diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 703536b0..94b3ac03 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- We excluded react-native-vision-camera-barcode-scanner from iOS. The Barcode Scanner widget only uses it on Android; on iOS it uses Apple's built-in scanner from react-native-vision-camera.
+- This version of Native Template is required for the Barcode Scanner widget version 4.6.0 or above (Native Mobile Resources version 12.6.0 or above).
+
 ## [19.1.7] - 2026-09-23
 
 - We removed some unused Android Permissions coming in from Manifest mergers.
diff --git a/react-native.config.js b/react-native.config.js
index c9991bd5..49ed43b1 100644
--- a/react-native.config.js
+++ b/react-native.config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 module.exports = {
   dependencies: {
+    'react-native-vision-camera-barcode-scanner': {
+      platforms: {
+        // Android only: on iOS the Barcode Scanner widget uses Apple's scanner from react-native-vision-camera.
+        // This also keeps Google ML Kit, which has no arm64 iOS simulator support, out of the iOS app.
+        ios: null,
+      },
+    },
   },
 };