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Xcode is an IDE provided by [[Apple]], primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps. In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.

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'''{{Wplink|Xcode}}''' is an {{Wplink|Integrated development environment|IDE}} provided by [[Apple]], primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Xcode on the Mac App Store |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |website=[[Apple]] |date= |access-date=2 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702065644/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref> In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.

== ~~Tracking~~ ==

==Consumer impact summary==

Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch<ref>https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709</ref><ref>https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html</ref>.

==Incidents==

== ~~Usage~~ ==

==Tracking==

Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch.<ref>{{Cite web |author=allenjjm |title=Is there any way to download xcode... |url=https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |website=[[Apple]] |date=May 2020 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702070154/https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jeff |title=Xcode constantly phones home |url=https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |website=lapcatsoftware |date=24 Feb 2025 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071001/https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref>

Xcode is irreplaceable for signing iOS/macOS apps. A 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey found almost no developers want to start using Xcode<ref>https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want</ref>.

==Usage==

Xcode is irreplaceable for signing iOS/macOS apps. A 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey found almost no developers want to start using Xcode.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Technology {{!}} 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey |url=https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |website=Stack Overflow |date=2024 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071614/https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref>

== References ==

==References==

[[Category:Apple]]

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-Xcode is an IDE provided by [[Apple]], primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps. In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.
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+'''{{Wplink|Xcode}}''' is an {{Wplink|Integrated development environment|IDE}} provided by [[Apple]], primarily for creating iOS and MacOS apps.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Xcode on the Mac App Store |url=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |website=[[Apple]] |date= |access-date=2 Jul 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702065644/https://apps.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835 |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref> In order to run apps on real devices, Xcode is required for signing iOS/macOS apps.
-== Tracking ==
+==Consumer impact summary==
+{{Ph-C-CIS}}
-Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch<ref>https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709</ref><ref>https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html</ref>.
+==Incidents==
+{{Ph-C-Inc}}
-== Usage ==
+==Tracking==
+Xcode requires an Apple ID to install, and sends telemetry to Apple during every local build and every launch.<ref>{{Cite web |author=allenjjm |title=Is there any way to download xcode... |url=https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |website=[[Apple]] |date=May 2020 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702070154/https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/132709 |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Jeff |title=Xcode constantly phones home |url=https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |website=lapcatsoftware |date=24 Feb 2025 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071001/https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/2025/2/5.html |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref>
-Xcode is irreplaceable for signing iOS/macOS apps. A 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey found almost no developers want to start using Xcode<ref>https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want</ref>.
+==Usage==
+Xcode is irreplaceable for signing iOS/macOS apps. A 2024 Stack Overflow developer survey found almost no developers want to start using Xcode.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Technology {{!}} 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey |url=https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |website=Stack Overflow |date=2024 |access-date=13 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250702071614/https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/technology#worked-with-vs-want-to-work-with-new-collab-tools-worked-want |archive-date=2 Jul 2025}}</ref>
-== References ==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Apple]]