Beta time!
Xcode 7 beta 6 is now ready for download
Apple has seeded the sixth beta of Xcode 7 to developers, who can grab it now from either the Developer Resource Center or through the Mac App Store.
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Latest Xcode beta comes with new crash report service
Apple has launched their new crash reporting service with the latest beta release of Xcode 6.3. The new service is designed to make it easier to find and fix crashes quickly. Apps submitted with debug symbols to both the TestFlight beta service and the App Store will have their crash log data aggregated into crash reports, according to Apple: Apps that you've submitted with debug...
Xcode 6 beta hints at multiple iPhone screen sizes for developers
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The beta of Xcode 6 has more than just Swift integration, and one observant developer has found support for multiple free-form resolutions for iPhone apps. While this will help developers support both the 3.5-inch and 4-inch models we currently have, we're pretty confident that what this really means we'll be seeing an even bigger screen on the iPhone 6. What we don't yet know is the...
Apple updates Xcode developer tools, come and get 'em!
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Following Apple's release of iOS 7.1 on Monday, the company updated Xcode, its integrated development environment (IDE) for developers working on Mac and iOS applications. The new version, 5.1, is ready for download from the Mac App Store. Free (with Apple developer license) - Download now
How to install iOS 6 beta with xCode 4.5 or iTunes 10.6.3
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If you're new to Apple development and have never had to install a beta version of iOS, we'll walk you through how to get started with iOS 6 beta from start to finish. You can do this with either xCode or iTunes.
Apple releases iOS 5.1 beta and XCode 4.3 to developers
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Apple has just begun seeding iOS 5.1 beta and XCode 4.3 to developers. It can be downloaded from the developer portal now. XCode 4.3 is available for download but may not be used to submit apps as it is still in developer preview as well.
Apple releases iOS 5 beta 6 to developers
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Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 6 for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV to developers, along with iTunes 10.5 beta 6, and Xcode 4.2 Developer Preview 6. As with the previous 2 iOS 5 betas, this one is available over the air (OTA) via Software Update in Settings. No word yet on changes, so let us know if you see anything interesting and jump on over to our iOS 5 Forum for more!
Daily Tip: How to extract Apple's default iPhone and iPad icons in Xcode
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Wondering how to get your hands on the PNG files Apple uses for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad interface icons? If you're a developer running Xcode and for some reason you can't use the default controls but want your custom controls to look just like them, you're in luck, UIKit-Artwork Extractor by 0xced will get you everything from the action button to the trash can, Emoji to the glossy...
Apple releases iOS 5 beta 3 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Apple TV to developers
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Apple has just released iOS 5 beta 3 (9A5259f) for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple TV, along with iTunes 10.5 beta 3 for Mac, and Xcode 4.3 Preview 3 for developers. While in previous years Apple had stuck fairly closely to an every-second-Tuesday beta release schedule, iOS 5 beta 2 hit on a Friday just over two weeks after beta 1, and now beta 3 is on a Monday just under 2 weeks...
Tip of the Day: How to downgrade from iOS 5 beta back to iOS 4
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Wondering how to downgrade from iOS 5 to iOS 4? Maybe you rushed out to test your app on the next big thing but now have to deal with a bug in the here and now version, and you don't want to buy an additional device, or maybe you just don't have what you need yet and you'd prefer to wait for a later beta. Either way, it is possible to go back to iOS 4. Last year we showed you how to...