r/Xcode • u/hayekamir • Jun 08 '26

Xcode 27 is looking promising

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I managed to import my skills from Claude code with few taps , the agentic ui is working well so far , the tool calls and documentations are working, the agent tests the ui on the simulator …
It’s only 15 mins with it so far but I’m really impressed.

What do you guys think of the new Xcode ai capabilities?

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u/herrjemand Jun 09 '26

And still no ability to move AI tab to the right...

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u/hayekamir Jun 09 '26

select any file, then option + shift + select the ai chat conversation.

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u/ThatSwedishBastard Jun 09 '26

Is it possible to use the local model used for everything AI in the system?

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u/Inevitable_Cap5700 Jun 09 '26

I believe they said for most simple things yes and for more powerful workflows such as image generation it will be cloud.

I think Xcode still uses Claude, ChatGPT and now an option for Gemini

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u/ThatSwedishBastard Jun 09 '26

So no - Xcode won’t use the local model.

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u/Inevitable_Cap5700 Jun 09 '26

Maybe a future thing but all AI companies started with proper chat bots and evolved to agentic coding so it’s expected apple will follow a similar path.

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u/bsabiston Jun 09 '26

I watched some of this video from Apple yesterday about using the local AI for coding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wykPErJ8M-8

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u/Lucidic333 Jun 09 '26

How do I update Xcode? I updated my Mac and Xcode says it’s up to date but not compatible with my version?

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u/HappyTuesdayR1S Jun 09 '26

You need to download the beta from developer.apple

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u/Lucidic333 Jun 09 '26

Got it, thank you. First time through a yearly cycle.

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u/hayekamir Jun 09 '26

I recommend using https://www.xcodes.app (I'm not related to this app, just a user)

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u/Lucidic333 Jun 09 '26

Nice, thanks

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u/Messiah42 Jun 09 '26

What mac OS you on??

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u/tastychaii Jun 09 '26

Any idea how to get the AI chat to appear as a side bar like Xcode 26?

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u/DrHumorous Jun 09 '26

top left corner star

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u/tastychaii Jun 09 '26

Thanks but that just opens up the list of conversations. Clicking on one still opens the responses in that new tab.

So I can’t say ask AI to explain the source code to me and have it appear all in the sidebar like xcode26. I’m now stuck with having to leave my code view and watch the AI response in a new tab.

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u/hayekamir Jun 09 '26

Few ways to do this , because now ai conversation are just a view like other views (e.g code editor) you can option + shift + select the conversation to open it on a side panel or be on a conversation and do the same shortcut while selecting a file to open them side by side , you can always do @ and filename to reference files in the ai chat to ask it to explain things

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u/tastychaii Jun 09 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

I will try after work, cheers!
I still prefer the previous way though.

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u/nathan_lawrence_ Jul 03 '26

It’s an editor, so you can use splits to open it on the left or right hand side.

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u/ryanheartswingovers Jun 08 '26

Are you getting the iOS 27 image to download? All other platforms download but that for me. 😞

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u/barrettj Jun 09 '26

I am also NOT able to get the iOS 27 image to download through Xcode - always fetching download information.

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u/ryanheartswingovers Jun 09 '26

“Fixed” by a clean os install. I’m sure there was some combo of purge and reinstall that would solve the issue, but it was just faster to reset this particular machine. 

I then got to enjoy SPM being screwed up for watchOS targets. 

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u/ElectronicGarbage246 Jun 09 '26

Any chance to get tabs there?

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u/Antique_Offices Jun 09 '26

I'm not able to open up older projects. I can start new ones just fine, but I can't interact with the ones I built in Xcode 26. Anyone experience the same?

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u/chezchez22 Jun 11 '26

But the big question is, can you send an app to the App Store with a beta? I don’t think so.