CRASH (IOS): stream_chat_flutter conflict with video_editor

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Which packages are you using?

stream_chat_flutter

On what platforms did you experience the issue?

iOS

What version are you using?

stream_chat_flutter: ^9.15.0
video_editor: ^3.0.0

What happened?

When adding the stream_chat_flutter dependency to my existing Flutter app (iOS target), the app crashes on startup.

After investigation, the crash is caused by a plugin conflict:

• stream_chat_flutter pulls in get_thumbnail_video, which registers VideoThumbnailPlugin.
• My project already depends on video_editor, which brings in video_thumbnail, and that plugin also exports a class named VideoThumbnailPlugin.

Both plugins expose the same Objective-C symbol name (FLTVideoThumbnailPlugin), which causes a duplicate symbol / runtime registration conflict on iOS.

When I remove either stream_chat_flutter or video_editor, the app runs fine. With both, it crashes immediately after launch.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create a Flutter project.
2. Add the following dependencies to `pubspec.yaml`:

   
   dependencies:
     flutter:
       sdk: flutter
     stream_chat_flutter: ^9.15.0
     video_editor: ^3.0.0
3. Run on iOS (simulator or device):
4. Observe the crash during startup.

Supporting info to reproduce

• Flutter SDK: 3.29.1

• Dart SDK: 3.7.0

• iOS Deployment Target: 15.5

• Device tested: iOS Simulator (iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 17)

• macOS: 15.6
  Direct deps in my project that are relevant:

• stream_chat_flutter: ^9.15.0

• video_editor: ^3.0.0 → depends on video_thumbnail

stream_chat_flutter transitive deps include:

• get_thumbnail_video: ^0.7.3

Logs thrown while trying to run the app on Xcode:

Relevant log output

VideoThumbnailPlugin is implemented in both
/Users/.../Frameworks/video_thumbnail.framework/video_thumbnail (0x11035d6d8) and
/Users/.../Frameworks/get_thumbnail_video.framework/get_thumbnail_video (0x110d55ee0).
One of the duplicates must be removed or renamed.
This may cause mysterious crashes.

Flutter analyze output

Analyzing flutter_application_1...                                      

   info • The imported package 'provider' isn't a dependency of the importing package • lib/main.dart:2:8 • depend_on_referenced_packages
warning • Unused import: 'package:provider/provider.dart' • lib/main.dart:2:8 • unused_import
   info • 'SortOption' is deprecated and shouldn't be used. Use SortOption.desc or SortOption.asc instead • lib/main.dart:80:32 •
          deprecated_member_use
   info • The imported package 'flutter_application_1' isn't a dependency of the importing package • test/widget_test.dart:11:8 •
          depend_on_referenced_packages

Flutter doctor output

Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[✓] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.29.1, on macOS 15.6 24G84 darwin-arm64, locale es-ES)
[✗] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices
    ✗ Unable to locate Android SDK.
      Install Android Studio from: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
      On first launch it will assist you in installing the Android SDK components.
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/to/macos-android-setup for detailed instructions).
      If the Android SDK has been installed to a custom location, please use
      `flutter config --android-sdk` to update to that location.

[✓] Xcode - develop for iOS and macOS (Xcode 16.4)
[✗] Chrome - develop for the web (Cannot find Chrome executable at /Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome)
    ! Cannot find Chrome. Try setting CHROME_EXECUTABLE to a Chrome executable.
[!] Android Studio (not installed)
[✓] VS Code (version 1.103.1)
[✓] Connected device (3 available)
[✓] Network resources

! Doctor found issues in 3 categories.

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