iOS 26 Beta - Crash in RNPermissionHandlerMicrophone when requesting currentStatus

[rastapasta]

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• [x] I tested using the latest version of the library, as the bug might be already fixed.
• [x] I tested using a supported version of react native.
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Bug summary

In preparation to check my apps' compatibility with the upcoming iOS 26, rebuildig them was successful with Xcode 26 beta but resulting in a crash during runtime as soon as

checkMultiple([PERMISSIONS.IOS.MICROPHONE]) or check(PERMISSIONS.IOS.MICROPHONE)

is called.

Library version

5.4.1

Environment info

System:
  OS: macOS 15.5
  CPU: (8) arm64 Apple M2
  Memory: 141.83 MB / 24.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 23.11.0
    path: /usr/local/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: /usr/local/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 11.3.0
    path: /usr/local/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2025.05.26.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /Users/rastapasta/.rbenv/shims/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 25.0
      - iOS 26.0
      - macOS 26.0
      - tvOS 26.0
      - visionOS 26.0
      - watchOS 26.0
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23726.103.2422.13016713
  Xcode:
    version: 26.0/17A5241e
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.15
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.3.3
    path: /Users/rastapasta/.rbenv/shims/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 18.0.0
    wanted: ^18.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.0.0
    wanted: 19.0.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.79.3
    wanted: 0.79.3
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Steps to reproduce

1. Create vanilla RN project
2. Integrate react-native-permissions, setup permissions in Podfile and set NSMicrophoneUsageDescription
3. call check(PERMISSIONS.IOS.MICROPHONE)

Reproducible sample code

check(PERMISSIONS.IOS.MICROPHONE)
checkMultiple([PERMISSIONS.IOS.MICROPHONE])

[zoontek]

Probably a regression on their side. I heard the beta is super laggy / instable, we need to wait for next updates.

[rastapasta]

@zoontek You were more than right - just retested on iOS 26 beta 3 and all works smooth now as expected. Closing ticket due to no action needed.