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CocoaPods moving to read-only mode: migrate your iOS apps to Swift Package Manager

Google announces that CocoaPods will move to read-only mode, so AdMob and Ad Manager SDK integrations managed via CocoaPods must migrate to Swift Package Manager.

1 min read Source: ads-developers.googleblog.com

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What changed: Google announced on its Ads Developer Blog that CocoaPods will move to read-only mode, and asked iOS app developers using the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob, Ad Manager) to migrate their dependency management to Swift Package Manager.

Who is affected

iOS app developers and businesses integrating the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob and Google Ad Manager) via CocoaPods.

What it means for your business

For businesses integrating the AdMob or Google Ad Manager SDK via CocoaPods, this means they need to move their iOS app's dependency management to Swift Package Manager.

What to do

If your iOS app manages the Google Mobile Ads SDK via CocoaPods, migrate the integration to Swift Package Manager.

When it takes effect

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Source: https://ads-developers.googleblog.com/2026/11/prepare-for-cocoapods-read-only-mode.html

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