Xcode 26.4: Regressions in Intelligence features

Just installed the new Xcode 26.4 RC build (17E192) after happily using 26.3 for a few months. I'm noticing some immediate regressions in the Intelligence features:

  1. Frequent losing of OAuth token (Claude Agent). This had previously been fixed and now is back.
  2. Agent "Thinking" is constrained to thought bubble windows, which are (a) too small to read, (b) not scrollable when thinking goes beyond a few paragraphs. Yes they are tappable when thinking is finished, but this doesn't help.
  3. Due to (2), in deep thinking, it's impossible to follow progress beyond the visible window, so impossible to know if the agent is going off the rails.
  4. I'm noticing just more general slowness to complete tasks. Not just complete them -- it seems like it takes longer to START tasks, which is really weird. It sits there thinking for longer. Same project, same model as before.
  5. Every time you tap "New Chat" it presents both Claude and Codex choices, even if you're only signed into one. This turned a simple single tap into now a required two taps.

Overall this feels like a frustrating setback after a very positive user experience in 26.3.

One more issue: I'm seeing Claude Agent just randomly stop in the middle of working. After submitting a prompt, it will occasionally respond with "Let me start by understanding the current (whatever) implementation." And then do nothing. This is different than the OAuth issue, as the OAuth token is still valid in this case.

Yes I must admit the same issues. I have claude and anthropic signed in. I want to select a model and then just use that every time I click new message. I don't like the mental burden of having to select the working model every time I click a new message. I have the other issues listed as well, sometimes it just stalls and I need to send another message to get it going again.

Xcode 26.4: Regressions in Intelligence features
 
 
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