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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?
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The current release of Xcode is available as a free download from the Mac App Store. The Mac App Store will notify you when an update is available or you can have macOS update automatically as it becomes available. The latest beta version and previous versions of Xcode can be downloaded from the Downloads page.
Xcode. Beta versions of Xcode include the latest toolset and SDKs for creating apps that run on upcoming releases of an operating system. Xcode betas are available to all developers on the download page.
The normal way you upgrade Xcode via direct download is to download the new version, extract it from the XIP, and drag it into Applications. Are you having a problem with that? There is no patch-in-place; you just download the new version. It's generally a few GB.
Since Beta releases are generally released to developers with Apple Developer Account, a standard process of updating:
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.
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