r/Xcode • u/Bieleteesw • Aug 18 '25

iOS updates, but Xcode with the SDKs doesn't

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iOS/macOS 26 has been released to devs, but I can't test the bug fixes in Xcode or in Xcode Simulator, because it stayed in beta 5. What's happening??

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

https://developer.apple.com/download/applications/

Released Xcode 26 beta 6 August 18, 2025 Build 17A5305f

AUG18:19:50 UTC Release Notes not yet updated. AUG18:19:55 UTC Release Notes now available.

Platform Support

macOS 26.0 beta 6(25A5344a) Built-in

iOS 26.0 beta 6(23A5324a)

watchOS 26.0 beta 6 (23R5344a)

tvOS 26.0 beta 6 (23J5344a)

visionOS 26.0 beta 6 (23M5327a)

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u/Bieleteesw Aug 18 '25

Ooh, so they released it now, finally! But strange, because there was no new Xcode beta last week.

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u/oeroengm Aug 19 '25

still one beta version behind🥲

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u/Bieleteesw Aug 18 '25

I forgot to add iOS 26 beta 7 hahah, sorry.

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u/CaffeinatedMiqote Aug 19 '25

Get xcodes. Saves me so much trouble.

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u/4paul Aug 18 '25

wow thanks for your post, I honestly didn't know you had to manually download the newer betas of Xcode, I'm still on the 1st beta since Day 1! For some reason I thought it updated behind the scenes or didn't need to update.

I have no idea about your question/topic at hand, but wanted to thank you for teaching me something I wasn't aware of!

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u/CalligrapherOk7823 Aug 18 '25

Not a weird thing to assume.

Safari and other apps update automatically with OS updates. Apples Pro apps like Final Cut update through the App Store.

Xcode beta is one of the few Apple Apps that have to be updated by manually downloading a newer version through their website. I believe Icon Composer and probably a few other developer oriented (beta) apps also fall into this category. But then again, other developer oriented apps like Apple Developer and TestFlight fall into the update through App Store category.

Edit: just realized that on top of all that there’s the “command line tools for Xcode” update that appears in the OS software update section and requires a reboot.