diff --git a/codemagic.yaml b/codemagic.yaml
index f17a334..c059582 100644
--- a/codemagic.yaml
+++ b/codemagic.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ workflows:
         BUNDLE_ID: "com.bizgaze.connect"
         XCODE_WORKSPACE: "mobile/ios/App/App.xcworkspace"
         XCODE_SCHEME: "App"
-      node: 20
+      node: 22
       xcode: latest
       cocoapods: default
     scripts:
@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ workflows:
         script: |
           cd mobile
           # `cap add ios` scaffolds ios/App; safe to re-run — it no-ops if it already exists.
-          if [ ! -d "ios" ]; then npx cap add ios; fi
+          # Capacitor 8 DEFAULTS to Swift Package Manager, but our whole iOS pipeline (LiveKit Podfile pins,
+          # share-extension injection, AppDelegate patches) is CocoaPods-based — so force CocoaPods.
+          if [ ! -d "ios" ]; then npx cap add ios --packagemanager Cocoapods; fi
           npx cap sync ios
+          # Fail LOUDLY if no Podfile was generated (flag ignored / SPM project) rather than fail later with a
+          # confusing error — the CocoaPods pipeline downstream needs ios/App/Podfile to exist.
+          test -f ios/App/Podfile || { echo "ERROR: no ios/App/Podfile — 'cap add' did not use CocoaPods"; exit 1; }
           # App icon + splash from resources/icon.png & resources/splash*.png (1024x1024 icon, 2732² splash).
           npx capacitor-assets generate --ios || echo "asset generation skipped"
 
diff --git a/mobile/package.json b/mobile/package.json
index b6ac992..8154014 100644
--- a/mobile/package.json
+++ b/mobile/package.json
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@
     "media-library": "file:plugins/media-library",
     "native-call": "file:plugins/native-call",
     "share-inbox": "file:plugins/share-inbox",
-    "@capacitor-community/safe-area": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/android": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/app": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/camera": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/filesystem": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/ios": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/keyboard": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/share": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/push-notifications": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/splash-screen": "^7.0.0",
-    "@capacitor/status-bar": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor-community/safe-area": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/android": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/app": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/camera": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/filesystem": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/ios": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/keyboard": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/share": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/push-notifications": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/splash-screen": "^8.0.0",
+    "@capacitor/status-bar": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@capacitor/assets": "^3.0.5",
-    "@capacitor/cli": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/cli": "^8.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/AudioRoute.podspec b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/AudioRoute.podspec
index 90a0f6c..4665773 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/AudioRoute.podspec
+++ b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/AudioRoute.podspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.author = 'BizGaze'
   s.source = { :git => 'https://bizgaze.com/audio-route.git', :tag => s.version.to_s }
   s.source_files = 'ios/Sources/**/*.{swift,h,m}'
-  s.ios.deployment_target = '14.0'
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '15.0'
   s.dependency 'Capacitor'
   s.swift_version = '5.1'
 end
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json
index eef4102..4549131 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json
+++ b/mobile/plugins/audio-route/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/media-library/MediaLibrary.podspec b/mobile/plugins/media-library/MediaLibrary.podspec
index c6aebef..6d214c2 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/media-library/MediaLibrary.podspec
+++ b/mobile/plugins/media-library/MediaLibrary.podspec
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.author = 'BizGaze'
   s.source = { :git => 'https://bizgaze.com/media-library.git', :tag => s.version.to_s }
   s.source_files = 'ios/Sources/**/*.{swift,h,m}'
-  s.ios.deployment_target = '14.0'
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '15.0'
   s.dependency 'Capacitor'
   s.swift_version = '5.1'
 end
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/media-library/package.json b/mobile/plugins/media-library/package.json
index dd0fc74..1454379 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/media-library/package.json
+++ b/mobile/plugins/media-library/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/NativeCall.podspec b/mobile/plugins/native-call/NativeCall.podspec
index 8a86edb..2530347 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/native-call/NativeCall.podspec
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/NativeCall.podspec
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.author = 'BizGaze'
   s.source = { :git => 'https://bizgaze.com/native-call.git', :tag => s.version.to_s }
   s.source_files = 'ios/Sources/**/*.{swift,h,m}'
-  s.ios.deployment_target = '14.0'
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '15.0'
   s.dependency 'Capacitor'
   # LiveKit iOS SDK — carries the call media NATIVELY so audio survives backgrounding AND coordinates with
   # CallKit's audio session (auto-config OFF via AudioManager.shared.audioSession.isAutomaticConfigurationEnabled
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/native-call/package.json b/mobile/plugins/native-call/package.json
index 9b32ef9..77eb617 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/native-call/package.json
+++ b/mobile/plugins/native-call/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/ShareInbox.podspec b/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/ShareInbox.podspec
index 95acbcf..1879938 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/ShareInbox.podspec
+++ b/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/ShareInbox.podspec
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.author = 'BizGaze'
   s.source = { :git => 'https://bizgaze.com/share-inbox.git', :tag => s.version.to_s }
   s.source_files = 'ios/Sources/**/*.{swift,h,m}'
-  s.ios.deployment_target = '14.0'
+  s.ios.deployment_target = '15.0'
   s.dependency 'Capacitor'
   s.swift_version = '5.1'
 end
diff --git a/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/package.json b/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/package.json
index a47ba41..a913633 100644
--- a/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/package.json
+++ b/mobile/plugins/share-inbox/package.json
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     }
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@capacitor/core": "^7.0.0"
+    "@capacitor/core": "^8.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/mobile/scripts/add-share-extension.rb b/mobile/scripts/add-share-extension.rb
index 08ce1e8..09bda47 100644
--- a/mobile/scripts/add-share-extension.rb
+++ b/mobile/scripts/add-share-extension.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ puts "App entitlements: app-group ensured (kept #{(app_ent.keys - ['com.apple.se
 # ── Create the extension target ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # deployment_target can be nil when it's only set at the project level — fall back so we never create a
 # target with an empty minimum-OS (which Xcode then flags).
-deployment = app.deployment_target || project.build_configurations.first&.build_settings&.[]('IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET') || '14.0'
+deployment = app.deployment_target || project.build_configurations.first&.build_settings&.[]('IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET') || '15.0'
 ext = project.new_target(
   :app_extension, EXT_NAME, :ios,
   deployment, project.products_group, :swift