firebase_auth: Unable to find a specification for firebase_core depended upon by firebase_auth

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Is there an existing issue for this?

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Which plugins are affected?

Core, Auth

Which platforms are affected?

iOS, macOS

Description

When using a Mac running on MacOS 15.2 Beta (24C5073e) using Xcode Version 16.1 (16B40), I cannot compile a Flutter app as Cocoapods fails to download and install the necessary packages for Firebase Auth and Core.

I have the latest Cocoapods.

% pod --version
1.16.2

I have updated the packages.

  firebase_auth: ^5.3.2
  firebase_core: ^3.7.0
  # previously
  # firebase_core: ^3.1.1
  # firebase_auth: ^5.1.1

I have deleted the following folders:

ios/Pods
ios/Podfile.lock
ios/.symlinks

I have changed the minimum iOS to 16 (and later to 17).

I have also deleted the Flutter packages cache - flutter pub cache clean

I switched between Flutter channel Beta and Master and ran pod repo update multiple times.

Reproducing the issue

1. Run pod install or pod install --repo-update on MacOS 15.2 Beta (24C5073e) using Xcode Version 16.1 (16B40) with the latest Firebase Core and Auth dependencies.

2. Try to run an app on the iPhone 16 (iOS 18.1) simulator.

Firebase Core version

3.7.0

Flutter Version

3.27.0-0.1.pre

Relevant Log Output

## Cocoapods output

ios % pod install                        
Analyzing dependencies
firebase_auth: Using Firebase SDK version '11.4.0' defined in 'firebase_core'
[!] Unable to find a specification for `firebase_core` depended upon by `firebase_auth`

You have either:
 * out-of-date source repos which you can update with `pod repo update` or with `pod install --repo-update`.
 * mistyped the name or version.
 * not added the source repo that hosts the Podspec to your Podfile.


## Swift Package Manager output

Launching lib/main.dart on iPhone 16 Plus in debug mode...
CocoaPods' output:
↳
      Preparing

    Analyzing dependencies

    Inspecting targets to integrate
      Using `ARCHS` setting to build architectures of target `Pods-Runner`: (``)
      Using `ARCHS` setting to build architectures of target `Pods-RunnerTests`: (``)

    Fetching external sources
    -> Fetching podspec for `Flutter` from `Flutter`
    -> Fetching podspec for `audioplayers_darwin` from `.symlinks/plugins/audioplayers_darwin/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `firebase_auth` from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_auth/ios`
    firebase_auth: Using Firebase SDK version '11.4.0' defined in 'firebase_core'
    -> Fetching podspec for `flutter_tts` from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_tts/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `fluttertoast` from `.symlinks/plugins/fluttertoast/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `record_darwin` from `.symlinks/plugins/record_darwin/ios`

    Resolving dependencies of `Podfile`
      CDN: trunk Relative path: CocoaPods-version.yml exists! Returning local because checking is only performed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_5_5_2.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only performed in repo update
    [!] Unable to find a specification for `firebase_core` depended upon by `firebase_auth`

    You have either:
     * out-of-date source repos which you can update with `pod repo update` or with `pod install --repo-update`.
     * mistyped the name or version.
     * not added the source repo that hosts the Podspec to your Podfile.

    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:389:in `find_cached_set'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:360:in `specifications_for_dependency'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:165:in `search_for'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:274:in `block in sort_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:267:in `each'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:267:in `sort_by'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:267:in `sort_by!'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:267:in `sort_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/delegates/specification_provider.rb:60:in `block in sort_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/delegates/specification_provider.rb:77:in `with_no_such_dependency_error_handling'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/delegates/specification_provider.rb:59:in `sort_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:754:in `push_state_for_requirements'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:744:in `require_nested_dependencies_for'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:727:in `activate_new_spec'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:684:in `attempt_to_activate'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:254:in `process_topmost_state'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:182:in `resolve'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/molinillo-0.8.0/lib/molinillo/resolver.rb:43:in `resolve'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:94:in `resolve'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:1082:in `block in resolve_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/user_interface.rb:64:in `section'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:1080:in `resolve_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:125:in `analyze'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:422:in `analyze'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:244:in `block in resolve_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/user_interface.rb:64:in `section'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:243:in `resolve_dependencies'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:162:in `install!'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/command/install.rb:52:in `run'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/claide-1.1.0/lib/claide/command.rb:334:in `run'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/lib/cocoapods/command.rb:52:in `run'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/gems/cocoapods-1.16.2/bin/pod:55:in `<top (required)>'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/bin/pod:25:in `load'
    /opt/homebrew/Cellar/cocoapods/1.16.2/libexec/bin/pod:25:in `<main>'

Error: CocoaPods's specs repository is too out-of-date to satisfy dependencies.
To update the CocoaPods specs, run:
  pod repo update

Error running pod install
Error launching application on iPhone 16 Plus.

Exited (1).

Flutter dependencies

Expand Flutter dependencies snippet

- audioplayers 6.1.0 [audioplayers_android audioplayers_darwin audioplayers_linux audioplayers_platform_interface audioplayers_web audioplayers_windows file flutter http meta path_provider synchronized uuid]
- connectivity_plus 6.1.0 [flutter flutter_web_plugins connectivity_plus_platform_interface web meta nm collection]
- cupertino_icons 1.0.8
- equatable 2.0.5 [collection meta]
- firebase_auth 5.3.2 [firebase_auth_platform_interface firebase_auth_web firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter meta]
- firebase_core 3.7.0 [firebase_core_platform_interface firebase_core_web flutter meta]
- flutter 0.0.0 [characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math sky_engine]
- flutter_launcher_icons 0.14.1 [args checked_yaml cli_util image json_annotation path yaml]
- flutter_markdown 0.7.4+1 [flutter markdown meta path]
- flutter_riverpod 2.6.1 [collection flutter meta riverpod state_notifier]
- flutter_spinkit 5.2.1 [flutter]
- flutter_tts 4.0.2 [flutter flutter_web_plugins]
- fluttertoast 8.2.8 [flutter flutter_web_plugins web]
- gap 3.0.1 [flutter]
- http 1.2.2 [async http_parser meta web]
- http_parser 4.1.1 [collection source_span string_scanner typed_data]
- intl 0.19.0 [clock meta path]
- lottie 3.1.3 [archive flutter http path vector_math]
- mime 2.0.0
- path_provider 2.1.5 [flutter path_provider_android path_provider_foundation path_provider_linux path_provider_platform_interface path_provider_windows]
- record 5.2.0 [flutter uuid record_platform_interface record_web record_windows record_linux record_android record_darwin]
- scrollable_positioned_list 0.3.8 [flutter collection]
- smooth_page_indicator 1.2.0+3 [flutter]
- url_launcher 6.3.1 [flutter url_launcher_android url_launcher_ios url_launcher_linux url_launcher_macos url_launcher_platform_interface url_launcher_web url_launcher_windows]

dev dependencies:
- flutter_lints 5.0.0 [lints]
- flutter_test 0.0.0 [flutter test_api matcher path fake_async clock stack_trace vector_math leak_tracker_flutter_testing async boolean_selector characters collection leak_tracker leak_tracker_testing material_color_utilities meta source_span stream_channel string_scanner term_glyph vm_service]

transitive dependencies:
- _flutterfire_internals 1.3.45 [collection firebase_core firebase_core_platform_interface flutter meta]
- archive 3.6.1 [crypto path]
- args 2.6.0
- async 2.11.0 [collection meta]
- audioplayers_android 5.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- audioplayers_darwin 6.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- audioplayers_linux 4.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- audioplayers_platform_interface 7.0.0 [collection flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- audioplayers_web 5.0.1 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins web]
- audioplayers_windows 4.0.0 [audioplayers_platform_interface flutter]
- boolean_selector 2.1.1 [source_span string_scanner]
- characters 1.3.0
- checked_yaml 2.0.3 [json_annotation source_span yaml]
- cli_util 0.4.2 [meta path]
- clock 1.1.1
- collection 1.19.0
- connectivity_plus_platform_interface 2.0.1 [flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- crypto 3.0.6 [typed_data]
- dbus 0.7.10 [args ffi meta xml]
- fake_async 1.3.1 [clock collection]
- ffi 2.1.3
- file 7.0.1 [meta path]
- firebase_auth_platform_interface 7.4.8 [_flutterfire_internals collection firebase_core flutter meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_auth_web 5.13.3 [firebase_auth_platform_interface firebase_core firebase_core_web flutter flutter_web_plugins http_parser meta web]
- firebase_core_platform_interface 5.3.0 [collection flutter flutter_test meta plugin_platform_interface]
- firebase_core_web 2.18.1 [firebase_core_platform_interface flutter flutter_web_plugins meta web]
- fixnum 1.1.1
- flutter_web_plugins 0.0.0 [flutter characters collection material_color_utilities meta vector_math]
- image 4.3.0 [archive meta xml]
- json_annotation 4.9.0 [meta]
- leak_tracker 10.0.7 [clock collection meta path vm_service]
- leak_tracker_flutter_testing 3.0.8 [flutter leak_tracker leak_tracker_testing matcher meta]
- leak_tracker_testing 3.0.1 [leak_tracker matcher meta]
- lints 5.1.0
- markdown 7.2.2 [args meta]
- matcher 0.12.16+1 [async meta stack_trace term_glyph test_api]
- material_color_utilities 0.11.1 [collection]
- meta 1.15.0
- nm 0.5.0 [dbus]
- path 1.9.0
- path_provider_android 2.2.12 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_foundation 2.4.0 [flutter path_provider_platform_interface]
- path_provider_linux 2.2.1 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface xdg_directories]
- path_provider_platform_interface 2.1.2 [flutter platform plugin_platform_interface]
- path_provider_windows 2.3.0 [ffi flutter path path_provider_platform_interface]
- petitparser 6.0.2 [meta]
- platform 3.1.6
- plugin_platform_interface 2.1.8 [meta]
- record_android 1.3.0 [flutter record_platform_interface]
- record_darwin 1.2.2 [flutter record_platform_interface]
- record_linux 0.7.2 [flutter record_platform_interface]
- record_platform_interface 1.2.0 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- record_web 1.1.4 [flutter flutter_web_plugins web record_platform_interface]
- record_windows 1.0.4 [flutter record_platform_interface]
- riverpod 2.6.1 [collection meta stack_trace state_notifier]
- sky_engine 0.0.0
- source_span 1.10.0 [collection path term_glyph]
- sprintf 7.0.0
- stack_trace 1.12.0 [path]
- state_notifier 1.0.0 [meta]
- stream_channel 2.1.2 [async]
- string_scanner 1.3.0 [source_span]
- synchronized 3.3.0+3
- term_glyph 1.2.1
- test_api 0.7.3 [async boolean_selector collection meta source_span stack_trace stream_channel string_scanner term_glyph]
- typed_data 1.4.0 [collection]
- url_launcher_android 6.3.14 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_ios 6.3.1 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_linux 3.2.0 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_macos 3.2.1 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_platform_interface 2.3.2 [flutter plugin_platform_interface]
- url_launcher_web 2.3.3 [flutter flutter_web_plugins url_launcher_platform_interface web]
- url_launcher_windows 3.1.3 [flutter url_launcher_platform_interface]
- uuid 4.5.1 [crypto sprintf meta fixnum]
- vector_math 2.1.4
- vm_service 14.3.0
- web 1.1.0
- xdg_directories 1.1.0 [meta path]
- xml 6.5.0 [collection meta petitparser]
- yaml 3.1.2 [collection source_span string_scanner]

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