At WWDC25 we launched a new type of Lab event for the developer community - Group Labs. A Group Lab is a panel Q&A designed for a large audience of developers. Group Labs are a unique opportunity for the community to submit questions directly to a panel of Apple engineers and designers. Here are the highlights from the WWDC25 Group Lab for Developer Tools. Will my project codebase be used for training when I use Xcode's intelligent assistant powered by cloud-based models? When using ChatGPT without logging in, your data will not be used to improve any models. If you log in to a ChatGPT account, this is based on your ChatGPT account settings, which allows you to opt-out (it defaults to on). When using Xcode with accounts for other model providers, you should check with the policies of your provider. And finally, at no point will any portion of your codebase be used to train or improve any Apple models. We'd love to make our SwiftUI Previews (and soon, Playgrounds) as snappy as possible. Is there any way to skip certain build steps, such as running linters? It seems the build environment is exactly the same (compared to a debug build), but maybe there's a trick. Starting with Xcode 16, SwiftUI previews use the exact same build artifacts as the regular build. The new Playgrounds support in Xcode 26 uses these build artifacts too. Shell script build phases are the most common thing that introduces extra build time, so as a first step, try turning off all shell script build phases (like linters) to get an idea if that’s the issue. If those build phases add significant time to your build, consider moving some of those phases into asynchronous steps, such as running linters before committing instead of on every build. If you do need a shell script build phase to run during your build, make sure to explicitly define the input and output files, as that is a huge way to improve your build performance. Are we able to provide additional context for the models, like coding standards? Documentation for third party dependencies? Documentation on your own codebase that explains things like architecture and more? In general, Xcode will automatically search for the right context based on the question and the evolving answer, as the model can interact multiple times with your project as it develops an answer. This will automatically pick up the coding style of the code it sees, and can include files that contain architecture comments, etc. Beyond automatic context, you can manually attach other documents, even if they aren't in your project. For example, you could make a file with rules and ideas and attach it, and it will influence the response. We are very aware of other kinds of automatic context like rule files, etc, though Xcode does not support these at this time. Once ChatGPT is enabled for Coding Intelligence in Xcode 26, and I sign into my existing ChatGPT account, will the ChatGPT Coding Intelligence model in Xcode know about chat conversations on Xcode development done previously in the ChatGPT Mac app? Xcode does not use information from other conversations, and conversations started in Xcode are not accessible in the web UI or ChatGPT app. Is there a plan to make SwiftUI views easier to locate and understand in the view hierarchy like UIKit views? SwiftUI uses a declarative paradigm to define your user interface. That allows you to specify what you want, with the system translating that into an efficient representation at runtime. Unlike traditional AppKit and UIKit, seeing the runtime representation of SwiftUI views isn't sufficient in order to understand why it's not doing what you want. This year, we introduced a SwiftUI Instrument that shows why things are happening, like view re-rendering. Is it possible to use the AI chat with ChatGPT Enterprise? My company doesn't allow us to use the general ChatGPT, only the enterprise version they have setup that prevents data from being leaked Yes, Xcode 26 supports logging into any existing ChatGPT account, including enterprise accounts. If that does not meet your needs, you can also setup a local server that implements the popular chat completions REST API to talk to your enterprise account how you need. Now that Icon Composer is here, how does it complement or replace existing vector design tools such as Sketch for icon design? Icon Composer complements your existing vector design tools. You should continue to create your shapes, gradients, and layers in another tool like Sketch, and compose the exported SVG layers in Icon Composer. Once you bring your layers into Icon Composer, you can then use it to influence the translucency, blur, and specular highlights for your icon. What’s one feature or improvement in the new Xcode that you personally think developers will love, but might not immediately discover? Maybe something tucked away or quietly powerful that’s flown under the radar so far? One feature we're particularly excited about is the new power profiler for iOS, which gives you further insights into the energy consumption of your app beyond what was possible with the energy instrument previously. You can learn more about how to use this instrument and how it can help you greatly reduce your apps battery usage in the documentation, as well as the session Profile and optimize power usage in your app. There were also improvements in accessibility this year with Voice Control, where you can naturally speak your Swift code to Xcode, and it understands the Swift syntax as you speak. To see it in action, take a look at the demonstration in What’s new in Xcode 26. We have a software advisory council that is very sensitive to having our private information going to the cloud in any form. What information do you have to help me guide Xcode and Apple Intelligence through the acceptance process? One thing you can do is configure a proxy for your enterprise that implementing the popular Chat Completions API endpoint protocol. When using a model provider via URL, you can use your proxy endpoint to inspect the network traffic for anything that you do not want sent outside of your enterprise, and then forward the traffic through the proxy to your chosen model provider. Are there list of recommended LLMs to use with Xcode via Intelligence/Local? I've tried Gemma3-12B, but.. I hope there are better options? Apple doesn't have a published list of recommended local models. This is a fast-moving space, and so a recommendation would become out of date very quickly as new models are released. We encourage you to try out the local model support in Xcode 26 with models that you find meet your needs, and let us and the community know! (continued below)

Hi, First post and I am a total newbie when it comes to Ipads & Macs... And also this forum, so sorry if I post in wrong section. My son use Ipad at school and they use Swift Playground there. To be able to do some programming at home, I have set up Vmware with Sequoia 15.1. I installed the app Swift Playground and try to run the playground Get Started with Code and some other education playgrounds. If I understand correctly, it should be some landscape and a figure on the canvas... For me it is only a blue area. I installed XCode, but could not figure out how to run the learning examples there. Tips? Is it possible to run the education playgrounds there? I removed Swift Playgrounds and installed it again, same issue. I also installed IOS 18.1 (?) but I am not sure it is needed. Any suggestion of how I can get contents to show on the canvas? Except of bying an Ipad. ;)

I use the code below for a non-consumable in-app purchase in my apps. Has anybody worked out how to handle this without using any of the deprecated items? SKPaymentQueue - deprecated, SKPayment - deprecated, SKProduct - deprecated, transactionState - deprecated, SKPaymentTransaction - deprecated, finishTransaction - deprecated func paymentQueue(_ queue: SKPaymentQueue, shouldAddStorePayment payment: SKPayment, for product: SKProduct) -> Bool { true } func paymentQueue(_ queue: SKPaymentQueue, updatedTransactions transactions: [SKPaymentTransaction]) { for transaction in transactions { switch transaction.transactionState { case .purchasing: break case .purchased: SKPaymentQueue.default().finishTransaction(transaction) // Hide the restore button navigationItem.setRightBarButton(nil, animated: true) // Set the ProVerion in the Db to true IAPHandler.setProVersionToPurchased() // Also hide the Purchase button UIView.animate(withDuration: 1.0, animations: { [weak self] in self?.purchaseBtn_Outlet.alpha = 0 }) { [weak self] (success) in if self!.theDevice.isOneOf(K.Device_Groups.SE_3_iPhone8) { self?.segControlTop_Constraint.constant = 10 } else if self!.theDevice.isPhone { self?.segControlTop_Constraint.constant = 30 } } case .failed: if let error = transaction.error { let errorDescription = error.localizedDescription print("Transaction failed due to error: \(errorDescription)") } case .restored: SKPaymentQueue.default().finishTransaction(transaction) // Hide the restore button navigationItem.setRightBarButton(nil, animated: true) // Set the ProVerion in the Db to true IAPHandler.setProVersionToPurchased() // Also hide the Purchase button UIView.animate(withDuration: 1.0, animations: { [weak self] in self?.purchaseBtn_Outlet.alpha = 0 }) { [weak self] (success) in if self!.theDevice.isOneOf(K.Device_Groups.SE_3_iPhone8) { self?.segControlTop_Constraint.constant = 10 } else if self!.theDevice.isPhone { self?.segControlTop_Constraint.constant = 30 } } case .deferred: break @unknown default: if let error = transaction.error { let errorDescription = error.localizedDescription print("Transaction failed due to error: \(errorDescription)") } break } } } // Sets the purchase to true in the Db class IAPHandler: NSObject { //Get the ProVersion Status static func isProVersionPurchased() -> Bool { let VC_String = "IAPHandler" var theStatus = false do { let settings = try Database.shared.databaseConnection!.read { db in try My_Settings.fetchOne(db) } let theStatusText = settings?.ProVersion ?? "false" theStatus = theStatusText == "true" ? true : false } catch { print("Getting the ProVersion Status failed! \(VC_String) \(error)") } return theStatus } // Set ProVersion to true. static func setProVersionToPurchased() { let VC_String = "IAPHandler" do { try Database.shared.databaseConnection!.write { db in try db.execute(sql: "UPDATE My_Settings SET ProVersion = :proVersion WHERE Settings_ID = :id", arguments: ["proVersion": "true", "id": 1]) } } catch { print("Update set pro version, failed! \(VC_String)s \(error)") } } }// End of class

I saw in the Xcode 16 release notes that on-device debugging is no longer available on watchOS prior to version 7.0, but I can't even get a signed, compiled app to run on an older watch. The current version I have live in the App Store works just fine on 4.3.2. I have changed no code, I just started building the app with Xcode 16, and now it won't launch on older watches. Is it no longer possible to update an app for older watches?

Why as an IDE, many developers want to use the functions are not available, such as code formatting, if the function is not available, why not even a plug-in center, I have been using IDEA for code development, with Xcode development, feel very inconvenient to use

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How can I add navigation to an existing program. I coded this as per youtube video: var body: some View { NavigationView { VStack { NavigationLink(destination: viewdetail()) { Text("click") .frame(width: 300, height: 150, alignment: .center) .background(Color.gray) .foregroundColor(.black) } } } It doesn't work. If I comment out the rest of the program it works. I have VStacks and HStacks and functions after the navigation code. Please help.

I’m working in the app playground and want to add my usdz file but when i drag drop the file to my main folder i cannot add target to it which leads to a resource not found error while I build my app. It was working on a normal xcode project but while transitioning to app playground it is not working. How can I fix this issue?

Just this error is coming again and again I just updated the Xcode today. Thanks Zipzy Games

The simulator will not work. No matter How much I restart, when I open my app, it tells me either Build succeeded but I see a loading bar or a loading automatic phone simulator but it never shows up like the line would. keep going in a loop, for example this is what it looks like,

I try to use "Download container" on "Devices and Simulators". But on iOS 17, xcappdata file size is 4KB and ''AppData" folder is empty. On iOS 15, xcappdata file size is 2MB and success downloaded. Xcode show these error when I unplug iOS 17 and plugin iOS 15. The system failed to get a list of files on the remote device. Domain: com.apple.dt.CoreDeviceError Code: 7001 User Info: { DVTErrorCreationDateKey = "2023-12-12 07:39:24 +0000"; NSFilePath = ""; } -- Unknown response: { XPCErrorDescription => Connection interrupted } Domain: com.apple.dt.remoteservices.error Code: -1 -- System Information macOS Version 14.2 (Build 23C64) Xcode 15.1 (22502) (Build 15C65) Timestamp: 2023-12-12T15:39:24+08:00 PS. I had turn on [Airplane mode] on iOS 17.

Was working ok, then after my latest attempt at submitting a .PKG it crashes right after displaying the list of previous submitted things. This make it impossible to make progress with my project, unless there's another way of getting it to TestFlight (not using Xcode). Transporter 1.3.2 on Intel Mac Sequoia 15.0

I am trying to update the EditButton after deleting rows in a List, but its title doesn't change. I have sent an update event via a publisher that applies the mode change based on the number of items remaining in the list. Here's the update event handler: .onReceive(updateViewPublisher, perform: { _ in self.editMode?.wrappedValue = textFileData.textFiles.count == 0 ? .inactive : .active update += 1 })``` The edit mode is changed to inactive when the list is empty, but the button continues to display 'done'. If I adda new list item it remains set to 'done' and the delete control is displayed against the new item. I have seen loads of posts about this on various sites, but no solutions. I am trying this on Xcode 16.2 and IOS 18.2. If someone from Apple sees this, a reply would be most welcome.

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I recieve the error message "XOJITError: Could not create code file directory for session: Permission denied". I'm Using Xcode 16.2. It is an AppKit project using SwiftUI and it also happens if I create a clean project. Error log is attached. previews_diagnostics_summary.txt

I'm working with CBConnectPeripheralOptionNotifyOnConnectionKey, and my understanding is that it should trigger an alert when a reconnection occurs while the central app is in the background. To test this, I've set up two separate iPhone devices—one acting as the peripheral and the other as the central. The process I'm using is as follows: The central app connects to the peripheral app. I then switch to a different app on the central device, which causes the central app to go into the background. I manually disconnect and reconnect Bluetooth on the central device, which should trigger the peripheral app to reestablish the connection. However, despite the central app being in the background, I don't see the expected alert on the central side. The connection reestablishes correctly, but no alert appears. I would appreciate any insights on what might be causing this issue or if I'm misunderstanding the behavior of CBConnectPeripheralOptionNotifyOnConnectionKey. I'd be happy to provide more specific code or logs if needed. Thanks in advance! I’m relatively new to Core Bluetooth and feel like I’ve explored most of the options, but I’m still encountering this issue.

We enrolled with a DUNS number 2 weeks ago but account still says in Review. How long should we expect to wait for our Dev account? TIA.

Hello, I am working on updating my system for Xcode but it has hanged here from last 4 hours I checked my internet. Thanks Zippy Games

Hello all! My application written with C++ for iOS. Want to make some functionality in static library for the purpose of reuse it in different C++ projects. Want to make universal library for using StoreKit2. Global idea is to wrap StoreKit2 Swift out with CPP interoperability. Now trying to make clear for my self how to create C++ static library with Swift interoperability for iOS in XCode. There are only Objective-C option when you creating static library in XCode for iOS. Is it correct: Create Static Library with Objective-C in XCode Remove all default Objective-C files Add C++ files Add C++/Swift interoperability in build settings Add swift classes Beside all of it some questions: When C++ static library contain Swift code with interoperability will it require some special settings for project (Swift standard lib or some other settings)? Or it could be used like any other C++ libraries? What is the optimal build settings in this case to reduce dependencies when using it different projects? Is there any examples of the same approach for iOS development?

Hello, I recently decided to start learning how to code for iOS. I don't have much coding experience but I still wanted to explore it for fun at least. I downloaded Xcode on my Macbook, and opened a new iOS file after downloading iOS 18.1 so I could run the simulator/get a preview of my code. Even though I only had the basic "Hello World!" that is auto-generated in my code, the preview would never show and sat at a loading screen for multiple hours, saying "Preparing (Automatic) iPhone Simulator" at the top. There is probably a simple solution that I'm missing. I would appreciate any tips! Thanks.

Hello Apple Developer Community, I am encountering an issue while trying to pay the $119.99 Apple Developer Program fee through the Apple Developer app. I have linked a prepaid card to my Apple ID, which works perfectly fine for other purchases and subscriptions, but I am unable to complete the payment for the developer fee. Here are the details of the issue: Payment Method: Prepaid card connected to my Apple ID. Amount: $119.99 (Apple Developer Program fee). Location: Cameroon. Other Transactions: All other purchases and subscriptions using the same prepaid card have been processed successfully without any issues. When I attempt to pay for the developer fee, the payment doesn’t go through, and I receive an error message (Payment Failed). I’ve verified that my card has sufficient funds and that the information is correctly entered in my Apple ID account settings. Has anyone else faced a similar issue, particularly with prepaid cards or payments in Cameroon? Any advice or guidance on how to resolve this problem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help!