Xamarin.iOS 16.4.0.18 and Xamarin.Mac 9.3.0.18

This is a service release for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac bringing Xcode 15 tooling only support.

It is available via Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7 release, Visual Studio for Mac 2022 or using the links below.

Product	Version	Package	Changelog
Xamarin.iOS	16.4.0.18	xamarin.ios-16.4.0.18.pkg	xamarin-ios-16.4.0.6...xamarin-ios-16.4.0.18
Xamarin.Mac	9.3.0.18	xamarin.mac-9.3.0.18.pkg	xamarin-mac-9.3.0.6...xamarin-mac-9.3.0.18

⚠️ Known Issues ⚠️

Unable to automatically launch apps on iOS 17.0 using Xcode 15 on physical devices

There is a known issue where Apps won't automatically open once deployed to a physical device for debugging, you will see the following messages in the logs:

warning HE0030: Could not mount developer tools on '<DeviceName>': Could not locate device support files
warning HE0031: Failed to mount developer tools on '<DeviceName>'.
mlaunch
    DTDKRemoteDeviceConnection: Failed to start remote service "com.apple.instruments.remoteserver.DVTSecureSocketProxy" on device.

As a workaround tap on your App's icon to launch the application.

What's Changed

• [xcode14.3] [tools] Always link weakly with NewsstandKit. Fixes #18606. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #18625
• [xcode14.3] [tools] Don't link with NewsstandKit if we're using Xcode 15+. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #18632
• [xcode14.3] [mlaunch] Bump to a version that works with Xcode 15. by @vs-mobiletools-engineering-service2 in #18653
• [xcode14.3] [registrar] Skip registering types removed in Xcode 15. by @rolfbjarne in #18831
• [xcode14.3] [tools] Skip more types and namespaces when using Xcode 15. by @rolfbjarne in #18936

Full Changelog: xamarin-ios-16.4.0.6...xamarin-ios-16.4.0.18