diff --git a/nativescript-core/platforms/ios/native-api-usage.json b/nativescript-core/platforms/ios/native-api-usage.json
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+{
+  "uses": [
+    "CoreFoundation.CFError:*",
+    "CoreFoundation.CFNumber:*",
+    "CoreFoundation.CFRunLoop:*",
+
+    "CoreGraphics.*:*",
+
+    "CoreText.CTFontManager:*",
+
+    "Darwin.C.math:*",
+    "Darwin.POSIX.sys.socket:*",
+
+    "Foundation.*:*",
+
+    "MaterialComponents.MDCTabBar:*",
+
+    "NativeScriptEmbedder:*",
+
+    "Photos.PHImageManager:*",
+
+    "QuartzCore.*:*",
+
+    "SystemConfiguration.SCNetworkReachability:*",
+
+    "UIKit.*:*",
+
+    "WebKit.WKNavigationDelegate:*",
+    "WebKit.WKUserContentController:*",
+    "WebKit.WKUserScript:*",
+    "WebKit.WKWebView:*",
+    "WebKit.WKWebViewConfiguration:*",
+
+    "TNSWidgets*:*"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/app/App_Resources/iOS/native-api-usage.json b/tests/app/App_Resources/iOS/native-api-usage.json
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+{
+  "whitelist-plugins-usages": true,
+  "$comment": "Whitelist native constants used by core modules because {N} webpack's typescript transpiler is configured not to remove them like tsc does",
+  "whitelist": [
+    "CoreFoundation.CFStringEncodingExt:kCF*",
+    "MaterialComponents.MDCTabBarAlignment:*",
+    "MaterialComponents.MDCTabBarItemAppearance:*",
+    "Photos.PhotosTypes:*",
+    "WebKit.WKNavigationAction:*"
+  ],
+  "blacklist": [
+  ]
+}