React Native 0.82.1 - Auto installs Cocoapods

[sreekanthSubramani]

Description

This is to bring into the concern that whenever the pod install has been done manually,
and cd ../

when i do npx react-native run-ios,
I see the Cocoapods is installing first and the build gets failed.

since, we already install the pods,
and run the ios "npm run ios"
it again triggers the Cocoapods installation and fails.

Steps to reproduce

take any version of 0.82.1v and do npx react-native run-ios

React Native Version

0.82.1

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

sreekanthsubramani@Sreekanths-MacBook-Air openapinasa % npm run ios

> openapinasa@0.0.1 ios
> react-native run-ios

✖ Installing CocoaPods...
error Something went wrong while installing CocoaPods. Please run pod install manually.
sreekanthsubramani@Sreekanths-MacBook-Air openapinasa %

Stacktrace or Logs

sreekanthsubramani@Sreekanths-MacBook-Air openapinasa % npm run ios

> openapinasa@0.0.1 ios
> react-native run-ios

✖ Installing CocoaPods...
error Something went wrong while installing CocoaPods. Please run pod install manually.
sreekanthsubramani@Sreekanths-MacBook-Air openapinasa %

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/sreekanthSubramani/for-meta-ReactNative

Screenshots and Videos

If there are any possible workarounds which I did not follow, please excuse and let me know about it,
thanks.

[sreekanthSubramani]

Firebase + Google Sign-In + RN 0.82 + NewArch = NOT YET SUPPORTED.

Everyone using this combo must disable New Architecture.

is it true - when i use the new arch and use with firebase google sigin in option ?
the android fails ?

[Pnlvfx]

Note: English is not my first language, so I apologize if I misunderstood the original problem.

I'm encountering issues with the pod installation process and finding the CLI behavior confusing. Here are my concerns:

1. Deprecated pod install command
When I run pod install directly, the CLI warns me that it's deprecated and suggests I should use yarn ios instead. However, this creates confusion about the expected workflow.

2. Unclear CLI process
When running yarn ios, I cannot determine whether pods are being installed automatically:

yarn ios
info Found Xcode workspace "goat.xcworkspace"
info No booted devices or simulators found. Launching first available simulator...
info Launching iPhone 17 (iOS 26.1)

Expected behavior:

• The CLI should automatically install pods before attempting to build the app (currently it doesn't seem to)
• The CLI should provide clear feedback about what's happening during the process (e.g., "Installing pods...", "Pods installed successfully")

3. Using prebuilt RNCore
I'm currently using the prebuilt configuration with a custom script in my package.json:

"pod": "cd ios && RCT_USE_RN_DEP=1 RCT_USE_PREBUILT_RNCORE=1 pod install"

• If the CLI is supposed to run pod install automatically, how can I ensure it uses the prebuilt configuration?
• How do I know if pods were installed successfully when running yarn ios?
• What is the recommended workflow for using prebuilt with the current CLI?

[cipolleschi]

Hey @sreekanthSubramani! The problem you are seeing with Cocoapods is something you should report to the CLI repository. That's component is the one that orchestrate the npm run ios command.

As a workaround, what happens if you do the following:

# from the root of your project:
cd ios
bundle install
bundle exec pod install

??

This installs cocoapods manually in the project.

Then, you can open your project with:

open <ProjectName>.xcworkspace

And build and run from Xcode

Regarding:

Firebase + Google Sign-In + RN 0.82 + NewArch = NOT YET SUPPORTED.
Everyone using this combo must disable New Architecture.
is it true - when i use the new arch and use with firebase google sigin in option ?
the android fails ?

This is not true. As far as we know, Firebase works with the New Architecture. What is not working with Firebase is using the iOS precompiled binaries, which are still experimental, and we are investigating why.