To build an iPhone app, you use Xcode on a Mac. Challenging this common knowledge, "xtool" has become a hot topic on GitHub.

Xcode 15 allows you to preview your iOS app's user interface as you build it. Here's how to use it to see how your app appears to users. Xcode 15 introduced UI Previews which allow you to view what ...

Automate routine coding tasks, generate features, and identify potential errors while maintaining developer ...

Text has long been customizable in Xcode when creating software for Apple's platforms. Now, String catalogs make it even easier to localize your app to multiple languages. Ever since macOS shipped in ...

Have you ever found yourself stuck in the frustrating gap between design and development? You’ve spent hours perfecting a prototype, only to face the tedious task of translating it into code, hoping ...

I am sure that the time will come when AI coding doesn’t seem like some amazing new magic ripped from the future. But not today. I’ve found that when I work in a different AI environment, I like to ...

Apple now accepts iPhone Duo apps built with Xcode 27.1, while App Store Connect will require iPhone Duo screenshots starting ...

Wouldn't it be fun if there were a camera app like this? I decided to test whether I could actually turn that idea into an ...

Xcode 26.3 introduces agentic coding, a new way for developers to build apps inside Apple’s development environment with far more autonomy and speed. This update lets AI coding agents take real ...

The ability to build your first Apple iOS app is now even easier, thanks to the power of artificial intelligence (AI). The process of creating a simple yet effective habit-tracking app using AI tools, ...

Apple is giving developers an early chance to prepare apps for the iPhone Duo, with new Xcode and SDK support, larger-screen ...

Developers are now free to submit their Xcode 27.1-based apps for iPhone Duo. The new iPhone Duo will be available for ...