VideoPlayer crashes on Archive build

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Created Dec ’25

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I have found that following code runs without issue from Xcode, either in Debug or Release mode, yet crashes when running from the binary produced by archiving - i.e. what will be sent to the app store.

import SwiftUI
import AVKit

@main
struct tcApp: App {
	var body: some Scene {
		WindowGroup {
			VideoPlayer(player: nil)
		}
	}
}

This is the most stripped down code that shows the issue. One can try and point the VideoPlayer at a file and the same issue will occur.

I've attached the crash log:

Crash log

Please note that this was seen with Xcode 26.2 and MacOS 26.2.

Answered by peggers123 in 894608022

This appears to be a known issue where AVKit.framework is not linked, and then the class can't be found at runtime. Adding AVKit.framework to the target's Link build phase solves the problem.

Answer 1

peggers123 OP

Dec ’25

As a follow up, three further points:

I tried this on someone else’s machine. Same issue. So it’s not a config issue with my Xcode / machine.

Secondly, one doesn’t need to go thru the archive step, just run the executable produced for the Xcode run.

Issue not seen if a debug build is used.

Answer 2

peggers123 OP

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This appears to be a known issue where AVKit.framework is not linked, and then the class can't be found at runtime. Adding AVKit.framework to the target's Link build phase solves the problem.