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Install - fails on authentication

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
macos, swift
Domain
authentication, desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported flow: install Xcodes, sign in to an Apple account, select an Xcode version, and click Install. Use the displayed “Unable to install Xcode” prompt and the issue’s OS and Xcodes versions to investigate; done means the selected Xcode version installs successfully after authentication.

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Description

bug

Describe the bug
unable to install xcode versions

To Reproduce

  • install xcodes
  • login to apple account
  • click install
  • see "Unable to install Xcode" prompt

Expected behavior

  • the version of xcode I selected is installed

Screenshots

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Version

  • OS: 26.3.1 (a) (25D771280a)
  • Xcodes: 3.0.2 (34)
Dominant language
Swift
Stars
8.6k
Forks
387
Avg merge
6d 7h
Merged PRs (30d)
3

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