![]() ![]() This is especially important if you offer a service users rely on or paid for. It is important to check how many users you are leaving behind. People who use a device that runs an older iOS version will no longer receive updates through the App Store. What are the consequences of raising the deployment target?īy raising the deployment target, you say goodbye to a portion of your application's userbase. While that isn't difficult, it doesn't end there. Updating the deployment target is as simple as setting the iOS Deployment Target building setting in Xcode. ![]() SwiftUI and Combine were introduced alongside iOS 13, which means you need to raise the deployment target to iOS 13. It is technically possible and the compiler can handle it, but it isn't ideal. This means you can't use SwiftUI and Combine. Assume you maintain an application that has a deployment target of iOS 12. There are many reasons for raising the deployment target of an application. How to Raise the Minimum Deployment Target It is unlikely that you ever need to modify that build setting. You can ignore DriverKit Deployment Target. The Deployment section shows four build settings that relate to the deployment target: Select the Build Settings tab at the top and search for deployment target. The dropdown menu of the Deployment Info section is nothing more than a convenient way to define a build setting. As you may have guessed, the application is compatible with iPhone (and iPod Touch) and iPad, but it won't run on Mac, that is, macOS (previously known as Mac OS X and OS X). iPhone and iPad are checked while Mac is unchecked. The Deployment Info section also lists a number of checkboxes. The minimum deployment target Xcode 12 supports is iOS 9. Xcode 12, for example, no longer supports iOS 8. The values the dropdown menu lists depend on the version of Xcode you are using. It means that the application runs on any iOS device with iOS 14.3 or later installed. That is the iOS deployment target or the minimum deployment target for iOS. Because I am using Xcode 12, the dropdown menu is currently set to iOS 14.3. The section contains a dropdown menu and three checkboxes, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The General tab contains a section with name Deployment Info. In this example, the target is named Books.Ĭlick the Books target and select the General tab at the top. ![]() In short, every application that runs on one of Apple's platforms has a deployment target.Ī deployment target is nothing more than the minimum version of the operating system the application can run on.įire up Xcode and create a new project by choosing the App template from the iOS > Application section.īecause we chose the iOS > Application > App template, Xcode automatically added a target for iOS to the project. If you are building an application that runs on iOS and tvOS, then the Xcode project has at least two targets, one for iOS and one for tvOS. ![]() What Is a Deployment Target?Īn Xcode project contains one or more targets and each target has a deployment target. In this episode, you learn everything you need to know about deployment targets, how to set a target's deployment target in Xcode, and when it is appropriate to change the minimum deployment target. You need to understand what a deployment target is if you plan to develop for iOS (and iPadOS), tvOS, macOS, or watchOS. ![]()
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