How to update Xcode beta?
ide, xcode
Solution
Since Beta releases are generally released to developers with Apple Developer Account, a standard process of updating:
- Login to Apple Developer Account
- Go to iOS Dev / Mac Dev / Safari Dev Beta content
- Follow links to download and install Beta releases
Multiple versions of Xcode can be Maintained. E.g I have Xcode Beta 1 installed in `/Applications/Xcode 6/Beta 1/` and Beta 2 installed in `/Applications/Xcode 6/Beta 2/`. As of speaking now, Xcode 6 Beta 3 is released, you can install that on `/Applications/Xcode 6/Beta 3/`. Here is link to get started.
Also note that to setup app testing environment with Beta releases, there is good reference here.
Beta releases are not on iTunes so we can't take advantage of one click update.
Problem
For Mac / iOS developers, there is a period that we have to use Xcode beta version so as to build a test environment for the new/pre-released version of OS X / iOS. So my question is: What is the standard process of updating Xcode beta version, for example, from beta 1 to beta 2? Is it necessary to remove beta 1 completely and then install a newly downloaded beta 2? Is there any shortcut to achieve this process?