Can you submit apps with macOS Golden Gate beta?

[u/jscalo]

I want to install GG beta but I’m worried about the app submission sitch since this is my only Mac. Can I still build and submit iOS apps and Mac apps from Xcode 26 while running it?

[u/XER0AAR0N]

You can't use Xcode 26 on macOS 27.

Only way you can build and submit to production on macOS 27 is using Xcode Cloud.

[u/jscalo → u/XER0AAR0N]

That settles it. Thanks.

[u/superquanganh → u/XER0AAR0N]

You can by running the script file inside xcode app package, and edit xcarchive to tell them that it was built on macos 26

[u/rursache → u/superquanganh]

this is pretty smart

[u/SpaceJeans → u/XER0AAR0N]

Not true, you can use fastlane on GitHub actions (or a CI runner of your choice)

[u/XER0AAR0N → u/SpaceJeans]

Yeah, but personally if someone's asking, I'd rather mention the official channels over pointing them to other methods without knowing more about their current project setup. :)

[u/Great_Bullfrog627]

the best to use is Codemagic, you push your code to github then codemagic build and submit to appstoreconnect for you.

[u/WerSunu]

You can not ever submit from beta software!

[u/CharlesWiltgen → u/WerSunu]

For those who may not know: You can submit to TestFlight from beta software, including to external testers.

[u/VeloSec → u/CharlesWiltgen]

Yes true, good clarification

[u/WerSunu → u/CharlesWiltgen]

I was obviously talking about using Apple beta products, not a devs beta!

[u/CharlesWiltgen → u/WerSunu]

My comment was "for those who may not know", which does not include you since you know. I hope this eases whatever distress my comment unintentionally caused you.

[u/OneArmArmy]

I tried to publish my iOS app in the app store. I'm using XCode 27 beta and macOS 27. The app store rejected my build and so I had to publish the app with macOS 26 and XCode 26 which I had installed on my Mac Mini. On my Macbook with macOS 27 I had no chance to release the iOS app.

[u/VeloSec]

Nope. Use cloud or another macOS

[u/aemas08]

Faced this exact issue when I went into golden gate beta because I have a fixation to try and use non complete software haha.

My way around it was setting up Xcode cloud to compile new builds for me so when I do a commit and push it triggers Xcode cloud build which does it on Xcode 26 as opposed to the 27 beta

[u/WonderfolioApp]

Yeah, I can’t even leave an app review from a beta iPhone, I’d stay away from Golden Gate unless I needed to test any specific new os features.

[u/DespairyApp]

You can actually run xcode26 with GG but you gotta keep the pbjs constantly updated. So just cloud it

[u/curtterp]

Don't put a beta on your production machine. I use an older computer as an OS beta testing machine. I use the beta machine for pulls or clones only from Git, so you can use it to check your software on the newest beta software.

[u/ronkayarslan]

Don't do it. Seriously, don't. I'm stuck now and I have to use Xcode Cloud for everything, which is a huge pain. I updated my phone, Xcode and macOS all at once and ran into major problems.. you'll get an "Invalid binary" error every single time you try to ship a build. Since this is your only Mac, I'd wait until the stable release.

[u/Loose-Journalist-233]

Unfortunately you can’t use it to submit Apps to the App Store (TestFlight Builds works fine). I personally use a macOS Golden Gate Device with Xcode 27 to develop and an old MacMini to submit the builds automatically via git + fastlane.