According to the release notes (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes/xcode-27-release-notes), "Xcode 27 beta requires a Mac running macOS Tahoe 26.4 or later."
I've tried it on my Intel MacBook running macOS Tahoe 26.5, and it wouldn't run. Looking into it, the binary for the application is an arm64 executable only (which explains why it wouldn't run).
Is that a mistake in the release notes, or a mistake with the Xcode 27 beta?
Oh no. Intel is no longer supported? What do we do with these beautiful machines now?
MacBook Pro 16" 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9, 64GB RAM, 8TB SSD
See the Intel Deprecation section of the Release Notes:
Xcode 27 will only install and run on Apple silicon Macs. The macOS SDK is still Universal for back deployment up to and including macOS 27. Intel development is still possible with macOS versions that support Rosetta like macOS 27. (162138432)
The Release Notes have an Intel Deprecation section that says
Xcode 27 will only install and run on Apple silicon Macs. The macOS SDK is still Universal for back deployment up to and including macOS 27. Intel development is still possible with macOS versions that support Rosetta like macOS 27. (162138432)
"Download the Apple silicon version if you're running Xcode 27 on an Apple silicon Mac. Download the Universal version if you're running on an Intel-based Mac computer, or if you plan to share this version with other developers."
It says this still on the Software Downloads "Applications" page for Xcode.
@duragdaddy Do you have a pointer to the page with that text? I don't see it in the downloads page https://developer.apple.com/download/all/?q=Xcode so maybe it was updated already.
This is for 26 tho.
