Xcode 26.5 adds two features that make agentic coding more useful

Alongside macOS 26.5 and its counterparts, Apple yesterday released Xcode 26.5, with several bug fixes and improvements. Two of these improvements make agentic coding workflows ev ...
CNET

Before iOS 27, Here's Everything You Need to Know About iOS 26

End Encrypted RCS Messaging to Your iPhone With iOS 26.5; What You Should Know About iOS 26.4.1; iOS 26.4 Brings New Emoji, ...
OS X Daily

2nd RC Build of iOS 26.5 Released for Testers

A second release canndidate build has been released for iOS 26.5 and iPadOS 26.5 (but not for MacOS 26.5 which is still the original 26.5 RC build). Participating beta testers can find the latest RC ...
9to5Mac

App Store sees 84% surge in new apps as AI coding tools take off

Thanks to the new possibilities afforded by AI coding tools, the App Store is seeing a resurgence in new app submissions, even as Apple continues to take issue with some of the ways these apps are ...
ExtremeTech

You Can Now Use Apple's Swift Coding Language to Build Android Apps

Apple's Swift programming language now officially supports native Android app development. This new capability comes with Swift 6.3, which ships an officially maintained SDK and toolchain for Android.
AppleInsider

Xcode with vibecoding AI agents to help build apps is now available

Apple has released Xcode 26.3 with support for autonomous coding agents, that can directly analyze projects, modify files, and assist developers inside the official development environment. Xcode, ...
Cult of Mac

Vibe coding an iPhone app: Here’s what actually works

A year ago, I had no clue how to write an iPhone app. Now I’ve shipped a fully-fledged strength training app, built with AI coding tools, or “vibe coding” as it’s become known. A lot of people get ...
Macworld

I built a Flappy Bird clone in minutes with Apple’s AI agent

Macworld explores Apple’s new Xcode 26.3 update that integrates AI coding agents like OpenAI’s Codex and Anthropic’s Claude for rapid iOS app development. The author successfully created a functional ...
ZDNet

I built an iOS app in just two days with just my voice - and it was electrifying

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Cult of Mac

Apple Xcode unleashes AI agents for fast and easy app creation

Xcode 26.3 unlocks agentic coding. That lets developers harness agents like Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex directly in Xcode. The new Xcode 26.3 release candidate introduces support for ...
Computerworld

Model Context Protocol: Apple’s Xcode 26.3 opens for vibe coding

Apple has embraced agentic AI for developers, introducing direct support in Xcode 26.3 for both Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex and making vibe coding now a platform feature for iPhone, ...