Swift Student Challenge 2026 submission format

Hello, I built my app in Xcode and used IOS 26 latest frameworks like Foundation Models. But some of this frameworks don't work properly in Swift Playground(MyApp.swiftpm) and cause crashes. My question is can I submit a MyApp.xcodeproj file and choose Xcode 26 as a software to run my app ? Thank you in advance.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 877486022
My question is can I submit a MyApp.xcodeproj file … ?

No. The rules are crystal clear about this:

Your submission must be an app playground (.swiftpm) in a ZIP file.

My understanding is that the Foundation Models framework works just fine in an app playground, but you will have to raise your deployment target to iOS 26. See this thread.

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Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
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My question is can I submit a MyApp.xcodeproj file … ?

No. The rules are crystal clear about this:

Your submission must be an app playground (.swiftpm) in a ZIP file.

My understanding is that the Foundation Models framework works just fine in an app playground, but you will have to raise your deployment target to iOS 26. See this thread.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

Swift Student Challenge 2026 submission format
 
 
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