Will Apple extend Xcode 11 deadline due to COVID-19?

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Created Mar ’20

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Currently the deadline is Apr 30 to be switched over to Xcode 11 on production pipelines. However Xcode 11.4 comes out tomorrow. This leaves a tricky situation: do we still update CI to 11.3, when or 11.4 just came out? 11.4 requires Catalina and thus a major devops transition when you have 80 Mojave nodes running on VMWARE ESXI 6.7 that also need to be updated to a newer version for Catalina. Under the current COVID-19 B.S. we are not in as good of a position so upping all our nodes to 11.4 will take longer than April 30. I wonder if Apple might relax this deadline due to COVID so those of us with big devops overhead might be able to go straight to 11.4 and skip 11.3? We can't have multiple folks doing on site upgrades in the current situation.

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Claude31 OP

Mar ’20

Why not continue using XCode 11.3 ?

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Claude31 OP

Mar ’20

Seems you've been heard, deadline pushed back.

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Apple Extends Deadline for Several Upcoming App Requirements for Developers

Thursday March 26, 2020 4:09 pm PDT by Juli Clover

Apple today announced that it is extending several deadlines that will eventually require apps to be built on SDKs designed for the most recent iOS and watchOS updates and incorporate iOS 13features.

Apple will not require developers to meet the below requirements until June 30, 2020.

- Apps for iPhone or iPad must be built with the iOS 13 SDK or later and use an Xcode storyboard to provide the app's launch screen.

- iPhone apps must support all iPhone screens and all iPad apps must support all iPad screens.

- Apps for Apple Watch must be built with the watchOS 6 SDK or later.

- Apps that authenticate or set up user accounts must support Sign in with Apple if required by guideline 4.8 of the App Store Review Guidelines.

- Apps in the Kids category must be in full compliance with guideline 1.3 and guideline 5.1.4. of the App Store Review Guidelines.

- Apps using HTML 5 must be in full compliance with guideline 4.7 sections 4, 5, and 6 of the App Store Review Guidelines.

Notably, apps will not be required to adopt Sign in with Apple or comply with new guidelines for apps designed for children until the end of June.

Apple says the deadlines are being extended to accommodate developers who may need additional time to update their apps on the App Store. Apple was previously requiring developers to meet these deadlines in April 2020.

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