Apple Releases Xcode 4.2 With iOS 5 & Lion SDKs

Apple has just released an updated version of Xcode to support today’s iOS 5 and OS X 10.7.2 releases. Xcode 4.2 is available now through the Mac App Store (Link), as well as through Apple’s developer portal.

Xcode is Apple’s development platform for creating applications for both OS X and iOS. The full change log of the release follows:

What’s New in Version 4.2

  • Includes SDKs for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and iOS 5
  • Storyboards let you design multiple iOS screens, and define the segues among them
  • Automatic Reference Counting (ARC) saves you from manually managing retain/release
  • iCloud entitlements are automatically enabled for Mac and iOS apps
  • OpenGL ES Debugger graphically analyzes your OpenGL scene directly within the IDE
  • Apple LLVM compiler supports C++11 features and the LLVM libc++ standard library
  • Older iOS Simulators and device debugging symbols are downloaded on-demand

Xcode 4.2 requires OS X Lion and is a free download on the Mac App Store (Mac App Store Link).

J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.