From c39a93d95fe64f1f29b026787393d58282dec320 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samuel Newman <mozzius@protonmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:23:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fork mcemojipicker

---
 app.config.js                                 |  1 +
 .../ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec             |  2 +-
 plugins/withMCEmojiPickerFork.js              | 30 +++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 plugins/withMCEmojiPickerFork.js

diff --git a/app.config.js b/app.config.js
index 7528e9010c..ef3df27b91 100644
--- a/app.config.js
+++ b/app.config.js
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ module.exports = function (_config) {
         './plugins/withAndroidNoJitpackPlugin.js',
         './plugins/shareExtension/withShareExtensions.js',
         './plugins/notificationsExtension/withNotificationsExtension.js',
+        './plugins/withMCEmojiPickerFork.js',
         [
           'expo-font',
           {
diff --git a/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec b/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec
index 78349c9504..e6a982a70e 100644
--- a/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec
+++ b/modules/expo-emoji-picker/ios/EmojiPickerModule.podspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.static_framework = true
 
   s.dependency 'ExpoModulesCore'
-  s.dependency 'MCEmojiPicker', '1.2.3'
+  s.dependency 'MCEmojiPicker'
 
   # Swift/Objective-C compatibility
   s.pod_target_xcconfig = {
diff --git a/plugins/withMCEmojiPickerFork.js b/plugins/withMCEmojiPickerFork.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..052cf24b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/withMCEmojiPickerFork.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+const {withPodfile} = require('@expo/config-plugins')
+
+const POD_LINE =
+  "pod 'MCEmojiPicker', :git => 'https://github.com/bluesky-social/MCEmojiPicker.git', :branch => 'main'"
+
+module.exports = function withMCEmojiPickerFork(config) {
+  return withPodfile(config, config => {
+    const contents = config.modResults.contents
+
+    // Check if already added
+    if (contents.includes(POD_LINE)) {
+      return config
+    }
+
+    // Insert after use_expo_modules!
+    const anchor = 'use_expo_modules!'
+    if (!contents.includes(anchor)) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `Cannot find "${anchor}" in Podfile to insert MCEmojiPicker fork`,
+      )
+    }
+
+    config.modResults.contents = contents.replace(
+      anchor,
+      `${anchor}\n\n  # Use maintained fork of MCEmojiPicker\n  ${POD_LINE}`,
+    )
+
+    return config
+  })
+}