Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers. It accelerates the development and delivery of high-quality apps by bringing together cloud-based tools that help you build apps, run automated tests in parallel, deliver apps to testers, and view and manage user feedback.
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While there’s still time before iOS users will finally be able to join in on the fun, looks like M1 Mac users can already enjoy xCloud games using the Android emulator. For those who aren’t familiar, Microsoft’s xCloud is a cloud gaming service, which allows subscribers of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to play more than 150 games on Android. Xcloud on mac, does it work yet? Tech Support Just tried to work xcloud on my macbook pro 2012, the games all seem to launch fine on both safari and chrome, however it does not seem to register the controller input (xbox elite v2) through both bluetooth and wired.
You can set up and start building most apps in Xcode Cloud in just a few minutes, with the build status displayed in Xcode and reports showing the results in Xcode immediately after the build finishes. Xcode Cloud uses the information from your Xcode project to optimize your build settings.
Build in the cloud
Xcode Cloud workflows can automatically build your app in the cloud, eliminating the need for dedicated build infrastructure.
Automated workflows
Configure workflows to suit your development process or use the built-in workflow to get started and customize it as your process evolves. You can build every committed code change and your whole team is instantly alerted if a change introduces any issues — potentially saving days of wasted time before the bug would be found by end users.
Parallel testing
Configure Xcode Cloud to test one or two device types for a quick check on your project’s health, or test a wide range of device configurations less frequently for edge cases. Xcode Cloud allocates resources in parallel to quickly complete the testing job while you and your Mac keep coding.
Xcode integration
Results for your builds and tests — and even feedback on crashes from users — are presented right inside Xcode. As builds happen in the cloud, Xcode shows live status indicators and lets you filter by the build tasks you want to monitor.
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Instant deployment to testers
For internal quality assurance teams of up to 100 people, Xcode Cloud works with TestFlight to instantly install new, successful builds to the team so everyone can immediately get started on testing.
Custom groups of testers
TestFlight and Xcode Cloud work together to define groups of external testers (up to 10,000 people who can sign up through a public link or email invitation). Send specific branches of your app with unique in-development features to select testers or do comparison testing as you experiment with new ideas.
App Store Connect dashboard
App Store Connect on the web shows you critical information about your Xcode Cloud builds and testing results, and displays screenshot feedback from testers.
Security and privacy
Xcode Cloud was designed to protect your projects and your privacy, with all data encrypted at rest and access protected by two-factor authentication. Source code is only accessed for builds and the ephemeral build environments are destroyed when your build completes.
After more than two months of beta testing, Microsoft is readying the launch of its xCloud Game streaming platform on Safari, Edge, and Chrome in the “next few weeks.” This comes after Microsoft had been pushing to bring xCloud to the App Store.
The company made the announcement today in a blog post about “bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone.” Here’s what Microsoft said:
In the next few weeks, cloud gaming on the browser will open to all Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. With Edge, Chrome, and Safari support, players will be a click away from gaming on almost any device.
Microsoft wanted to offer the xCloud Game platform as an app on the App Store, but since Apple policies don’t allow app stores inside the App Store, the Redmond had to scrap its plans last year.
In April, Microsoft announced it was going to open the beta test program of xCloud Game on web browsers. To enjoy the platform, users must be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber.
Xcloud Ios Beta
The public beta offered access to over 100 Xbox Game Pass titles. The official Game Pass has around 300 titles that are expected to work with xCloud Game without the need of a TV or a monitor, just a web browser on your iPhone and iPad, for example.
In the blog post, Microsoft also noted that “Cloud gaming through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate will launch in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and Japan later this year” as well.
With E3 starting this Saturday, Microsoft could be preparing to give more details about the xCloud Game at the conference.
Are you looking forward to playing your favorite Xbox games on Safari with your iPhone and iPad? Tell us in the comment section below.
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