diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml b/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
index 6685a20e..a5c587e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-ios.yml
@@ -180,7 +180,37 @@ jobs:
           python3 -B apps/ios/scripts/verify_native_build.py \
             --xmake-version "${RUNNER_TEMP}/xmake-version.txt"
 
+      # Xcode buffers Run Script output until the phase finishes. Build the
+      # native archives here so dependency downloads and compiler commands are
+      # streamed to Actions; the Xcode phase then reuses the same build products.
+      - name: Build iOS native dependencies
+        timeout-minutes: 60
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          CONFIGURATION: Release
+          PLATFORM_NAME: iphoneos
+          CURRENT_ARCH: arm64
+          CROSSDESK_NATIVE_VERBOSE: "1"
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail
+          (
+            trap 'kill "${SLEEP_PID:-}" 2>/dev/null || true; exit 0' TERM INT
+            while true; do
+              sleep 60 &
+              SLEEP_PID=$!
+              wait "${SLEEP_PID}" || exit 0
+              echo "iOS native build still running at $(date -u +%FT%TZ)"
+              ps -axo pid,ppid,state,etime,pcpu,comm | \
+                awk 'NR == 1 || /xmake|clang|cmake|ninja|meson|python|git|curl|make|zsh/'
+            done
+          ) &
+          MONITOR_PID=$!
+          trap 'kill "${MONITOR_PID}" 2>/dev/null || true; wait "${MONITOR_PID}" 2>/dev/null || true' EXIT
+          apps/ios/scripts/build_minirtc_ios.sh 2>&1 | \
+            tee "${RUNNER_TEMP}/ios-native-build.log"
+
       - name: Build CrossDesk Mobile
+        timeout-minutes: 30
         shell: bash
         run: |
           DERIVED_DATA="${RUNNER_TEMP}/CrossDeskMobileDerivedData"
@@ -196,7 +226,20 @@ jobs:
             COMPILER_INDEX_STORE_ENABLE=NO \
             MARKETING_VERSION="${IOS_VERSION_BASE}" \
             IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="${IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET}" \
-            build
+            build 2>&1 | tee "${RUNNER_TEMP}/ios-app-build.log"
+
+      - name: Upload iOS build diagnostics
+        if: ${{ failure() || cancelled() }}
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          name: ios-build-diagnostics-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
+          path: |
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/ios-native-build.log
+            ${{ runner.temp }}/ios-app-build.log
+            ~/.xmake/cache/packages/**/logs/*.txt
+            ~/.xmake/cache/packages/**/meson-logs/meson-log.txt
+          include-hidden-files: true
+          if-no-files-found: ignore
 
       - name: Verify CrossDesk Mobile
         shell: bash
diff --git a/apps/ios/scripts/build_minirtc_ios.sh b/apps/ios/scripts/build_minirtc_ios.sh
index 87522aff..d2a458fa 100755
--- a/apps/ios/scripts/build_minirtc_ios.sh
+++ b/apps/ios/scripts/build_minirtc_ios.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ MINIRTC_DIR="${REPO_DIR}/deps/submodules/minirtc"
 CONFIG_NAME="${CONFIGURATION:-Debug}"
 MODE="${CONFIG_NAME:l}"
 MINIRTC_ENABLE_AOM="${MINIRTC_ENABLE_AOM:-false}"
+XMAKE_LOG_FLAGS=()
+if [[ "${CROSSDESK_NATIVE_VERBOSE:-0}" == "1" ]]; then
+  XMAKE_LOG_FLAGS=(-vD)
+fi
 if [[ "${MINIRTC_ENABLE_AOM}" != "true" && "${MINIRTC_ENABLE_AOM}" != "false" ]]; then
   print -u2 "MINIRTC_ENABLE_AOM must be true or false."
   exit 64
@@ -139,7 +143,8 @@ configure_xmake() {
   if [[ ! -f "${stamp}" || "$(<"${stamp}")" != "${CONFIG_SIGNATURE}" ]]; then
     clean_flags=(-c)
   fi
-  run_xmake f -P "${project_dir}" "${clean_flags[@]}" -o "${build_dir}" \
+  print "Configuring iOS native project: ${project_dir}"
+  run_xmake f -P "${project_dir}" "${clean_flags[@]}" "${XMAKE_LOG_FLAGS[@]}" -o "${build_dir}" \
     -p iphoneos -a arm64 --appledev="${APPLE_DEVICE}" -m "${MODE}" --target_minver=16.0 \
     --policies=package.precompiled:n -y "$@"
   mkdir -p "${build_dir}"
@@ -154,7 +159,8 @@ configure_xmake() {
   configure_xmake "${MINIRTC_DIR}" "${MINIRTC_BUILD_DIR}" \
     --as="${XMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_BIN}/clang" --USE_CUDA=false \
     --MINIRTC_ENABLE_AOM="${MINIRTC_ENABLE_AOM}"
-  run_xmake b -P "${MINIRTC_DIR}" minirtc
+  print "Building MiniRTC for ${SDK_NAME} (${MODE})"
+  run_xmake b -P "${MINIRTC_DIR}" "${XMAKE_LOG_FLAGS[@]}" minirtc
 )
 
 if [[ ! -f "${MINIRTC_LIBRARY}" ]]; then
@@ -168,7 +174,8 @@ fi
 (
   cd "${WIRE_WORK_DIR}"
   configure_xmake "${WIRE_WORK_DIR}" "${WIRE_BUILD_DIR}"
-  run_xmake b -P "${WIRE_WORK_DIR}" crossdesk_wire
+  print "Building CrossDesk wire for ${SDK_NAME} (${MODE})"
+  run_xmake b -P "${WIRE_WORK_DIR}" "${XMAKE_LOG_FLAGS[@]}" crossdesk_wire
 )
 
 if [[ ! -f "${WIRE_LIBRARY}" ]]; then
diff --git a/deps/submodules/minirtc b/deps/submodules/minirtc
index bd90bc7c..f2d034ed 160000
--- a/deps/submodules/minirtc
+++ b/deps/submodules/minirtc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit bd90bc7c8cc52baefd23a7e3e220dccd9b51dc90
+Subproject commit f2d034ed166f83a0b8b803207ecefa41036d8690