flutter app not running on ios simulator after adding firebase notification

Question

when I want to run the Flutter app on ios after Xcode build it gives me this error:

Error (Xcode): File not found: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/lib/arc/libarclite_iphonesimulator.a

Error (Xcode): Linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Could not build the application for the simulator.
Error launching application on iPhone 14 Pro Max.

Answer 1

The error message you provided seems to be related to a missing library file that is needed for building the app on the iOS simulator. This error is usually caused by Xcode not being able to find the library file at the specified path.

To resolve this issue, you can try the following steps:

1. Close Xcode and clean the project by running the following command in your terminal:

   flutter clean

2. After the cleaning process is complete, open Xcode and try to build the app again.

3. If the issue persists, try updating the Flutter and Firebase packages to their latest versions. You can do this by running the following commands in your terminal:

   flutter pub upgrade

4. If the above steps do not work, try deleting the app from the simulator and then running it again. To delete the app, open the simulator, locate the app icon, press and hold it until the icons start to jiggle, then tap the X button to delete it.

5. Finally, make sure that the Firebase notification configuration is set up correctly in your Flutter project. You can follow the Firebase Flutter documentation to set up Firebase in your app: https://firebase.flutter.dev/docs/overview

If none of these steps resolve the issue, you may need to provide more information about your Flutter and Xcode setup, as well as any additional error messages that you are seeing.

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