I have noticed that in Xcode 13 sometimes in projects the "Products" group containing the deliverables some times is not visible. Any solution?

Question

I am using Xcode 13 for some tasks, although it is still in beta, and I have noticed that it happens quite often that the "Products" group/folder of a project is not visible in the project navigator. I suspect there might be a new project setting about it, but I did not yet find it, so I was wondering is somebody has already discovered it. Thanks for your attention.

Answer 1

That's just how Xcode 13 works. In a new project created in Xcode 13, there is no Products category (group) visible in the Project navigator any longer. This is covered in the release notes:

The project navigator hides the Products group when it’s in the default location. The Product > Show Build Folder in Finder menu item replaces the most common use. (71561549)

Answer 2

when i used pod install, the products file will appear.

I checked the .xcodeproj file. I found that products file always exists.

I tested it. It seems that the result is affected by the configuration of baseConfigurationReference which in .xcodeproj file.

If at least one file description exists in the Recovered References folder, the products folder will be displayed.