# XPC updates Learn about important changes to XPC. ## Overview Browse notable changes in [XPC](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xpc). ## March 2024 ### Security - Test whether the peer executable that communicates with your app over an XPC connection has an expected entitlement by calling , and whether it has a specific value for an entitlement by calling . - Test whether the peer executable that communicates with your app over an XPC connection is an Apple platform binary with a given signing identifier by calling . - Test whether your Apple Developer team signed the peer executable that communicates with your app over an XPC connection by calling . - Test whether the peer executable that communicates with your app over an XPC connection satisfies a lightweight code requirement by calling . ## June 2023 - Create XPC services using native Swift syntax. Use to create an XPC server that listens for messages from other processes. Use to create clients that connect to servers and exchange messages. - For C and Objective-C projects, use the corresponding and APIs. - In Xcode, use the updated XPC services target template to choose whether you want to use the high-level or the low-level `libXPC` APIs. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)