diff --git a/.changes/ios-public-init-plugin.md b/.changes/ios-public-init-plugin.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..65564277e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/ios-public-init-plugin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+barcode-scanner: patch
+biometric: patch
+clipboard-manager: patch
+dialog: patch
+geolocation: patch
+haptics: patch
+log: patch
+nfc: patch
+notification: patch
+opener: patch
+shell: patch
+barcode-scanner-js: patch
+biometric-js: patch
+clipboard-manager-js: patch
+dialog-js: patch
+geolocation-js: patch
+haptics-js: patch
+log-js: patch
+nfc-js: patch
+notification-js: patch
+opener-js: patch
+shell-js: patch
+---
+
+On iOS, mark the plugin's `init_plugin_*` entry point `public` so release builds made with Xcode 27 keep it global and link.
diff --git a/plugins/barcode-scanner/ios/Sources/BarcodeScannerPlugin.swift b/plugins/barcode-scanner/ios/Sources/BarcodeScannerPlugin.swift
index 96996cabe..fc6493dd9 100644
--- a/plugins/barcode-scanner/ios/Sources/BarcodeScannerPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/barcode-scanner/ios/Sources/BarcodeScannerPlugin.swift
@@ -346,6 +346,6 @@ class BarcodeScannerPlugin: Plugin, AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_barcode_scanner")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return BarcodeScannerPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/biometric/ios/Sources/BiometricPlugin.swift b/plugins/biometric/ios/Sources/BiometricPlugin.swift
index c295904aa..4901fdfd6 100644
--- a/plugins/biometric/ios/Sources/BiometricPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/biometric/ios/Sources/BiometricPlugin.swift
@@ -148,6 +148,6 @@ class BiometricPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_biometric")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return BiometricPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/clipboard-manager/ios/Sources/ClipboardPlugin.swift b/plugins/clipboard-manager/ios/Sources/ClipboardPlugin.swift
index cb4fc9b2b..11398ef6e 100644
--- a/plugins/clipboard-manager/ios/Sources/ClipboardPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/clipboard-manager/ios/Sources/ClipboardPlugin.swift
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@ class ClipboardPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_clipboard")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return ClipboardPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift b/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift
index 719c3459b..935e5db76 100644
--- a/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/dialog/ios/Sources/DialogPlugin.swift
@@ -308,6 +308,6 @@ class DialogPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_dialog")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return DialogPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/geolocation/ios/Sources/GeolocationPlugin.swift b/plugins/geolocation/ios/Sources/GeolocationPlugin.swift
index 7a2b57a95..66b946a44 100644
--- a/plugins/geolocation/ios/Sources/GeolocationPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/geolocation/ios/Sources/GeolocationPlugin.swift
@@ -245,6 +245,6 @@ class GeolocationPlugin: Plugin, CLLocationManagerDelegate {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_geolocation")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return GeolocationPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/haptics/ios/Sources/HapticsPlugin.swift b/plugins/haptics/ios/Sources/HapticsPlugin.swift
index 4889c8adf..c8f408966 100644
--- a/plugins/haptics/ios/Sources/HapticsPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/haptics/ios/Sources/HapticsPlugin.swift
@@ -128,6 +128,6 @@ class HapticsPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_haptics")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return HapticsPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/log/ios/Sources/LogPlugin.swift b/plugins/log/ios/Sources/LogPlugin.swift
index d1ced2c90..3520c95e4 100644
--- a/plugins/log/ios/Sources/LogPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/log/ios/Sources/LogPlugin.swift
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import UIKit
 import os.log
 
 @_cdecl("tauri_log")
-func log(level: Int, message: NSString) {
+public func log(level: Int, message: NSString) {
   switch level {
   case 1: Logger.debug(message as String)
   case 2: Logger.info(message as String)
diff --git a/plugins/nfc/ios/Sources/NfcPlugin.swift b/plugins/nfc/ios/Sources/NfcPlugin.swift
index af1a68d58..34af0c8f4 100644
--- a/plugins/nfc/ios/Sources/NfcPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/nfc/ios/Sources/NfcPlugin.swift
@@ -518,6 +518,6 @@ class NfcPlugin: Plugin, NFCTagReaderSessionDelegate, NFCNDEFReaderSessionDelega
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_nfc")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return NfcPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/notification/ios/Sources/NotificationPlugin.swift b/plugins/notification/ios/Sources/NotificationPlugin.swift
index 8adbff9f5..c0300848f 100644
--- a/plugins/notification/ios/Sources/NotificationPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/notification/ios/Sources/NotificationPlugin.swift
@@ -285,6 +285,6 @@ class NotificationPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_notification")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return NotificationPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/opener/ios/Sources/OpenerPlugin.swift b/plugins/opener/ios/Sources/OpenerPlugin.swift
index 2311a3b1b..1b561e90e 100644
--- a/plugins/opener/ios/Sources/OpenerPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/opener/ios/Sources/OpenerPlugin.swift
@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ class OpenerPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_opener")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return OpenerPlugin()
 }
diff --git a/plugins/shell/ios/Sources/ShellPlugin.swift b/plugins/shell/ios/Sources/ShellPlugin.swift
index 0fcb7dac1..ab6feb747 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/ios/Sources/ShellPlugin.swift
+++ b/plugins/shell/ios/Sources/ShellPlugin.swift
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ class ShellPlugin: Plugin {
 }
 
 @_cdecl("init_plugin_shell")
-func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
+public func initPlugin() -> Plugin {
   return ShellPlugin()
 }