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React Native 0.88.x-rc crash on iPhone Duo #58606
Description
Description
If you try to build and run the latest RN version on iPhone Duo simulator
App will crash with the next error:
failure in void _UIApplicationEvaluateRuntimeIssueForNoSceneLifecycleAdoption(void)_block_invoke (UIApplication_RuntimeIssues.m:106) : Application failed to launch: UIScene life cycle is required for apps built with this SDK. See "Transitioning to the UIKit scene-based life cycle" in the UIKit documentation for more information on migration.Steps to reproduce
- Download Xcode 27.1 beta:
https://developer.apple.com/download/applications/ npx @react-native-community/cli init --pm yarn --version 0.88.0-rc.0 RN88DuoRN88Duonpx pod-install- open "RN88Duo" in new Xcode 27.1
- Run on iPhone Duo
React Native Version
0.88.0-rc.0
Affected Platforms
Runtime - iOS
Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info
System:
OS: macOS 27.0
CPU: (11) arm64 Apple M3 Pro
Memory: 62.80 MB / 36.00 GB
Shell:
version: 4.0.1
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/fish
Binaries:
Node:
version: 24.13.1
path: /usr/local/bin/node
Yarn:
version: 3.6.4
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
npm:
version: 11.8.0
path: /usr/local/bin/npm
Watchman:
version: 2025.09.01.00
path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
CocoaPods:
version: 1.16.2
path: /Users/xd/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
iOS SDK:
Platforms:
- DriverKit 25.2
- iOS 26.2
- macOS 26.2
- tvOS 26.2
- visionOS 26.2
- watchOS 26.2
Android SDK:
API Levels:
- "31"
- "34"
- "35"
- "36"
- "37"
Build Tools:
- 30.0.3
- 33.0.1
- 34.0.0
- 35.0.0
- 36.0.0
- 37.0.0
System Images:
- android-34 | Android TV ARM 64 v8a
- android-34 | Google TV ARM 64 v8a
- android-35 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
- android-35 | Google Play ARM 64 v8a
- android-36 | Android TV ARM 64 v8a
- android-36 | Google TV ARM 64 v8a
Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: 2026.1 AI-261.26222.65.2614.16204760
Xcode:
version: 26.2/17C52
path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
Java:
version: 17.0.13
path: /usr/bin/javac
Ruby:
version: 3.4.2
path: /Users/xd/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
"@react-native-community/cli":
installed: 20.2.0
wanted: 20.2.0
react:
installed: 19.2.3
wanted: 19.2.3
react-native:
installed: 0.88.0-rc.0
wanted: 0.88.0-rc.0
react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
"*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
hermesEnabled: true
newArchEnabled: true
Stacktrace or Logs
failure in void _UIApplicationEvaluateRuntimeIssueForNoSceneLifecycleAdoption(void)_block_invoke (UIApplication_RuntimeIssues.m:106) : Application failed to launch: UIScene life cycle is required for apps built with this SDK. See "Transitioning to the UIKit scene-based life cycle" in the UIKit documentation for more information on migration.
MANDATORY Reproducer
https://github.com/retyui/RN88Duo
Screenshots and Videos
Activity
retyui commentedon Sep 19, 2026
summary from AI:
The new Xcode/iOS SDK requires the UIScene lifecycle (via
SceneDelegate). Your app is using the old single-windowAppDelegatelifecycle, which is no longer supported for apps built with this SDK version.How to fix:
SceneDelegate.swiftfile to handle your UI window.Info.plistto include the Application Scene Manifest (UIApplicationSceneManifest).UIWindow,startReactNative) fromAppDelegateintoSceneDelegate.retyui commentedon Sep 19, 2026
workaround: retyui/RN88Duo@743c2c2
shameemkpofficial-git commentedon Sep 23, 2026
Why its not mentioned in the upgrade helper ?
nikhilpakhlooseraphic-create commentedon Sep 30, 2026
Use these configs in app.json
["expo-build-properties",
retyui commentedon Oct 16, 2026
should be fixed in 0.88: https://x.com/reactnative/status/2111081668278968801?s=20