iOS Simulator arm64 still blocked on google_mlkit_face_detection 0.13.2 (MLImage built for iOS only)

[deakao]

Hi maintainers 👋

I’m reporting an iOS Simulator arm64 issue still reproducible with the current plugin stack.

Environment

• Flutter: 3.38.x (stable)
• Xcode: 26.x
• macOS: Apple Silicon (arm64)
• Plugin: google_mlkit_face_detection: 0.13.2

Symptom

Build fails on iOS Simulator (arm64) with:

ld: building for 'iOS-simulator', but linking in object file (.../Pods/MLImage/Frameworks/MLImage.framework/MLImage[arm64][2](GMLImage.o)) built for 'iOS'

This indicates MLImage.framework being linked from an iOS-only slice while building for simulator.

What was verified

• Simulator destination appears correctly in xcodebuild -showdestinations
• Build for physical iPhone succeeds
• Build for simulator fails at link stage with MLImage iOS-only binary

Reproduction

1. Add google_mlkit_face_detection: ^0.13.2
2. flutter pub get
3. cd ios && pod install
4. Build for simulator destination (arm64)
5. Observe linker failure above

Potentially related

• Projects including google_ml_kit do not run on iOS 26 simulator #825
• Cant build an app on iOS simulator #636

Could you please confirm current simulator support status for this dependency chain and whether there is a planned fix/workaround for Apple Silicon simulators?

Thanks!

[khusantoy]

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