iOSoho 2025: What’s New in Xcode Exploring Latest Features and Testing Enhancements

Lightening talk that covers what's new in Xcode 26 and new testing enhancements. This used in iOSoho event, https://www.meetup.com/iosoho/events/308587143/?notificationId=%3Cinbox%3E%21133216962-1751551492994&eventOrigin=notifications, that covered lightening talks to cover new features announced in WWDC 25

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1. Mani Ramezan June 2025 What’s New in Xcode: Exploring Latest Features and Testing Enhancements
2. About me • M a ni (M a a ni) R a mez a n • St aff Engineer a t LinkedIn • Kodeco • Tech editor • Discord iOS moder a tor • Bootc a mp mentor
3. Agenda • Wh a t’s new in Xcode? • Improvements • New AI c a p a bilities • Optimiz a tions • Wh a t’s new in testing? • UI test record a nd repl a y • Q&A
4. Xcode: Improvements • New t a b UX • Use VoiceOver to write code • New string c a t a log • Gener a te type-s a fe Swift code • Gener a te comments • Instrument multithre a ding improvements
5. Xcode: Improvements (Playground)
6. Xcode: New AI capabilities
7. Xcode: Coding assistant • Accessible through N a vig a tor • Coding Assist a nt, cmnd+0 shortcut • Autom a tic a lly includes context in your prompts • Autom a tic a lly a pply the ch a nges • You c a n use @ to reference symbols like f iles a nd entities
8. Xcode: Coding tools • Useful for focusing on section of the code • Gre a t w a y to gener a te: • Pl a yground • Document a tions • Get help • Fix errors
9. Xcode: Optimizations • 24% sm a ller • Condition a l downlo a d of Met a l toolch a in • Removed def a ult Intel support for runtimes • Worksp a ce lo a ds up to 40% f a ster • Text input is improved by up to 50% in complex expression
10. What’s new in Testing?
11. What’s new in Testing?
12. References • Wh a t’s new in Xcode 26 • Also check a ll see a lso videos for this one • Code- a long: Explore loc a liz a tion with Xcode • Record, repl a y, a nd review: UI a utom a tion with Xcode
13. Q&A mani.ramezan@gmail.com Kodeco Discord Chat