Linker cannot find symbols

iOS / Xcode · last reviewed 2026-11-10

The error looks like this

ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture arm64

Why it happens

A native library is not linked, or pods were built for a different architecture/configuration.

How to fix it

cd ios && pod deintegrate && pod install
Clean build folder; delete ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData.
Check the library's install docs for manual linking steps.

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