---
title: "Resolve Xcode error 65 for React Native"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/xcode-error-65-missing-required-target-architectures-react-native/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/xcode-error-65-missing-required-target-architectures-react-native.md"
last_updated: "2026-05-26T18:22:10.564Z"
description: "Learn how to fix Xcode error code 65 when developing React Native apps on M1 Macs by using Rosetta and modifying build settings."
---

# Fix Xcode error code 65 for React Native on M1 Macs

This is a [known React Native issue](https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31941) when developing for iOS devices on Apple Silicon (M1) Macs.

You can learn more about this issue by reading these threads:

- https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/660782

- https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31438#issuecomment-885454575

- https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/31941

Below, we’ll outline some steps you can take to resolve the issue.

## Forcing Xcode and Terminal to open with Rosetta

Go to Finder > Applications. Right-click (Control + click) on Xcode. Select Get Info, and under General, check the box for Open using Rosetta.![applications-xcode](@/assets/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/xcode-error-65-missing-required-target-architectures-react-native/applications-xcode.png)![xcode-get-info](@/assets/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/xcode-error-65-missing-required-target-architectures-react-native/xcode-get-info.png)![enable-rosetta-xcode](@/assets/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/xcode-error-65-missing-required-target-architectures-react-native/enable-rosetta-xcode.png)

In Finder > Applications > Utilities, you’ll find the terminal application. Right-click (Control + click) on the terminal, select Get Info, and under General, enable Rosetta like you did for Xcode.

## Excluding arm64 architecture

In the Build Settings for your React Native project, exclude the `arm64` architecture. To do this, open the workspace file (`your-project-name.xcworkspace`) in the iOS folder of your React Native project.

Then follow these steps in Xcode:

- 1 — Select your project in the Navigator panel.

- 2 — Select your project’s target.

- 3 — Select the Build Settings tab.

- 4 — Search for the Excluded Architectures setting and exclude `arm64` from the Debug and Release builds on Any iOS Simulator SDK.![exclude-architectures-xcode-build-settings](@/assets/guides/react-native/troubleshooting/xcode-error-65-missing-required-target-architectures-react-native/exclude-architectures-xcode-build-settings.png)

After this is done, you can clean your project with Xcode > Product > Clean Build Folder, and then rebuild the project.
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