Realm Migration Required
iOS
TL;DR
Realm Migration Required indicates a storage failure on iOS that interrupts the current user flow.
Symptoms
- Realm Migration Required appears in crash logs
- The app exits or the UI flow stops
Common Causes
- Schema or persisted data is incompatible
- Read or write breaks integrity constraints
How to Verify
Quick Fixes
- Add guard checks and a safe fallback path
- Disable or rollback the risky code path behind a flag
Proper Fixes
- Enforce contracts with types, runtime checks, and tests
- Refactor ownership and lifecycle boundaries to remove the failure mode
Example Stack Trace
Realm Migration Required in ProfileViewController.swift:42