Minimum Xcode version to upload to App Store

Question

I currently use Xcode7 and I have to continue using it for compatibility reasons. Should I expect that Xcode 7 will be incompatible with the App Store soon?

Answer 1

The Xcode version changes once every year in April. Starting April 2022 you need to built with Xcode 13 and the iOS 15 SDK.

The updated documentation at https://developer.apple.com/ios/submit/ says now:

Starting April 2022, all iOS and iPadOS apps submitted to the App Store must be built with Xcode 13 and the iOS 15 SDK.

At the time of the question the documentation said:

Please note that Starting March 2019, all iOS apps submitted to the App Store will need to be built with the iOS 12.1 SDK or later […]

As iOS 12.1 SDK is included in Xcode 10.1, Xcode 7 seemed to be incompatible for new builds.

Answer 2

Starting April, 2020, all apps submitted to the App Store will need to be built with Xcode 11. Xcode 11 requires macOS Mojave 10.14.3 or later.

More you can find here: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/submissions/