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Fix Missing New Xcode Betas in xcodes CLI

Make new Xcode betas appear in xcodes by switching the data source.

Fix Missing New Xcode Betas in xcodes CLI

New Xcode betas may not appear in xcodes when the XcodeReleases feed duplicates Universal and Apple Silicon variants.

Fix: Use Apple’s data source

Refresh from Apple’s feed, then list and install.

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# 1) Refresh using Apple's data source
xcodes update --data-source apple

# 2) List betas and verify the one you need
xcodes list | grep -iw beta

# 3) Install (copy the exact version string from the list)
xcodes install "<version string>"

Notes

Switching to Apple’s feed avoids duplicate-version issues in the XcodeReleases JSON. Revert later if you prefer that feed.

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# Optional: switch your next refresh back to XcodeReleases
xcodes update --data-source xcodeReleases

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