---
title: "Faster iOS Builds with Precompiled XCFrameworks"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/faster-ios-builds-with-precompiled-xcframeworks-5pitnnmws
source_url: https://expo.dev/blog/faster-ios-builds-with-precompiled-xcframeworks
type: article
source: "Expo Blog"
published: 2026-06-11T13:22:32.322Z
updated: 2026-06-11T17:02:53.933Z
tags: ["swift", "react-native", "cocoapods"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Faster iOS Builds with Precompiled XCFrameworks

**[Expo Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/expo-blog)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Expo SDK 56 introduces precompiled XCFrameworks for iOS, eliminating the need to recompile 70+ packages from source on every build. Clean iOS builds can now be up to 65% faster compared to fully source-based builds. This is enabled by default with no configuration changes required. The change also marks the beginning of a migration from CocoaPods to Swift Package Manager (SPM). Key engineering challenges included making expo-modules-core fully modular, resolving Swift/Objective-C cyclic dependencies, handling SPM's strict source ownership rules, and using Clang VFS overlays to bridge React Native's legacy header layout. CocoaPods remains supported during the transition, and precompiled modules can be disabled via an environment variable if needed.

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