TurboModuleRegistry Can't Find Turbo Native Module

[wallpunch]

Environment

react-native -v: 10.9.2
npm ls react-native-macos: [email protected]
node -v: v23.10.0
npm -v: 10.9.2
yarn --version: -bash: yarn: command not found
xcodebuild -version: Xcode 16.2 \ Build version 16C5032a

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. Follow the steps here to create a new project with a Turbo Native Module: https://reactnative.dev/docs/turbo-native-modules-introduction (but add an "npx react-native-macos-init" step and use the macOS project for the iOS steps)
2. Start Metro ("npm start")
3. Build the project in Xcode

Expected Behavior

App should load successfully

Actual Behavior

Metro gives an error: TurboModuleRegistry.getEnforcing(...): 'NativeLocalStorage' could not be found. Verify that a module by this name is registered in the native binary.

Reproducible Demo

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Additional context

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[jamonholmgren]

Just in case it's related to what I ran into, make sure you are running RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 pod install --project-directory=macos (even if you've modified your Podfile).

More info here: #1821 (comment)

[Saadnajmi]

I think I would have expected you don't need that flag for turbomodules too, so that's still a break in user expectation. Especially because that is enabled upstream for RN Core and iOS, but not for macOS (we haven't finished the fabric renderer). Thank you for figuring it out!