Xcode Intelligence

Xcode 26 was introduced to the world as part of WWDC25, in June 2025. At the time of writing it is available as a developer beta, but will be released in Autumn. One of the major new features in Xcode is the introduction of Apple Intelligence, in the form of integration with a range of different LLMs.

Since this isn’t fully available at the time of writing, we’ll briefly discuss the features promised, and how they relate to what you’ve already learnt as part of this module.

LLM Integration

The backbone to the new Xcode Intelligence integration is, as with all the other tools we’ve seen, a Large Language Model (LLM). The primary method of interaction is via a new chat pane—a concept familiar from our look at Cursor.

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Applying Changes

Again, similar to the tools we’ve already reviewed, you can choose to not apply code changes (chat mode), to selectively review and apply them, or to apply them all in a big batch.

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Agentic Coding

The thing that appears to be missing at this stage is some kind of agent-mode for writing code. We saw how powerful this can be in Cursor and Claude Code, but it is currently absent from the Xcode 26 beta. This could well be a conscious decision, which would feel quite Apple-like—why does the user care how the code was generated, just that it has been and that it is good. It is quite possible that agent mode will be added, but without the user having to know anything about it.

Conclusion

It’s really nice to see that many of the techniques and approaches that we’ve explored in this module will be integrated into Xcode 26. It’s quite possible that this might be just enough for most developers to access these tools, but in a world changing as fast as AI-assisted coding, the latest and greatest developments will likely always start outside of Xcode.

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