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Xcode 11 includes Swift 5.1 and SDKs for iOS 13, tvOS 13, watchOS 6, and macOS Catalina 10.15 This release adds many features to bring your apps to even more Apple platforms. SwiftUI is an innovative new user interface framework with a declarative Swift syntax that is easy to read, and natural to write. The most notable changes in this major release are: Added Xcode 11 compatibility and bumped minimum iOS version to 11.0. As of April 2020, Apple requires all app store submissions to be built with Xcode 11 and target the iOS 13 SDK. Xcode 11.2.1 (Build 11B500) is now available! You may run your builds on this new version right now, just add the.

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Xcode 11 can coexist with previous versions of Xcode. Xcode 11 includes SwiftUI, a new Swift framework to provides views, controls, and layout structures for declaring your app's user interface. Xcode 11 provides design tools to make it as easy as drag-and-drop to construct or edit UI, all in the same Swift code file you can also edit.

To see installation instructions for both Visual Studio for Mac and Visual Studio 2019, please visit https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/get-started/installation

Requirements

  • The latest features and APIs require Xcode 11 and the bundled iOS, tvOS and watchOS SDKs
  • Apple Xcode 11 requires a Mac running macOS 10.14.4 (Mojave) or newer
  • Visual Studio 2019 or Visual Studio for Mac

What's New in this Release

Support for Xcode 11

For more information you can consult the Xcode 11 release notes from Apple.

Support for iOS 13 and iPadOS 13

See our API diff to browse the latest changes.

For more information you can consult the iOS & iPadOS 13 release notes from Apple.

Support for tvOS 13

See our API diff to browse the latest changes.

For more information you can consult the tvOS 13 release notes from Apple.

Support for watchOS 6

See our API diff to browse the latest changes.

For more information you can consult the watchOS 6 release notes from Apple.

Support for uploading iOS, tvOS and watchOS Apps to iTunes Connect

Starting with Xcode 11, Apple stopped distributing Application Loader, which was used to publish Apps to the iTunes Connect website.

We updated our MSBuild tasks to make use of a new tool shipped with Xcode: altool.

This is a necessary step for the IDEs to continue providing the ability to publish Apps to the App Store.

Release History

This version of Xamarin.iOS corresponds to our xcode11 milestone and is based of the 16.2 release.

  • September 12, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 13.0.0.19
  • September 3, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.4.26
  • August 21, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.3.5
  • August 7, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.2.40
  • July 25, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.2.26
  • July 10, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.1.27
  • June 27, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.0.159

September 12, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 13.0.0.19

Tip

This version can be used to submit Apps to the App Store.

This seventh preview is based on Xcode 11 GM. More frameworks and API are now available. Future releases will include additional API as they become available.

Updated frameworks

  • 6852 - AVFoundation
  • 6972 - ClockKit
  • 6919 - CoreAudioKit
  • 6896 - CoreData
  • 6943 - CoreHaptics
  • 6973 - CoreLocation
  • 6908 - CoreMidi
  • 6976 - CoreText
  • 6897 - ImageIO
  • 6934 - MapKit
  • 6956 - MetalKit
  • 6969 - MetricKit
  • 6930 - ModelIO
  • 6978 - StoreKit

Enhancements

  • 6921 - [Foundation] Expose the usage of cellular data in the NSUrlSessionHandler. It can sometimes be useful to turn this off and it was not easy with the existing implementation.
  • 6942 - [MediaPlayer] Enable API that depend on AVFoundation types for watchOS.
  • 6947 - [Versions] Add iOS/tvOS 12.3 & 12.4 as well as watchOS 5.3 to our versions files so we offer those options in the IDEs.

Issues

  • 6906 - Updated mono to include workaround for broken Hebrew and other non-Gregorian calendars.
  • 6926 - [package] Rename bundle identifier for the frameworks we ship. Apple added an App Store check to reject Apps with multiple frameworks with the same bundle identifier.
  • 6899 - [mlaunch] Fix issues launching/installing with the watch simulator.
  • 6948 - [UIKit] Make UITraitCollection thread-safe.

September 3, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.4.26

This sixth preview is based on Xcode 11 beta 7. More frameworks and API are now available. Future previews will include additional API as they become available.

New frameworks

This preview includes the following updates to existing frameworks (all API updated to beta 7 unless noted)

  • 6874 - Network (new in watchOS 6.0)

Updated frameworks

  • 6748 - AVKit Community Contribution ❤️
  • 6678 - CarPlay
  • 6858 - CoreMedia
  • 6822 - CoreVideo
  • 6867 - Security (Partial Update)
  • 6837 - Vision
  • 6844 - VisionKit
  • 6882 - WatchKit

Other changes

  • 6878 - Bump the minimum iOS version to 7.0. Deprecation ℹ️
  • 6850 - [registrar] Fix verification of generic parameters to accept unrelated generic types
  • 6819 - [authenticationservices] Remove [Abstract] from ASAuthorizationPasswordRequest
  • 6864 - [runtime] Build native code with -std=c++14. This is required by Apple to compile headers in C++ mode
  • 6855 - [mtouch] Detect when we run into the 32-bit arm size limitation, and report a better error
  • 6859 - [generator] Reference bound Appearance types using global:: syntax
  • 6880 - [Foundation] Ensure that the collection is not modified during the loop
  • 6872 - [UIKit] Fix threading issue in the selector performAsCurrentTraitCollection

August 21, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.3.5

This fifth preview is based on Xcode 11 beta 6. More frameworks and API are now available. Future previews will include additional API as they become available.

Updated frameworks

This preview includes the following updates to existing frameworks (all API updated to beta 6 unless noted)

  • 6804 - AuthenticationServices
  • 6771 - ContactsUI
  • 6784 - CoreML
  • 6731 - CoreText
  • 6751 - EventKit Community Contribution ❤️
  • 6746 - ExternalAccessory
  • 6759 & 6801 - FileProvider[UI]
  • 6754 - Foundation
  • 6773 - GameKit
  • 6710 - HomeKit Community Contribution ❤️
  • 6780 - iAd
  • 6733 - MediaAccessibility
  • 6741 - NaturalLanguage
  • 6788 - NetworkExtension
  • 6743 - PdfKit
  • 6789 - QuicklookThumbnailing
  • 6803 - ReplayKit
  • 6767 - SafariServices
  • 6760 - StoreKit
  • 6807 - UIKit
  • 6800 - VideoSubscriberAccount

August 7, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.2.40

This fourth preview is based on Xcode 11 beta 5. More frameworks and API are now available. Future previews will include additional API as they become available.

Updated frameworks

This preview includes the following updates to existing frameworks (all API updated to beta 5 unless noted)

  • 6718 - AuthenticationServices
  • 6589 - GameController
  • 6692 - HealthKit
  • 6625 - IntentsUI Community Contribution ❤️
  • 6719 - PassKit
  • 6705 - SoundAnalysis
  • 6717 - UIKit
  • 6645 - VideoToolbox Community Contribution ❤️

Other changes

10.13
  • 6703 - [UIKit] Add [BindAs] UIWindowSceneSessionRole to fix casting error

July 25, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.2.26

This third preview is based on Xcode 11 beta 4. More frameworks and API are now available. Future previews will include additional API as they become available.

Updated frameworks

This preview includes the following updates to existing frameworks (all API updated to beta 4 unless noted)

  • 6608 - ARKit
  • 6617 - AuthenticationServices
  • 6581 - CallKit
  • 6563 - Contacts
  • 6582 - CoreAudioKit
  • 6600 - CoreLocation
  • 6513 - CoreMedia partial update
  • 6576 - CoreTelephony
  • 6562 - CoreText partial update
  • 6538 - Foundation
  • 6596 - MediaPlayer
  • 6579 - NotificationCenter Community Contribution ❤️
  • 6612 - PencilKit
  • 6521 - Photos
  • 6624 - PhotosUI
  • 6610 - ReplayKit
  • 6577 - SpriteKit
  • 6553 - UIKit

Other changes

  • 6619 - [authenticationservices] Fix ASAuthorization and ASAuthorizationRequest
  • 6609 - [corenfc] Fix typo in wellKnownTypeTextPayloadWithString
  • 6637 - [generator] Do not use hardcoded error var name, use the one in the declaration
  • 6529 - [package] Fix dialog when installing on 10.15
  • 6493 - [registar] Fix NSURLsessionDelegate issues

July 10, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.1.27

This second preview is based on Xcode 11 beta 3. More frameworks and API are now available. Future previews will include additional API as they become available.

New frameworks

This preview includes the following new frameworks (all API updated to beta 3)

Version
  • 6438 - BackgroundTasks
  • 6437 - LinkPresentation
  • 6491 - PencilKit

New CoreImage filters

A new CoreImage filter:

  • 6480CIRoundedRectangleGenerator

Updated frameworks

This preview includes the following updates to existing frameworks (all API updated to beta 3 unless noted)

  • 6482 - AuthenticationServices
  • 6460 - ARKit
  • 6434 - AudioToolBox
  • 6434 - AudioUnit
  • 6470 - CallKit
  • 6512 - CarPlay
  • 6508 - ClockKit
  • 6472 - CloudKit
  • 6475 - CoreBluetooth
  • 6511 - IdentityLookup
  • 6510 - IdentityLookupUI
  • 6499 - JavaScriptCore
  • 6457 - MediaAccessibility
  • 6447 - PassKit
  • 6479 - QuickLook
  • 6483 - ReplayKit
  • 6440 - Speech
  • 6481 - VideoSubscriberAccount
  • 6496 - WKWebKit

Other changes

  • 6484 - The IncomingCallNotifications.framework was removed from Xcode 11 beta 3
  • 6505 - [coremidi] Fix creating a native MidiThruConnectionParamsStruct

June 27, 2019 - Xamarin.iOS 12.99.0.159

This first preview is based on Xcode 11 beta 2. Many of the new API are already available. Future previews will include additional API as they become available.

New frameworks

This preview includes the following new frameworks (all API updated to beta 2)

  • 6374 - IncomingCallNotifications
  • 6415 - PencilKit
  • 6351 - SoundAnalysis

New CoreImage filters

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New CoreImage filters includes:

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  • CIDocumentEnhancer
  • CIGaborGradients
  • CIKMeans
  • CIKeystoneCorrection
  • CIKeystoneCorrectionCombined
  • CIKeystoneCorrectionHorizontal
  • CIKeystoneCorrectionVertical
  • CIMorphologyRectangle
  • CIMorphologyRectangleMaximum
  • CIPaletteCentroid
  • CIPalettize
  • CIPerspectiveRotate

Updated frameworks

This preview includes the following updates to existing frameworks (all API updated to beta 2)

  • 6408 - AuthenticationServices including Sign In with Apple support
  • 6405 - ClockKit
  • 6397 - CoreAnimation
  • 6337 - CoreGraphics
  • 6358 - CoreImage partial update, new filters only
  • 6419 - CoreMotion
  • 6370 - CoreNFC
  • 6433 - JavaScriptCore
  • 6404 - MediaLibrary
  • 6377 - MessageUI
  • 6432 - PushKit
  • 6367 - ReplayKit
  • 6396 - TVMLKit
  • 6391 - TVServices
  • 6378 - TVUIKit
  • 6392 - UIKit partial update
  • 6355 - UserNotifications
  • 6292 - WKWebKit

Enhancements

  • 6389 - Improve bindings for NWProtocolMetadata to more gracefully report incorrect usage

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Known Issues

  • 6333 - Unable to use PhotosUI as framework's header can not compile.

AOT-compilation for 32-bit architectures fails on macOS 10.15 Catalina

AOT-compilation for 32-bit device architectures (ARMv7, ARMv7s and ARMv7k)does not work on macOS 10.15 Catalina.

This will be fixed in a future release.

For more information see issue #6925.

Installing on macOS 10.15 Catalina

You might get a security dialog before the installer can be executed. This will be fixed in a future preview. Additional information can be found here.

Using an older Xcode version

Using an older Xcode version (than the one mentioned in the above requirements) is often possible. For more information see the following documentation.

API Diff

The following documents contains a complete list of the API changes since the Xamarin.iOS 12.14 release:

Integrated Mono Features/Fixes

Xamarin.iOS uses a customized runtime and base class libraries (BCL) fromMono 6.0Commit 537654c

Feedback

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Your feedback is important to us. If there are any problems with this release, check the Xamarin.iOS Forums and Github Issues for existing issues. If you do not find any matching issue, please feel free to start a new discussion and report an issue.

Open Source

Xamarin.iOS is based on the following open-source repositories:

  • xamarin-macios branch xcode11
  • mono branch 2019-02

Contributors

A big Thank You! to external contributors who made improvements in this release:

With an all-new design that looks great on macOS Big Sur, Xcode 12 has customizable font sizes for the navigator, streamlined code completion, and new document tabs. Xcode 12 builds Universal apps by default to support Mac with Apple Silicon, often without changing a single line of code.

Designed for macOS Big Sur.

Xcode 12 looks great on macOS Big Sur, with a navigator sidebar that goes to the top of the window and clear new toolbar buttons. The navigator defaults to a larger font that’s easier to read, while giving you multiple size choices. New document tabs make it easy to create a working set of files within your workspace.

Document tabs.

The new tab model lets you open a new tab with a double-click, or track the selected file as you click around the navigator. You can re-arrange the document tabs to create a working set of files for your current task, and configure how content is shown within each tab. The navigator tracks the open files within your tabs using strong selection.

Navigator font sizes.

The navigator now tracks the system setting for “Sidebar icon size” used in Finder and Mail. You can also choose a unique font size just for Xcode within Preferences, including the traditional dense information presentation, and up to large fonts and icon targets.

Code completion streamlined.

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A new completion UI presents only the information you need, taking up less screen space as you type. And completions are presented much faster, so you can keep coding at maximum speed.

Redesigned organizer.

An all-new design groups all critical information about each of your apps together in one place. Choose any app from any of your teams, then quickly navigate to inspect crash logs, energy reports, and performance metrics, such as battery consumption and launch time of your apps when used by customers.

SwiftUI

SwiftUI offers new features, improved performance, and the power to do even more, all while maintaining a stable API that makes it easy to bring your existing SwiftUI code forward into Xcode 12. A brand new life cycle management API for apps built with SwiftUI lets you write your entire app in SwiftUI and share even more code across all Apple platforms. And a new widget platform built on SwiftUI lets you build widgets that work great on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. Your SwiftUI views can now be shared with other developers, and appear as first-class controls in the Xcode library. And your existing SwiftUI code continues to work, while providing faster performance, better diagnostics, and access to new controls.

Universal app ready.

Xcode 12 is built as a Universal app that runs 100% natively on Intel-based CPUs and Apple Silicon for great performance and a snappy interface.* It also includes a unified macOS SDK that includes all the frameworks, compilers, debuggers, and other tools you need to build apps that run natively on Apple Silicon and the Intel x86_64 CPU.

Updated automatically

When you open your project in Xcode 12, your app is automatically updated to produce release builds and archives as Universal apps. When you build your app, Xcode produces one binary “slice” for Apple Silicon and one for the Intel x86_64 CPU, then wraps them together as a single app bundle to share or submit to the Mac App Store. You can test this at any time by selecting “Any Mac” as the target in the toolbar.

Test multiple architectures.

On the new Mac with Apple Silicon, you can run and debug apps running on either the native architecture or on Intel virtualization by selecting “My Mac (Rosetta)” in the toolbar.

Multiplatform template

New multiplatform app templates set up new projects to easily share code among iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using SwiftUI and the new lifecycle APIs. Mac python update terminal. The project structure encourages sharing code across all platforms, while creating special custom experiences for each platform where it makes sense for your app.

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Improved auto-indentation

Swift code is auto-formatted as you type to make common Swift code patterns look much better, including special support for the “guard” command.

StoreKit testing

New tools in Xcode let you create StoreKit files that describe the various subscription and in-app purchase products your app can offer, and create test scenarios to make sure everything works great for your customers — all locally testable on your Mac.

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