Release app to production with Xcode 16 beta and MacOS 15 beta

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reflex44 OP

Created Jun ’24

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I've updated my mac to Sequoia (MacOS 15) beta, my iPhone to iOS 18 beta, and Xcode to Xcode 16 beta.

Only then, I realized I couldn't publish app updates with Xcode beta (error in AppStore Connect). I tried using the non-beta Xcode version but got "Invalid Binary" during app review:

ITMS-90111: Unsupported SDK or Xcode version - App submissions must use the latest Xcode and SDK Release Candidates (RC). For details on currently supported versions, visit: https://developer.apple.com/news/releases.

I really need to publish updates and I can't wait for September. I can't downgrade my devices because that would require me to erase both my Mac and my iPhone (for testing), which is not something I can do.

Is there any option I didn't think about? How can I publish app updates in the current situation?

It really should be more explicit before updating that you can't release updates with the beta versions...

Answered by reflex44 in 793050022

I enabled Xcode Cloud and it worked that way. Thanks!

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fbronner OP

Jun ’24

You could prepare an external SDD to boot into the previous version which only has Mac OS and Xcode and submit from there

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AlanXp OP

Jun ’24

what have you done, i also upgraded all my deviced to beta and i'm so dissapointed that they didn't tell us we can't keep using xcode 15 with Sequia. that was a must, now it seems like we will have to erase everything, since they all did backup with the new beta systems.

any other solution??

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reflex44 OP

Jun ’24

Accepted Answer

I enabled Xcode Cloud and it worked that way. Thanks!

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jbbeau OP

Jun ’24

@AlanXp If you don't have access to another Macbook with non-beta Xcode installed, like me, then I guess you only have two options:

Boot MacOS from an external SSD, with Xcode installed, like @fbronner suggested.
Use Xcode Cloud.

I found Xcode Cloud to be a simpler solution in my case. I was able to set it up rather quickly. I wanted to start using it for some time and this was a good moment to do it. The free trier is largely sufficient for me.

Still, I really think they should make this limitation more explicit when updating to beta.

PS: If you are having issue with Xcode 16 beta, note that you can still run Xcode 15 from the terminal usingopen /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode. This won't allow you to archive the app for release (you get an error later in the process), but it may be useful for testing.

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