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Helper to Backport Beta Platform Support

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Description

Tell us how we can improve Xcodes
Running on Beta Life (TM) can be harsh if you need to use a non-beta Xcode for some reason. Xcode is unable to work with a device running the betas because it doesn't have the device support.

What would you like to see? How would you like it to work?
There's been a trick for years that you can copy the platform support from the beta Xcode back into any previous version, and then magically you can use an old Xcode with a new beta. Some people also just symlink it. Example:

sudo ln -s /Applications/Xcode11.4.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport/13.4 /Applications/Xcode11.1.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/DeviceSupport

Not sure the UI/UX for this (prompt after installing a beta to copy into your current?), but it would be nice to be able to trigger this somehow, even possibly even have Xcodes manage the process entirely for us.

Contributor guide

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is named. Start by reviewing the existing Xcodes install and version-switching workflow, then clarify with maintainers whether the feature should copy or link beta DeviceSupport files and when it should be triggered. Done should include an agreed UI/UX and a defined way to use a non-beta Xcode with a beta device.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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