Apple just completely changed how iOS apps are made

The workflow of app developers has been changing thanks to how AI tools, and Apple just made one of the biggest changes to date about how they're implemented.

Xcode 26.3 Lets AI Agents From Anthropic and OpenAI Build Apps Autonomously

With Xcode 26.3, Apple is adding support for agentic coding, allowing developers to use tools like Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex right in Xcode for app creation. Agentic coding will ...
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Apple’s Xcode adds native support for Anthropic’s Claude Agent SDK in version 26.3

Apple brings agentic coding to Xcode 26.3, letting Anthropic’s Claude Agent work autonomously inside the IDE via MCP.
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Apple Xcode unleashes AI agents for fast and easy app creation

With a new update, Xcode adds AI coding agents so devs can work directly with the likes of Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex.
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iOS 26.3 Beta 3 Is Out Now

Macworld Following the release of iOS 16.2 on Friday, December 12, the first beta release of iOS 26.3 was made available to ...