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I'am porting my App to Swift 6...
... 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: :
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iOS 26.2 Platform support failed download
I've recently updated to Xcode 26.3 and I can't download any iOS Simulator Runtime from 26.2 to 18.0, every download gives me: Download failed. Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain Code: 41 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2026-03-03 16:14:50 +0000"; } -- Download failed. Domain: DVTDownloadableErrorDomain Code: 41 -- System Information macOS Version 26.4 (Build 25E5218f) Xcode 26.3 (24587) (Build 17C529) Timestamp: 2026-03-03T17:14:50+01:00 I tried cleaning every cache, and logging in and out of my account. I saw some reddit posts where they suggested to check out VPNs, host files and other stuff but everything was okay, also I can reach apple cdns etc. I also tried using Xcode beta 26.4 and going back to 26.2 but still the same problem. Anyone has a solution?
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Mar ’26
Trouble installing Xcode 23.0.1
I was having an issue with the new xcode and was forced to to go back to to Xcode 26.0.1. ( I need iOS simulators for mobile testing and as Developer I know is using this version with no problems). I've always install xcode from the app store with no issue so installing from Apple Dev was something new for me so So I did the following downloaded Xcode 26.0.1 Extracted it from Xzip added the extracted Xcode version to the applications folder click the Xcode icon Expected result I was expecting to see text i could install Xcode version Actual Result Xcode opened Asked me to create a project When project was created I saw Question. What did I do wrong? How do I fix it?
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tvOS Simulator (also Xcode Canvas) Mapview Artifacts After Xcode Crash (26.3)
Have a peculiar problem I'm not able to solve. Working on an app with a mapview in the max zoomed out globe level. For some reason this morning Xcode froze/crashed when I was working and I had to force quit to get it back up. Then a new issue of graphical artifacts on the space section of the Mapview showed up. This Tuesday has now been spent in full on trying to solve this to no avail. I created a new project for iOS/iPadOS and added a similar map implementation. It works fine. I used Claude to help me after a few reinstalls of Xcode with this. I asked claude to summarize - this is what has been done: Claude generative AI summary starts here---------- Here's a complete summary of everything attempted: The Problem SwiftUI tvOS app with MapKit globe view showing severe rendering artifacts — corrupted pixels surrounding the globe. Started after Xcode crashed while the tvOS simulator was actively running. iOS simulator, macOS Maps app, and all native apps work perfectly. Only tvOS simulator MapKit is affected. Hardware Confirmed Fine Geekbench 6 Metal GPU score: 124,666 (normal for M1 Max) Apple Diagnostics (Apple Silicon method): No issues found macOS Maps globe renders perfectly Everything That Was Attempted Simulator resets: Erased all simulator content and settings Created brand new simulator devices Deleted derived data Killed CoreSimulator service Runtime reinstalls: Removed and reinstalled tvOS platform runtime multiple times Tested on Xcode 26.3 and 26.4 beta — same issue on both Installed fresh tvOS runtime after full Xcode reinstall Cache clearing: ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.CoreSimulator ~/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iphonesimulator.savedState All Metal shader caches in /private/var/folders/ including: com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRenderingServices.SimMetalHost com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRenderingServices.SimRenderServer com.apple.CoreSimulator.CoreSimulatorService com.apple.iphonesimulator com.apple.dt.Xcode com.apple.dt.xcodebuild com.apple.CoreSimulator.simctl ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/XcodeToMetalToolchainIndexMapping.plist ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/SDKToSimulatorIndexMapping.plist ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData Full Xcode reinstall: Deleted Xcode completely Removed ~/Library/Developer Removed all Xcode-related caches and preferences Fresh install from Mac App Store APFS simulator volume cleanup (required disabling SIP): Discovered 138GB of orphaned APFS simulator volumes in /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/ that were protected by SIP and couldn't be deleted normally These volumes were left in a corrupted/limbo state from the original Xcode crash Temporarily disabled SIP via Recovery Mode Successfully deleted all orphaned volumes Re-enabled SIP Reinstalled fresh tvOS runtime Metal Toolchain: Found three leftover Metal Toolchains (17A324, 17A5241c, 17A5295f) in Xcode settings Cleared toolchain index mapping file Reinstalled fresh Metal Toolchain with new tvOS runtime Current State Fresh Xcode installation Fresh tvOS runtime All simulator volumes cleared SIP re-enabled Issue still persists What Has NOT Been Checked /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Cryptex /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Images /Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles Conclusion This is almost certainly a bug triggered by the hard Xcode crash corrupting something at a level that has survived complete reinstallation of Xcode and all simulator components. The corruption is somewhere in a system-level component that normal developer tools cannot reach. Requires Apple Developer Technical Support or escalation via Feedback Assistant with the full timeline and screenshots. For Apple's reference: Machine: MacBook Pro M1 Max Xcode: 26.3 / 26.4 beta (both affected) Started: After hard Xcode crash while tvOS simulator was actively rendering MapKit globe Affected: tvOS simulator MapKit globe only Not affected: iOS simulator, macOS Maps, all native apps ----------(Claude generative AI summary ends here) ----------- Anyone seen this before? Absolutely wild. Can't think of more things to try. Been eyeing a new Macbook for a while. Strange coincidence that the new M5 Macbook Pros dropped today :D But in sum it does not seem like a GPU issue since the same rendering works on the iOS sim. Thanks!
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Xcode 26 fails to load SPM packages
For me it looks like Xcode 26 has problems reading SPM packages from a locally hosted BitBucket git solution. While Xcode 16 work perfectly fine, Xcode 26 fails to load and gives "Server SSH Fingerprint Failed to Verify" as error description. Cleaning build data and DerivedData sometimes makes loading work. Any change in Package dependencies will break it again. Anyone having same problems? How do you handle it?
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Display Zoom
Looking for any guidance on how to duplicate the Display Settings under "Display & Brightness" more specifically the Display Zoom.
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Mar ’26
Unable to use AI with XCode 26.2
I decided to try out XCode 26.2s new AI abilities but I only get a "Your request couldn't be completed". When clicking the details button I get see this error: InferenceError::unspecifiedUnderlyingError::Error(message: "Unknown parameter: 'tool_call_outputs'.", type: "invalid_request_error", code: Optional("unknown_parameter"), privacyPassRedemptionResponse: nil, userFacingLocalizedErrorMessage: nil) How do I fix that?
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Mar ’26
Xcode hangs on git network operations
In Xcode 26.3 and 26.4, when I use Xcode's built-in git functionality to do a "pull" or "fetch", Xcode presents a dialog saying it's performing the operation, but it never completes. The dialog remains on screen with a spinner. My remote repos are stored on a Mac mini on my local network and I access them via SSH. The git command line works fine, as does the tool Git Tower. I've filed this as FB22091014. Has anyone else seen this, and if so, found a solution?
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When I compile my app I get a funny link error on libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill:
This is the full logging: libsystem_kernel.dylib`__pthread_kill: 0x2502f71c8 <+0>: mov x16, #0x148 ; =328 0x2502f71cc <+4>: svc #0x80 -> 0x2502f71d0 <+8>: b.lo 0x2502f71f0 ; <+40> 0x2502f71d4 <+12>: pacibsp 0x2502f71d8 <+16>: stp x29, x30, [sp, #-0x10]! 0x2502f71dc <+20>: mov x29, sp 0x2502f71e0 <+24>: bl 0x2502f2900 ; cerror_nocancel 0x2502f71e4 <+28>: mov sp, x29 0x2502f71e8 <+32>: ldp x29, x30, [sp], #0x10 0x2502f71ec <+36>: retab 0x2502f71f0 <+40>: ret
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Xcode 26.3 - Revert to variable editor tab width
Hi, In Xcode 26.2, editor tabs adapt their width to the number of pinned tabs: In Xcode 26.3, editor tabs have a minimal width, after which the row of tabs becomes horizontally scrollable: Notice how less tabs are visible at a time on Xcode 26.3 (second image). Yet, there is enough horizontal space to accommodate more, as shown on Xcode 26.2 (first image). This is a UX regression. How can I revert back to 26.2 tab sizing behavior? Thank you.
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Mar ’26
XCode 26.2 not running UItests in parallel in subsequent test runs
I have a group of XCUItest suites that were designed to run in parallel on simulators. They run fine in xcode 16.2, but when I try to run them in Xcode 26 they run fine the first time, but on the second time I get an error that the simulator cannot be found: "No matching device (62621AD4-C8D6-4A1B-B511-79236113FD94) ". This UDID seems to be from one of the clones that were spawned on the previous test run. No matching device (62621AD4-C8D6-4A1B-B511-79236113FD94) in set at /Users/myUser/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices Domain: com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimError Code: 404 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2026-02-26 22:52:53 +0000"; IDERunOperationFailingWorker = "_IDEInstalliPhoneSimulatorWorker"; } If I clean all simulators and try to run again without closing Xcode, it keeps trying to access the clone that no longer exists. If I close an reopen xcode after removing all simulators ~/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices, xcode keeps trying the wrong device and I get the following error: Failed to clone device named 'iPhone 17 Pro'. (Underlying Error: The operation couldn’t be completed. Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.) This is what I get from CoreSimulator log: Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Device 3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818 encountered in creation state at launch. The device will be re-created. Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Failed to clone the device data path from /Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data to /Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/XCTestDevices/3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818/data, error = Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “data” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSURL=file:///Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000d04120 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Failed to re-create device that was encountered in the creation state (Clone 1 of iPhone 17 Pro (3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818, iOS 26.2, Creating)): Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=260 "The file “data” couldn’t be opened because there is no such file." UserInfo={NSFilePath=/Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSURL=file:///Users/MyUser/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/7A5377DC-3ED9-4C8B-96EB-8DF7BEF4AE8B/data, NSUnderlyingError=0x600000d04120 {Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=2 "No such file or directory"}} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : New device is stuck in creation state, deleting: Clone 1 of iPhone 17 Pro (3C7BE1BE-416E-480A-BDA6-ADE8F0ADF818, iOS 26.2, Creating) Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH CoreSimulatorService[99200] : Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.} Feb 26 17:24:34 Mac-GD6GX5XH com.apple.dt.Xcode[2744] : Error Domain=NSPOSIXErrorDomain Code=22 "Invalid argument" UserInfo={NSLocalizedFailureReason=Device was allocated but was stuck in creation state. Check CoreSimulator.log for more information.}
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Mar ’26
Cannot Add Claude Account to Xcode
I keep getting a fails to open page message when I try to sign in using my Claude ai Pro account. The request was for an http url instead of an https url.
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Feb ’26
On M4 macmini, Xcode 26 cannot debug iOS 12 on iPhone 6
As stated in the title, my device is M4 macmini, running macOS 26, with Xcode version 26.1. The error message is ": retrying debugserver without secure proxy due to error: Error Domain=com.apple.dtdevicekit Code=811 UserInfo={NSUnderlyingError=0xc42b07930 {Error Domain=com.apple.dt.MobileDeviceErrorDomain Code=-402653150 UserInfo={MobileDeviceErrorCode=, com.apple.dtdevicekit.stacktrace=, DVTRadarComponentKey=261622, NSLocalizedDescription=}}, NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Please check your connection to your device., DVTRadarComponentKey=261622, NSLocalizedDescription=}, the official documentation does state that debugging is supported for devices running at least iOS 15. However, my 2019 MacBook Pro, with macOS 15.7.2 and Xcode 26.1 installed, can debug iOS 12 devices normally. The product manager has asked me to identify the issue, but I am at a loss. If anyone can provide a solution or confirm that support for iOS 12 is no longer available, we would be very grateful. Additionally, iOS 13 devices can all be debugged normally
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Mar ’26
Compatibility of Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate 2 and WatchOS 26.3
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?
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Mar ’26
Is Xcode Intelligence Ready for Production? My Experience and a Quest for Better Tools
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.
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Mar ’26
Xcode 26.3 MCP server output missing `structredContent`
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", } } }
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Mar ’26
XCUIElementTypes used vary between MacOS and iPadOS
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?
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Feb ’26
Xcode is compiling all Swift files one at a time?
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.
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Mar ’26
No Universal for Map App project with Tahoe
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 ?
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Feb ’26
I'am porting my App to Swift 6...
... 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: :
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I cannot install Cocoapods
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
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