xtool: Building iPhone Apps Without Opening Xcode - Terms and the 7-Day Limit You Should Know Before Using on Windows or Linux

To build an iPhone app, you use Xcode on a Mac. Challenging this common knowledge, "xtool" has become a hot topic on GitHub.
9to5Mac

Xcode 27 expands agentic coding toolset with Gemini integration

Starting with Xcode 27, developers will be able to natively use Google Gemini, in addition to Claude Code and OpenAI Codex, to plan, write, and review code. Here are the details. Earlier this year, ...
AppleInsider

How to use Xcode Previews to see how your app appears as you make it

Xcode allows you to live preview your iOS views using Xcode Previews, so you can see how the app appears as you're actively developing it. Here's how to use them. Xcode is Apple's development ...
MacRumors

Xcode 26.3 Lets AI Agents From Anthropic and OpenAI Build Apps Autonomously

With Xcode 26.3, Apple is adding support for agentic coding, allowing developers to use tools like Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex right in Xcode for app creation. Agentic coding will ...
Macdaily News

Apple accelerates app development with new intelligence frameworks and advanced tools in Xcode 27

Apple this week introduced new intelligence capabilities, expanded productivity features in Xcode 27, and platform improvements that make apps faster, more adaptive, and easier to build. “Developers ...