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iOS No Xcode 14.3 release for iOS 16.4?
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saw your solution, I’ll give it a shot!See my thread in this category on getting 14.2 to work with iOS16.4 ...
Usually the releases for Xcode and iOS updates are in tandem right? Or am I going crazy
Sometimes there is a short delay between OS and Xcode releases. In this case, they released 14.3 RC2 on the same day as all the OS updates, and the final release (likely the same as RC2) will not be far away.
Not always - there may be technical issues with the release or they decided to restrict some content from visibility to developers (maybe due to impending hardware releases....) - who knows
One of the most frustrating issues that many developers face is the inability of the App Store to perform partial updates for large applications such as Xcode.
This means that every time a new version of Xcode is released, the App Store has to download the entire package again, which can take hours or even days depending on the internet speed and availability. Many users have reported that the App Store often fails to complete the download or installation process, leaving them with a corrupted or unusable version of Xcode.
This is unacceptable for a professional development tool that is essential for creating apps, Apple should improve the App Store's update mechanism to allow for incremental updates that only download and install the necessary changes, rather than forcing users to re-download the whole application every time.
This means that every time a new version of Xcode is released, the App Store has to download the entire package again, which can take hours or even days depending on the internet speed and availability. Many users have reported that the App Store often fails to complete the download or installation process, leaving them with a corrupted or unusable version of Xcode.
This is unacceptable for a professional development tool that is essential for creating apps, Apple should improve the App Store's update mechanism to allow for incremental updates that only download and install the necessary changes, rather than forcing users to re-download the whole application every time.
Honestly even though I loved the convenience of updating it through the App Store, I started just going to the developer portal to get it. It drops sooner, downloads take a few minutes, and installation only a few minutes.