diff --git a/patches/expo-modules-core+2.3.12.patch b/patches/expo-modules-core+2.3.12.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4d88077772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/expo-modules-core+2.3.12.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+diff --git a/node_modules/expo-modules-core/ios/Core/Arguments/Convertibles.swift b/node_modules/expo-modules-core/ios/Core/Arguments/Convertibles.swift
+index a126e11..35d620c 100644
+--- a/node_modules/expo-modules-core/ios/Core/Arguments/Convertibles.swift
++++ b/node_modules/expo-modules-core/ios/Core/Arguments/Convertibles.swift
+@@ -19,14 +19,88 @@ extension URL: Convertible {
+       throw Conversions.ConvertingException<URL>(value)
+     }
+ 
++    // iOS 18.6+ CRITICAL: Check for HTTP/HTTPS URLs FIRST to prevent API misuse
++    // iOS 18.6 will crash with "API MISUSE: URL(filePath:) called with an HTTP URL string"
++    // if we try to use fileURLWithPath on an HTTP URL
++    let lowercasedValue = value.lowercased()
++    let isHttpUrl = lowercasedValue.hasPrefix("http://") || lowercasedValue.hasPrefix("https://")
++    
++    if isHttpUrl {
++      // Try to parse as HTTP URL first
++      if let url = URL(string: value) {
++        return url
++      }
++      // If URL(string:) fails, try with URLComponents for better RFC 3986 support
++      if #available(iOS 16, *) {
++        if let url = URLComponents(string: value)?.url {
++          return url
++        }
++      }
++      throw UrlContainsInvalidCharactersException()
++    }
++    
+     // First we try to create a URL without extra encoding, as it came.
+     if let url = convertToUrl(string: value) {
+       return url
+     }
+ 
+     // File path doesn't need to be percent-encoded.
++    // iOS 18.6+ CRITICAL: Has stricter validation for fileURLWithPath that causes assertion failures
++    // in production builds. We must validate extensively before calling it.
++    // Only check for file paths if it's NOT an HTTP URL (already checked above)
+     if isFileUrlPath(value) {
+-      return URL(fileURLWithPath: value)
++      // iOS 18.6+ CRITICAL: Empty paths will crash with assertion failure in production
++      guard !value.isEmpty else {
++        throw UrlContainsInvalidCharactersException()
++      }
++      
++      // iOS 18.6+ requires stricter validation - check for invalid characters
++      let trimmedPath = value.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
++      guard !trimmedPath.isEmpty else {
++        throw UrlContainsInvalidCharactersException()
++      }
++      
++      // Validate path format for iOS 18.6+ strict requirements
++      // Must be absolute path (starts with /) or already a file:// URL
++      // CRITICAL: Double-check it's not an HTTP URL that slipped through
++      let isAbsolutePath = trimmedPath.hasPrefix("/")
++      let isFileURL = trimmedPath.hasPrefix("file://")
++      let trimmedLowercased = trimmedPath.lowercased()
++      let isHttpUrl = trimmedLowercased.hasPrefix("http://") || trimmedLowercased.hasPrefix("https://")
++      
++      // iOS 18.6+ will crash if we call fileURLWithPath on an HTTP URL
++      guard !isHttpUrl else {
++        // Try to parse as HTTP URL instead
++        if let url = URL(string: value) {
++          return url
++        }
++        throw UrlContainsInvalidCharactersException()
++      }
++      
++      guard isAbsolutePath || isFileURL else {
++        throw UrlContainsInvalidCharactersException()
++      }
++      
++      // Check for null characters and control characters that iOS 18.6 rejects
++      if trimmedPath.contains("\0") || trimmedPath.rangeOfCharacter(from: CharacterSet.controlCharacters) != nil {
++        throw UrlContainsInvalidCharactersException()
++      }
++      
++      // Create file URL - iOS 18.6 will assert if path is still invalid
++      // Note: We can't catch assertion failures, so validation above is critical
++      let fileURL: URL
++      if isFileURL {
++        // Already a file:// URL, parse it safely
++        guard let parsedURL = URL(string: trimmedPath) else {
++          throw UrlContainsInvalidCharactersException()
++        }
++        fileURL = parsedURL
++      } else {
++        // Absolute path - iOS 18.6 will assert if malformed
++        fileURL = URL(fileURLWithPath: trimmedPath)
++      }
++      
++      return fileURL
+     }
+ 
+     // If we get here, the string is not the file url and may require percent-encoding characters that are not URL-safe according to RFC 3986.