What is the Xcode Beta "experience flow" like?

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Created Aug ’20

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How does the Xcode Beta "work?" If I download and install, does it replace my Xcode 11? Does it replace the Simulator? Is it possible to "go back?" What happens when the final version is released through the App Store?

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Answered by guywithmazda in 625595022

When you install an Xcode beta, it is named "Xcode-beta" and your previous version (Xcode 11) remains installed as "Xcode". When a new version of the beta is released, delete the old beta and install the new one. When Xcode 12 GM (Gold Master) is released or the final version is put in the App Store, delete the beta version. If you want to keep Xcode 11, you can rename the Xcode application to something like "Xcode-11" before installing the released version of Xcode 12, which will install as "Xcode". To rename, just go to the Applications folder, find Xcode, and rename the file. If you don't want to keep Xcode 11, I think you just install the release version of 12 and it replaces 11.

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When you install an Xcode beta, it is named "Xcode-beta" and your previous version (Xcode 11) remains installed as "Xcode". When a new version of the beta is released, delete the old beta and install the new one. When Xcode 12 GM (Gold Master) is released or the final version is put in the App Store, delete the beta version. If you want to keep Xcode 11, you can rename the Xcode application to something like "Xcode-11" before installing the released version of Xcode 12, which will install as "Xcode". To rename, just go to the Applications folder, find Xcode, and rename the file. If you don't want to keep Xcode 11, I think you just install the release version of 12 and it replaces 11.

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