I used Xcode 26.3 to build an iOS app with my voice in just two days - and it was exhilarating

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• Xcode 26.1 AI was unusable. Xcode 26.3 AI is a big leap.
• AI-driven migration delivered massive change in under two days.
• One rule fixed it: no background agents, frequent status updates.

I am sure that the time will come when AI coding doesn't seem like some amazing new magic ripped from the future. But not today.

The project I've been working on for the last two days counts as the third major product I've done using AI coding. Actually, it's more like the third major project set, because I added four premium add-ons to my WordPress security plugin, I built iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch apps for my 3D printer filament manager, and I've just made major inroads into a surprisingly powerful sewing ...