I have experienced problems with my app crashing on build (I believe it's while linking) with various combinations of Xcode version and iOS simulator version. It dates back to Xcode 16.3 in my testing, and continues through Xcode 16.4 and all Xcode 26 betas. This occurs whether the project running is UIKit-based or SwiftUI-based. Simply dropping a file with the following code into a project, without even needing to refer to its class anywhere else in the project, produces the crash.
import Foundation
import WebKit
class WebBrowserController: NSObject, ObservableObject, WKNavigationDelegate {
var webView: WKWebView
override init() {
self.webView = WKWebView()
super.init()
}
func findString(_ string: String, completion: @escaping (WKFindResult) -> Void) {
let configuration = WKFindConfiguration()
webView.find(string, configuration: configuration) { result in
completion(result)
}
}
}
With Xcode 26 beta 4 I am experiencing this issue with iOS 18.4 and iOS 18.5 simulators, but not with iOSW 18.3 or iOS 26 simulators. The complete history of my testing back to Xcode 16.3 and the problematic iOS versions is included Feedback #FB17737471.
The crash message appearing in the Xcode 26 beta 4 console for iOS 18.5 is below:
dyld[7438]: Library not loaded: /usr/lib/swift/libswiftWebKit.dylib
Referenced from: <EF9CE2A7-9F7C-316D-869F-087AECC76C53> /Users/dennisbirch/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/CD82152C-E407-4350-B8AE-C15B5304CA05/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/94F80728-CECE-4C24-84CF-C435069B276A/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib.app/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib.debug.dylib
Reason: tried: '/Users/dennisbirch/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib-dbhkxwiichsdtygsnxqszkylbivv/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file), '/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/system/introspection/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file), '/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/swift/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/swift/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file, not in dyld cache), '/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file)
Library not loaded: /usr/lib/swift/libswiftWebKit.dylib
Referenced from: <EF9CE2A7-9F7C-316D-869F-087AECC76C53> /Users/dennisbirch/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Devices/CD82152C-E407-4350-B8AE-C15B5304CA05/data/Containers/Bundle/Application/94F80728-CECE-4C24-84CF-C435069B276A/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib.app/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib.debug.dylib
Reason: tried: '/Users/dennisbirch/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib-dbhkxwiichsdtygsnxqszkylbivv/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file), '/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/system/introspection/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file), '/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/swift/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such file), '/usr/lib/swift/libswiftWebKit.dylib' (no such f
dyld config: DYLD_SHARED_CACHE_DIR=/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Caches/dyld/25A5316i/com.apple.CoreSimulator.SimRuntime.iOS-18-5.22F77/ DYLD_ROOT_PATH=/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/Users/dennisbirch/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib-dbhkxwiichsdtygsnxqszkylbivv/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator:/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/system/introspection DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/libLogRedirect.dylib:/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/libBacktraceRecording.dylib:/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/libMainThreadChecker.dylib:/usr/lib/libRPAC.dylib:/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib/libViewDebuggerSupport.dylib DYLD_FRAMEWORK_PATH=/Users/dennisbirch/Library/Developer/Xcode/DerivedData/SwiftUIMissingWebViewLib-dbhkxwiichsdtygsnxqszkylbivv/Build/Products/Debug-iphonesimulator DYLD_FALLBACK_FRAMEWORK_PATH=/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/System/Library/Frameworks DYLD_FALLBACK_LIBRARY_PATH=/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Volumes/iOS_22F77/Library/Developer/CoreSimulator/Profiles/Runtimes/iOS 18.5.simruntime/Contents/Resources/RuntimeRoot/usr/lib