Which version of Xcode works best with macOS 12 (Monterey)?

I am currently using Xcode 14.2 (14C18), but it has some glitches (which I don't want to enumerate here).

I now want to revert back to an earlier older version. Any suggestions?

Answered by Claude31 in 748504022

Problem is that 14.3 will not install on Monterey.

I used 13.4.1 a lot, did not notice specific problem. But I did not have real issues with 14.2.

Could you describe some of the problems you get ?

Accepted Answer

Problem is that 14.3 will not install on Monterey.

I used 13.4.1 a lot, did not notice specific problem. But I did not have real issues with 14.2.

Could you describe some of the problems you get ?

I am not sure if the problems are only specific to me, but I did not experience similar ones for the past many years.

  1. The Quick Help pane always stops displaying help after some time of use (for example, after debugging).
  2. I get weird auto layout design time issues in IB (I am sure my constraints are correct).
  3. Today I got a weird error when I build one of my test project (something about Array Controller but not in my code). When I close and re-open and build, the problem is gone.

I have a test project. The main.storyboard has several VC scenes. One scene has 3 NSTableViews in a row and auto layout works perfectly when I run the app. The weird thing is that each time I open the project, the top spacing constraint grows a little (56). I do not modify anything. After several times of re-opening, the value reverts to the standard value.

Just be aware that if you publish on the App Store, reverting beyond Xcode 14.1 is going to be a problem sooner rather than later:

Please note, starting April 2023, all iOS and iPadOS apps submitted to the App Store must be built with Xcode 14.1 and the iOS 16.1 SDK.

Which version of Xcode works best with macOS 12 (Monterey)?
 
 
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