diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile b/example/ios/Podfile
index fa78542f2..85b2fdd3c 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ podfile_properties = JSON.parse(File.read(File.join(__dir__, 'Podfile.properties
 ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] = podfile_properties['newArchEnabled'] == 'true' ? '1' : '0'
 ENV['EX_DEV_CLIENT_NETWORK_INSPECTOR'] = '1' if podfile_properties['EX_DEV_CLIENT_NETWORK_INSPECTOR'] == 'true'
 
-platform :ios, '16.0'
+platform :ios, '14.0'
 install! 'cocoapods',
   :deterministic_uuids => false
 
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ target 'xmtpreactnativesdkexample' do
     installer.generated_projects.each do |project|
         project.targets.each do |target|
             target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-                config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '16.0'
+                config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '14.0'
             end
         end
         project.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '16.0'
+            config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = '14.0'
         end
     end
   end
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 851eca939..da7545c93 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -767,6 +767,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   XMTPReactNative: 1ca02155e4583791c8c99a244206ecf8e057abd2
   Yoga: e71803b4c1fff832ccf9b92541e00f9b873119b9
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 95d6ace79946933ecf80684613842ee553dd76a2
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 0e6fe50018f34e575d38dc6a1fdf1f99c9596cdd
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.15.2
diff --git a/ios/XMTPModule.swift b/ios/XMTPModule.swift
index 788b0fa9c..cfb98b133 100644
--- a/ios/XMTPModule.swift
+++ b/ios/XMTPModule.swift
@@ -1483,14 +1483,23 @@ public class XMTPModule: Module {
         
 		AsyncFunction("exportNativeLogs") { () -> String in
 			var logOutput = ""
-			let logStore = try OSLogStore(scope: .currentProcessIdentifier)
-			let position = logStore.position(timeIntervalSinceLatestBoot: -300) // Last 5 min of logs
-			let entries = try logStore.getEntries(at: position)
+			if #available(iOS 15.0, *) {
+				do {
+					let logStore = try OSLogStore(scope: .currentProcessIdentifier)
+					let position = logStore.position(timeIntervalSinceLatestBoot: -300) // Last 5 min of logs
+					let entries = try logStore.getEntries(at: position)
 
-			for entry in entries {
-				if let logEntry = entry as? OSLogEntryLog {
-					logOutput.append("\(logEntry.date): \(logEntry.composedMessage)\n")
+					for entry in entries {
+						if let logEntry = entry as? OSLogEntryLog {
+							logOutput.append("\(logEntry.date): \(logEntry.composedMessage)\n")
+						}
+					}
+				} catch {
+					logOutput = "Failed to fetch logs: \(error.localizedDescription)"
 				}
+			} else {
+				// Fallback for iOS 14
+				logOutput = "OSLogStore is only available on iOS 15 and above. Logging is not supported on this iOS version."
 			}
 			
 			return logOutput