Big Sur & app distribution

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Created Jun ’20

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Id like to install Big Sur on my dev machine...
can I still distribute apps for the App Store on Big Sur?
if so, do I need Xcode 11 or 12.

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Answer 1

Claude31 OP

Jun ’20

If this is your production machine, that may not wise to use it to experiment with the first beta of a major release of OS.
Use a secondary machine or wait a little to upgrade to the formal release of MacOS.

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Answer 2

lml OP

Jul ’20

AFAIK, as long as you're using the regular release version of Xcode, it doesn't matter which OS you're using underneath. You just can't use a beta version of Xcode to distribute apps to the Store.

As for the Big Sur beta - ouch! It's got a multitude of problems right now. I agree with @Claude31 that, unless you're really brave and adventurous to be on the cutting (ie "bleeding") edge, you might want to hold off on installing the beta.

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Answer 3

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’20

When shipping your app to customers, all of the software involved during the build needs to be a GM version -- that includes Xcode, as well as the macOS version that Xcode is running on top of.

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Big Sur &amp; app distribution

Big Sur & app distribution