Flutter: CocoaPods's specs repository is too out-of-date to satisfy dependencies

Question

Current, I was trying to add firebase_core: ^0.5.0+1 and firebase_crashlytics: ^0.2.1+1 packages in my flutter project with the latest versions, It works without any trouble in Android but in iOS, it is not working and giving error. So now how to run my project with the latest package in the iOS Flutter project?

I also tried to pod repo update but it is still not working

I am getting this error on flutter run

CocoaPods' output:
↳
      Preparing

    Analyzing dependencies

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

    Finding Podfile changes
      A firebase_crashlytics
      - Flutter
      - contact_picker
      - device_info
      - file_picker
      - firebase_auth
      - firebase_core
      - firebase_messaging
      - flutter_keyboard_visibility
      - flutter_local_notifications
      - flutter_webview_plugin
      - image_picker
      - path_provider
      - phone_number
      - share
      - shared_preferences
      - sqflite
      - url_launcher

    Fetching external sources
    -> Fetching podspec for `Flutter` from `Flutter`
    -> Fetching podspec for `contact_picker` from `.symlinks/plugins/contact_picker/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `device_info` from `.symlinks/plugins/device_info/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `file_picker` from `.symlinks/plugins/file_picker/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `firebase_auth` from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_auth/ios`
    firebase_auth: Using Firebase SDK version '6.26.0' defined in 'firebase_core'
    -> Fetching podspec for `firebase_core` from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_core/ios`
    firebase_core: Using Firebase SDK version '6.26.0' defined in 'firebase_core'
    -> Fetching podspec for `firebase_crashlytics` from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_crashlytics/ios`
    firebase_crashlytics: Using Firebase SDK version '6.26.0' defined in 'firebase_core'
    -> Fetching podspec for `firebase_messaging` from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_messaging/ios`
    firebase_messaging: Using Firebase SDK version '6.26.0' defined in 'firebase_core'
    -> Fetching podspec for `flutter_keyboard_visibility` from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_keyboard_visibility/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `flutter_local_notifications` from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_local_notifications/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `flutter_webview_plugin` from `.symlinks/plugins/flutter_webview_plugin/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `image_picker` from `.symlinks/plugins/image_picker/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `path_provider` from `.symlinks/plugins/path_provider/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `phone_number` from `.symlinks/plugins/phone_number/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `share` from `.symlinks/plugins/share/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `shared_preferences` from `.symlinks/plugins/shared_preferences/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `sqflite` from `.symlinks/plugins/sqflite/ios`
    -> Fetching podspec for `url_launcher` from `.symlinks/plugins/url_launcher/ios`

    Resolving dependencies of `Podfile`
      CDN: trunk Relative path: CocoaPods-version.yml exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_1_6_1.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/1/6/1/DKImagePickerController/4.3.2/DKImagePickerController.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/1/6/1/DKImagePickerController/4.3.2/DKImagePickerController.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_0_3_5.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/6.34.0/Firebase.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/6.26.0/Firebase.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/6.26.0/Firebase.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/6.26.0/Firebase.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_2_4_b.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/2/4/b/PhoneNumberKit/3.3.1/PhoneNumberKit.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/2/4/b/PhoneNumberKit/3.2.0/PhoneNumberKit.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/6.26.0/Firebase.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_f_4_e.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/f/4/e/FMDB/2.7.5/FMDB.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/3/5/Firebase/6.26.0/Firebase.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_2_d_6.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/2/d/6/FirebaseMessaging/4.7.1/FirebaseMessaging.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/2/d/6/FirebaseMessaging/4.4.1/FirebaseMessaging.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_6_f_9.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/6/f/9/FirebaseAnalyticsInterop/1.5.0/FirebaseAnalyticsInterop.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_8_b_d.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/8/b/d/FirebaseCore/6.10.4/FirebaseCore.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_3_6_0.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/3/6/0/FirebaseInstanceID/4.8.0/FirebaseInstanceID.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_0_8_4.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/8/4/GoogleUtilities/6.7.2/GoogleUtilities.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/8/4/GoogleUtilities/6.7.2/GoogleUtilities.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/8/4/GoogleUtilities/6.7.2/GoogleUtilities.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/8/4/GoogleUtilities/6.7.2/GoogleUtilities.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/8/4/GoogleUtilities/6.7.2/GoogleUtilities.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_e_c_d.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/e/c/d/Protobuf/4.0.0-rc1/Protobuf.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/e/c/d/Protobuf/3.13.0/Protobuf.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_6_3_6.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/6/3/6/FirebaseAuth/6.9.2/FirebaseAuth.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/6/3/6/FirebaseAuth/6.5.3/FirebaseAuth.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_4_2_7.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/4/2/7/FirebaseAuthInterop/1.1.0/FirebaseAuthInterop.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_c_e_3.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/c/e/3/GTMSessionFetcher/1.4.0/GTMSessionFetcher.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/c/e/3/GTMSessionFetcher/1.4.0/GTMSessionFetcher.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_e_7_d.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/e/7/d/FirebaseCrashlytics/4.6.2/FirebaseCrashlytics.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/e/7/d/FirebaseCrashlytics/4.1.1/FirebaseCrashlytics.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_2_f_7.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/2/f/7/FirebaseInstallations/1.7.0/FirebaseInstallations.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_0_b_5.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/b/5/PromisesObjC/1.2.11/PromisesObjC.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_0_6_a.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/0/6/a/GoogleDataTransport/7.5.1/GoogleDataTransport.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_b_c_f.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/b/c/f/GoogleDataTransportCCTSupport/3.2.0/GoogleDataTransportCCTSupport.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: all_pods_versions_6_1_e.txt exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
      CDN: trunk Relative path: Specs/6/1/e/nanopb/2.30906.0/nanopb.podspec.json exists! Returning local because checking is only perfomed in repo update
    [!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "GoogleDataTransport":
      In snapshot (Podfile.lock):
        GoogleDataTransport (= 7.4.0, ~> 7.4)

      In Podfile:
        firebase_crashlytics (from `.symlinks/plugins/firebase_crashlytics/ios`) was resolved to 0.2.1-1, which depends on
          Firebase/Crashlytics (~> 6.26.0) was resolved to 6.26.0, which depends on
            FirebaseCrashlytics (~> 4.1.1) was resolved to 4.1.1, which depends on
              GoogleDataTransport (~> 6.1)


    You have either:
     * out-of-date source repos which you can update with `pod repo update` or with `pod install --repo-update`.
     * changed the constraints of dependency `GoogleDataTransport` inside your development pod `firebase_crashlytics`.
       You should run `pod update GoogleDataTransport` to apply changes you've made.

    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/molinillo-0.6.6/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:328:in `raise_error_unless_state'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/molinillo-0.6.6/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:310:in `block in unwind_for_conflict'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/molinillo-0.6.6/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:308:in `tap'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/molinillo-0.6.6/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:308:in `unwind_for_conflict'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/molinillo-0.6.6/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:257:in `process_topmost_state'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/molinillo-0.6.6/lib/molinillo/resolution.rb:182:in `resolve'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/molinillo-0.6.6/lib/molinillo/resolver.rb:43:in `resolve'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/resolver.rb:94:in `resolve'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:1074:in `block in resolve_dependencies'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/user_interface.rb:64:in `section'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:1072:in `resolve_dependencies'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/installer/analyzer.rb:124:in `analyze'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:414:in `analyze'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:239:in `block in resolve_dependencies'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/user_interface.rb:64:in `section'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:238:in `resolve_dependencies'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/installer.rb:160:in `install!'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/command/install.rb:52:in `run'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/claide-1.0.3/lib/claide/command.rb:334:in `run'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/lib/cocoapods/command.rb:52:in `run'
    /Library/Ruby/Gems/2.6.0/gems/cocoapods-1.10.0.rc.1/bin/pod:55:in `<top (required)>'
    /usr/local/bin/pod:23:in `load'
    /usr/local/bin/pod:23:in `<main>'

Error output from CocoaPods:
↳

    [!] Automatically assigning platform `iOS` with version `10.0` on target `Runner` because no platform was specified. Please specify a platform for this target in your Podfile. See `https://guides.cocoapods.org/syntax/podfile.html#platform`.

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 11 Pro.

Answer 1

Delete these 2 files

1. ios/pods
2. ios/podfile.lock
3. flutter pub get

then navigate to the ios folder

4. cd ios
5. pod install

wait for the pods to install and run your project

Answer 2

How I resolved this...

Remove pod completely

1. Go to /ios folder inside your Project.

2. Delete Podfile.lock (YourPoject/ios/Podfile.lock)

3. run cmd pod repo remove trunk

Now you have removed the pod completely.

Update pod repo

Now run one of the following according to the chip of your Mac (thanks to @Kamal Panara for identifying this):

For Intel chip users

Run this in the ios directory of your Flutter app:

pod install --repo-update

For M1 chip Users

Install ffi first (if not already installed) in regular terminal using command:

sudo arch -x86_64 gem install ffi 

then run:

arch -x86_64 pod install --repo-update

Note if you are getting an error of

[!] CocoaPods could not find compatible versions for pod "cloud_firestore":
  In Podfile:
    cloud_firestore (from `.symlinks/plugins/cloud_firestore/ios`)

Specs satisfying the `cloud_firestore (from `.symlinks/plugins/cloud_firestore/ios`)` dependency were found, but they required a higher minimum deployment target.

[!] Automatically assigning platform `iOS` with version `9.0` on target `Runner` because no platform was specified. Please specify a platform for this target in your Podfile. See `https://guides.cocoapods.org/syntax/podfile.html#platform`.

then go to the podfile at line just uncomment the line and make it similar like below.

platform :ios, '12.0'

Now re-run this cmd.

arch -x86_64 pod install --repo-update

Now this time it will work fine.

flutter clean

now run

flutter clean

then

flutter run

Enjoy.

Answer 3

For me, simply removing podfile.lock and re-running with flutter run did the trick.

Answer 4

This worked for me:

1. flutter clean
2. Delete /ios/Pods
3. Delete /ios/Podfile.lock
4. flutter pub get
5. from inside ios folder: pod install
6. flutter run

Answer 5

Try the following steps. It worked for me:

• flutter clean

• delete /ios/Pods

• delete /ios/Podfile.lock

In the ios folder, run the following command:

pod install --repo-update

Finally, perform the following:

flutter run

Answer 6

I was having a similar issue with the same error message when trying to add new features to my Flutter app. I was using Flutter 3.0.5 and didn't want to update it, but I kept encountering this error.

After a week of trying to fix the issue with little tweaks here and there, I finally found a solution that worked for me. I ran the following command in my Flutter project :

flutter upgrade && flutter clean && rm -rf ios/Pods && rm ios/Podfile.lock && flutter packages get && flutter pub get && cd ios && pod install && cd .. && flutter run

This command upgrades Flutter, cleans the project, removes the Pods directory and Podfile.lock file, and reinstalls the packages and dependencies. It also runs the "pod install" command in the ios directory to install the iOS dependencies and then runs the flutter run command to start the app.

This worked for me and I was able to add new features without encountering the same error again. I hope it helps others who are running into this issue.

Answer 7

Try the following steps :

pod ios

pod cache clean --all

Pod clean

pod deintegrate

sudo gem install cocoapods-deintegrate cocoapods-clean

sudo arch -x86_64 gem install ffi

arch -x86_64 pod repo update

arch -x86_64 pod install

Answer 8

This worked for me, NO need to run flutter clean

1. goto ios folder inside your project
2. remove Podfile.lock
3. run flutter pub get if your Podfile is out of date or non-existent.
4. run pod install under ios folder

Answer 9

in my case it was fixed by :

first of all: deleting podfile.lock

then running: flutter clean

after that:

flutter pub get

finally : go to iOS folder cd ios pod install

and the project will run now

if you are opening project for the first time then: first of all: delete podfile.lock

1=> delete pub spec.lock because it sometimes project cached old flutter versions

2=> flutter clean

3=> flutter pub get

4=> go to iOS folder cd ios pod install

5=> if you got any error related to this:

Error: Field 'wLanguage' cannot be nullable or have type 'Null', it must be `int`, `double`, `Pointer`, or a subtype of `Struct` or `Union`

so pls run : flutter pub upgrade to update packages also

and finally it will work

Answer 10

If your Run folder dont have /ios/Podfile.lock you just need open your IOS foler in terminal and run : $ pod repo update

Answer 11

This issue happens when there is a mismatch in the pod files.

The solution is pointed out by Flutter itself in the debug console.

The common mistake that people make is run the command directly in the project. You have to run it in the ios folder of the project.

1. Set the path of your terminal to the ios folder. Just add /ios after your project path. Eg - cd /Users/workfolder/flutter_project/ios
2. Run the command pod repo update or just pod update.

It will download all the dependencies and fix all the issue with the pod. Then you can run your app normally.

Answer 12

This worked for me,

1. Delete the Podfile.lock file
2. Run -> flutter pub get in terminal
3. Run -> arch -x86_64 pod install in terminal After that, you are ready to go.

Answer 13

In my case:

1. Open android studio for mac.
2. Go to ios folder.
3. Delete podfile and podfile.lock
4. Run flutter pub get.
5. Go to ios folder by terminal and run "pod install".