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# Xcode 26.6 Release Notes

Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.

## Overview

Xcode 26.6 includes Swift 6.3 and SDKs for iOS 26.5, iPadOS 26.5, tvOS 26.5, watchOS 26.5, macOS 26.5, and visionOS 26.5.
Xcode 26.6 supports on-device debugging in iOS 15 and later, tvOS 15 and later, watchOS 8 and later, and visionOS.
Xcode 26.6 requires a Mac running macOS Tahoe 26.2 or later.

### Coding Intelligence

#### New Features

- Google Gemini is now available in the coding assistant.  (171990272)
- Xcode adds support for the Agent Client protocol.  (178294840)
- The Preview Snapshot MCP tool can now render variants such as light/dark appearance, portrait/landscape orientation, and various type size overrides.  (178831772)

#### Resolved Issues

- Fixed an issue where the buttons in the Coding Tools popovers would not work.  (168956652)
- Fixed a crash when closing a window during an active agent turn.  (174186260)
- Fixed a crash during agent file operations involving non-absolute paths.  (174752919)
- Fixed: Buttons in the Coding Assistant’s prompt area now use more accessible labels and descriptions.  (177462284)
- Fixed VoiceOver getting trapped in the Coding Assistant prompt area.  (177462397)
- Fixed: Buttons in the Coding Assistant’s prompt area now use more accessible labels and descriptions.  (177462492)
- Fixed a bug that could cause Xcode to hang indefinitely when an agent asked the user a question.  (177989242)
- Fixed: If a deep link targeting the new beta is invoked on a system where an older version is set as the active developer tool, the link will be claimed by the older installation rather than the beta.  (179126594)

### Organizer

#### New Features

- Launch Time similar-app goals have been refined for improved accuracy, establishing new baselines.  (177355331)

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