Tips and tricks

React Native - Change Packages

Posted on July 4 2025 / in React Native

Run your npm install, then

cd ios
pod install
cd ..

It is important you run npx react-native run-ios for rebuilding the ios build

Restart Metro clearing the cache:

npx react-native start --reset-cache

if you are having problems you can use --repo-update

cd ./ios
pod install --repo-update

clean XCODE cache

xcodebuild -alltargets clean
xcodebuild clean -workspace FoodPlanner.xcworkspace -scheme FoodPlanner -configuration Debug

clean derived data ios

rm -rf ~/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData

cd ios
rm -rf build
rm -rf Pods
rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/CocoaPods

If you are having problems with Sandbox rsync errors

Go to XCode, Build Options and disable User Script Sandboxing

ENABLE_USER_SCRIPT_SANDBOXING