What’s New in Xcode 26

Features:

Xcode is 24% smaller download size
Pinned tab
Multiple word search
Coding by voice
#Playground
- import Playgrounds
- Open sourced
Icon Composer
String Catalogs
- Type-safe Swift symbols
- Automatically generate comments – using on-device models
Intelligence
- Using LLM e.g. ChatGPT, Claude
- Coding tools
- Modification history
- Generate Fix for issue
Debugging and Performance
- Processor Trace
- CPU Counters
- SwiftUI Instrument
- Power Profiler
- Orgainizer > Metrics
  - Launch Time (compared to other apps)
  - Hang Rate
  - …
- Explicit Modules
Swift Build
- Open Source
- Enhanced Security
Testing
- UI Testing recording enhancements using XCTest
- UI Automation in Xcode