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Apple Releases Xcode 14 [Download]

Posted September 12, 2022 at 6:09pm by iClarified · 13128 views
Apple has released Xcode 14 with downloadable simulator runtimes for watchOS and tvOS, a single target template for multi-platform apps, new SDKs, and more.

Xcode includes everything developers need to create great applications for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Apple Watch. Xcode provides developers a unified workflow for user interface design, coding, testing, and debugging. The Xcode IDE combined with the Swift programming language make developing apps easy and fun.

What's New In This Version:
Xcode 14 includes Swift 5.7 and SDKs for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, tvOS 16, watchOS 9, and macOS Monterey 12.5.

Xcode
● Downloadable simulator runtime for WatchOS and tvOS
● Single target template for multi-platform apps across iOS, iPad OS, macOS, and tvOS
● Automatic icon generation for all icon sizes using the Asset Catalog
● Pinned code structure in source editor
● Interactive SwiftUI Previews are now on by default and provide multiple UI variations from a single PreviewProvider

Build and Documentation
● Faster build performance using improved dependency analysis and increased parallelism
● New build timeline assistant to help identify build performance issues
● Build and command package plug-ins in Swift Packages
● Objective-C and C API documentation support in Swift-DocC

Swift
● Syntax highlighting and refactoring operations for regular expressions
● Smarter code completion and additional dynamic snippets

You can download Xcode from the App Store for free.

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