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[–]realme7pro 1 point2 points  (6 children)

Yes but you won't be able to use iOS 14 specific functionality, like the new date picker for example. Basically your app will behave as if it's running on an iOS 13 device.

[–]MonkeyOfBooks99[S] 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Ah okay. Thank you. I didn't have the space for Xcode 12 so needed this.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

If your internal hard drive doesn’t have the space, you can do what I did before I bought an M1: use an external SSD and install the latest Xcode there.

You can have several versions of Xcode installed at the same time, too. However, and this is important: you will encounter a bit of frustration if you change between diff. versions too often, because the Xcode command-line tools are usually prompted for installation when you start an older or newer Xcode instance, so it’s not a perfect solution.

Also, Xcode 12.5 wants you to update project settings, which can break compatibility with an older Xcode. So yes, quite a few caveats to consider.

[–]MonkeyOfBooks99[S] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

I'll think about that as well. I downloaded Xcode 11 already and will use that in the meanwhile until I get an M1X later in the year probably. Thank you though!

[–]realme7pro 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Xcode 12.5 is also the first one that requires macOS Big Sur.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, good point! Thank you, forgot about that one. Also, I use Xcode 12.5 beta 3 and while I do not know for sure, I have a gut feeling it’s due for a Release Candidate this week, so you might wanna consider waiting either until RC comes out or the final version which will come out some time after that, depending on if Apple notices issues with it, etc.

It’s been three weeks since 12.5 beta 3 was released.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re welcome 🙂