Xcode 26 Beta 3
Removed support for creating new Style Transfer projects.
This is the only change that’s noted as being in beta 3. Why can’t Apple write release notes that tell us what’s actually new in this build?
The Beta 3 SDK adds support for
Glass.clear, which looks like the glass material used more commonly throughout the system in Beta 1 and 2 of iOS 26. Less contrast, more glass-like.
The download page says it requires macOS 15.4 or later, but Xcode’s Info.plist says it requires 15.5. The Info.plist is always correct.
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Most importantly, #Xcode 26.0 beta 3 sees the return of the “BETA” badge on its app icon!
Whoop whoop! Now we can finally find a workaround for this 😬
I still can’t create a release build of my app in Xcode 26 beta 3 on Tahoe beta 3 due to a “swift-frontend” error. After three betas of this, I’m starting to worry that I won’t be able to release an updated build for Tahoe!
It looks like beta 3 may have fixed a problem I was having with Swift Testing, but it also brought a flurry of SourceKit crashes when editing code.
My Xcode beta 3 installed yesterday seemingly forgot I had the iOS 26 SDK installed today and I had to reinstall it.
Kinda feels like nothing on my computer is mine, ya know? It’s all being managed externally by unknown entities and changes on a whim. Can’t trust anything to just…. be left alone.
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