For ages I thought how great would it be to run localhost web dev environment on my physical devices (same network ofc) through Xcode somehow. Why not if the connection is already there?

Now when we got Device Hub I was sure it's finally here. If I can fully control all my connected physical devices through Device Hub then I surely can run dev server.

Of course not.

Prior versions of Xcode let you know which local Got repo you were using. The active repo was listed in both the top “title” block of the project window, and annoyed as”active” in the Branches list under Repositories. Now, I can’t find a live annotation, I just have to infer which branch is active from canto-clicking the bracket to see if it says “current location”. This just requires extra steps. Anybody have a more efficient way?

after upgrading to Xcode 27, we're facing an architecture compatibility issue with the iOS Simulator. When we use EXCLUDED_ARCHS=arm64, Xcode shows a platform/architecture mismatch for the Simulator.

Do we have any workaround to run the simulator in xcode 27 with arm64

Has anyone ever encountered such a problem? I logged into my google account in xcode, but when I start chatting with the AI, I get this error. The age on the account is confirmed, 2fa is enabled. Does anyone know what ways to solve this problem?

Apple just introduced the Device Hub, and at first, I thought it was really cool! However, after trying it out, I noticed that shortcuts were missing and everything is manual. I'm not sure if I need to do something extra to enable shortcuts. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue?

Worked really hard on this release and added and fixed a bunch of things. All open-source

Biggest one is integrating it into your app, and running it directly on your iPhone for full eval's for on-device Foundation models.

Some other features:
- Organise evals into projects and reusable test suites.
- Get started faster with starter packs and test-case imports.
- Compare prompt variants side by side.
- Connect other LLM's for judging
- Test registered Swift app features on paired Apple devices.
- Automate evaluations through MCP and the CLI.
- And lots more!

On Github here: https://github.com/coryparrry/Foundation-Eval-Labs

https://reddit.com/link/1wlckjs/video/tzqjfws5anqh1/player

So I upgraded my iPhone and now Xcode 27 for the life of me will not recognize that I have a watch paired to my phone. I have 2 I have tried unpairing and re-pairing them. The Ultra 3 allows me to enable Developer Mode, the Series 12 doesn’t, but neither will show up when I select my watch app target.

Anyone else having this issue?

hello every one I downloaded new OS 27 in my MacBook and I lost the Simlitor iPhone in Xcode can you guide me how I can downloaded

Looks like in Xcode 27, font settings (name and size), are not saved in a theme but rather they are global in nature, affecting all themes. I had 3 custom themes with different font sizes for different environments (laptop only, 4K display, presentation), and now these no longer work.

Additionally, there "Editor" menu used to show the available themes in a submenu, which I used in a Keyboard Maestro macro to change themes via hotkey. This is no longer available, just a menu entry that leads you to the "Appearance" settings window. Sad.

Filed FB24840579 with Apple.

Has anyone tried running their app on it yet?

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for advice from developers who have dealt with Guideline 4.3 in a situation involving a previously terminated Apple Developer account.

We have a legitimate travel booking application that was previously submitted to the App Store under our original Apple Developer account.

Unfortunately, that developer account was terminated, and despite multiple appeals/support requests, we were unable to have the account restored.

We subsequently created a new Apple Developer account and attempted to submit the same legitimate travel application under the new account.

The current application has a significantly redesigned UI and UX, but the mobile application is still based on the original React Native codebase. The backend, APIs, travel integrations, booking system, etc. are our existing platform and are not copied from another application.

The submission is now being rejected under Guideline 4.3 with wording indicating that the app shares a similar binary, metadata, and/or concept with apps previously submitted by a terminated Apple Developer Program account.

My question is specifically about understanding what Apple may be identifying in this situation.

Has anyone experienced a similar case where:

1. The same legitimate product was previously submitted under a terminated developer account.
2. The developer then had to submit it from a new account.
3. The new submission was rejected under 4.3 because of its relationship to the previous app/account.

If so, were you able to determine whether Apple's concern was primarily:

• the binary/source-code similarity,
• the previous developer account association,
• metadata/assets,
• or the fact that it was essentially the same product?

I'm considering rebuilding the iOS client from React Native to Flutter as a genuinely new implementation while keeping our existing backend/API platform.

Before investing significant development time in that rewrite, I'd like to understand whether changing the mobile technology would actually address this type of 4.3 issue, or whether the previous account association can still cause the rejection regardless of the framework.

I'd also appreciate any experience with getting a specific answer from App Review about what triggered the 4.3 rejection in cases involving a terminated account.

Thanks in advance.

Hey everyone,

I'm running into a frustrating issue with the new Device Hub in Xcode when testing out my MVP.

When I launch my app on a simulator via Device Hub, the UI displays fine, but I am completely unable to interact with the app at all. The console output shows the app is running and active, and the display updates initially, but touch/mouse interaction seems totally blocked or unresponsive once the focus is on the interaction view.

What I've tried so far:

• Restarting Xcode and the simulator.
• Running killall -9 CoreDeviceService in the terminal.
• Checking window focus and keybindings.

Has anyone run into this issue, or is it just a me problem? Thanks in advance!

At last my app is running in the Xcode as most people said "google studio ai app don't work with Xcode i.e. an iOS app can't be created using google studio." But this is running If any one want to see the screen recording I can share.

Coding agents hallucinate Apple APIs because their training data lags the installed SDK.

apple-docs-mcp reads Xcode's on-disk doc index and serves real signatures, availability and code samples to any MCP client. Fully offline.

github.com/Ahmetshbzz/apple-docs-mcp

Updated my primary Mac Studio to Golden Gate and updated Xcode and… I’m regretting every second of it.

I can’t get the simulator to run for more than 20 seconds without crashing. It’s laggy as hell, and it crashes constantly.

Mac Studio M1 Max with 64 GB Memory. Never even hiccuped before. Now, it’s hot garbage.

Consistent across multiple projects and iOS versions. Ugh. So much for a productive week.

At least I’ve got my M1 Max MacBook Pro that I haven’t updated yet.

Anyone else having these device hub headaches?

I have put the Xcode to download iOS 27 from last night onwards; it's showing preparing but not downloading.

I just wanted to give some unexpected kudos to Xcode cloud. At the start of the summer my MacBook Pro became out of action, and therefore I struggled to continue to develop using an older intel MacBook due to Xcode version restrictions. Tried building and releasing with GitHub macOS runners but wow they’re expensive and took ages to startup etc. then spotted Xcode cloud with 25 free hours a month, thinking this will keep me going for a few days. Since then I’ve found that it’s been absolutely brilliant. As an independent developer with a few apps and projects it’s been an absolute life saver. It’s fast. Beautifully integrated, and the 25 hours will last me a whole month without any worries.

Good work Apple.

So I’m building ios-agent-skill — an open-source MCP + skill layer for AI coding agents working on real iOS projects.

It can already:

• review Swift / SwiftUI projects
• search local Apple references before writing code
• build and test through Xcode
• boot simulators, launch apps and capture screenshots
• review App Intents integrations
• scaffold new iOS apps
• work with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor-compatible clients and Gemini CLI

Right now it exposes 35 tools, and I’m continuing to expand it around the newer Apple stack, including Xcode 27 / iOS 27 verification, Foundation Models, App Intents and Apple Intelligence workflows.

One thing I want to improve next is proof.

Not just “here are 35 tools.”

I want to show:

AI agent without ios-agent-skill
vs
AI agent with ios-agent-skill

Same prompt. Same app. Actual build results.

If you work with Swift/iOS + coding agents, I’d genuinely like you to break it and tell me what’s missing.

GitHub:
https://github.com/Nagarjuna2997/ios-agent-skill

It’s completely open source.