iOS Xcode 14 and Push Notifications (Updated)

UPDATE: Dec 8, 2022 The problems have been resolved. Updates have been made to the affected plugins. Xcode 14 is working for all jobs now - let us know if you are still having problems.**

On September 18th, a few days after its release, the VoltBuilder iOS servers were updated to use Xcode 14.

The new Xcode release has been working well, with the exception of some plugins which enable Push Notifications. These plugins are complex and may need updates from their maintainers.

If you are using Push Notifications, we’d love to hear from you. If your project is working fine, that is helpful information for us. If not, we have set up a special server to build using Xcode 13.

Please email us at support@voltbuilder.com if you’re using Push Notifications. If you’re having problems, we’ll get you going on the Xcode 13 server.

Notes on cordova-plugin-firebasex (Updated)

The maintainer of this plugin has released an update for Xcode 14. Here’s the correct code for your config.xml file:

    <plugin name="cordova-plugin-firebasex" spec="^16.0.0" >
        <variable name="IOS_STRIP_DEBUG" value="true" />
        <variable name="FIREBASE_ANALYTICS_COLLECTION_ENABLED" value="false" />
        <variable name="FIREBASE_PERFORMANCE_COLLECTION_ENABLED" value="false" />
        <variable name="FIREBASE_CRASHLYTICS_COLLECTION_ENABLED" value="false" />
        <variable name="SETUP_RECAPTCHA_VERIFICATION" value="true" />
        <variable name="ANDROID_ICON_ACCENT" value="#FF11FF11" />
        <variable name="ANDROID_FIREBASE_PERFORMANCE_MONITORING" value="false" />
        <variable name="FIREBASE_FCM_AUTOINIT_ENABLED" value="false" />
        <variable name="IOS_ENABLE_APPLE_SIGNIN" value="true" />
        <variable name="IOS_USE_PRECOMPILED_FIRESTORE_POD" value="false" />
    </plugin>

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