In the evolving landscape of iOS development, the transition from Cocoapods to Swift Package Manager (SPM) marks a significant shift in dependency management, especially for Capacitor developers. Cocoapods, which was introduced in 2011 to simplify dependency management with a Podfile and command-line tools, is now in maintenance mode with its Specs repository set to become read-only by December 2026. As a response, Capacitor 8 will prioritize SPM as the default for new projects, although developers can still choose Cocoapods temporarily. This change necessitates updates to third-party and Cordova plugins for compatibility with SPM. Capacitor offers tools and guides to facilitate the transition, including the capacitor-plugin-converter for easing the conversion of plugins to SPM, though challenges remain for those mixing Objective-C and Swift code. The Capacitor team is committed to ensuring a smooth transition and expanding the functionality offered by SPM while preparing to phase out Cocoapods integration.