diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 75b562c..2fc9490 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,36 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## <small>2.1.6 (2025-09-12)</small>
+
+* fix: Fix format rate error on iOS (#104) ([d8fe8b0](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/d8fe8b0)), closes [#104](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/104)
+* fix: ios record on simulator ([ff50aba](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/ff50aba))
+* fix: yarn lockfile (#155) ([507e67d](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/507e67d)), closes [#155](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/155)
+* #67: replace file:// in name path, have a more descriptive log (#79) ([4e756da](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/4e756da)), closes [#67](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/67) [#79](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/79)
+* Add Expo support for react-native-vosk (#151) ([fec6fb9](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/fec6fb9)), closes [#151](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/151)
+* Create dependabot.yml (#71) ([8634eba](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/8634eba)), closes [#71](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/71)
+* fix crashes (#143) ([cc9ea78](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/cc9ea78)), closes [#143](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/143)
+* Fix expo ios model path (#156) ([e2877d9](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/e2877d9)), closes [#156](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/156)
+* Fix Expo plugin configuration and dependencies (#152) ([3fa62f7](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/3fa62f7)), closes [#152](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/152)
+* Fix ios pcm bitrate (#157) ([948534e](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/948534e)), closes [#157](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/157)
+* Fix/expo ios (#154) ([cbdf9eb](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/cbdf9eb)), closes [#154](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/154)
+* Fix/update version (#106) ([eeebd52](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/eeebd52)), closes [#106](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/106)
+* Try to make expo plugin works (#153) ([b54f844](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/b54f844)), closes [#153](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/153)
+* Update dependabot.yml (#72) ([4013cf3](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/4013cf3)), closes [#72](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/72)
+* Update issue templates (#76) ([9e4ac88](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/9e4ac88)), closes [#76](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/76)
+* Update to TurboModules with breaking changes (#150) ([4869ff0](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/4869ff0)), closes [#150](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/150)
+* Update Vosk Android library and model loading method (#149) ([3248919](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/3248919)), closes [#149](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/149)
+* docs: add Copilot Coding Agent onboarding instructions (#148) ([1881c34](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/1881c34)), closes [#148](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/148)
+* chore: release 0.3.2 (#80) ([37ec42a](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/37ec42a)), closes [#80](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/80)
+* chore: updated release it deps (#105) ([b73429c](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/b73429c)), closes [#105](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/105)
+* chore(deps-dev): bump @react-native/metro-config from 0.76.1 to 0.79.2 (#118) ([a14e95a](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/a14e95a)), closes [#118](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/issues/118)
+
+
+### BREAKING CHANGE
+
+* the model is not searched in the android project by default anymore
+
+* chore: release 1.0.0
+
 ## <small>2.1.5 (2025-09-12)</small>
 
 * fix: avoid crash on ios when multiple starts are thrown ([1aa44be](https://github.com/riderodd/react-native-vosk/commit/1aa44be))
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index a7bea9c..c635995 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
     - SocketRocket
     - Yoga
-  - react-native-vosk (2.1.4):
+  - react-native-vosk (2.1.5):
     - boost
     - DoubleConversion
     - fast_float
@@ -2643,7 +2643,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-Mapbuffer: 91e0eab42a6ae7f3e34091a126d70fc53bd3823e
   React-microtasksnativemodule: 1ead4fe154df3b1ba34b5a9e35ef3c4bdfa72ccb
   react-native-safe-area-context: c6e2edd1c1da07bdce287fa9d9e60c5f7b514616
-  react-native-vosk: 25bd5e5a7b3b1197ebf56c65e783c9852cc04fa8
+  react-native-vosk: 797d9009626d4bfa1b0522b7b1aa84def66c1f17
   React-NativeModulesApple: eff2eba56030eb0d107b1642b8f853bc36a833ac
   React-oscompat: b12c633e9c00f1f99467b1e0e0b8038895dae436
   React-perflogger: 58d12c4e5df1403030c97b9c621375c312cca454
@@ -2679,4 +2679,4 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
 
 PODFILE CHECKSUM: 605b934b5eb489405fbad7204a4924dc73596edb
 
-COCOAPODS: 1.15.2
+COCOAPODS: 1.16.2
diff --git a/ios/Vosk.mm b/ios/Vosk.mm
index f80a2b8..50e6762 100644
--- a/ios/Vosk.mm
+++ b/ios/Vosk.mm
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ @implementation Vosk {
   BOOL _isRunning; // protects use of recognizer after stop
   BOOL _isStarting; // prevents concurrent start
   BOOL _tapInstalled; // track tap installation
+  BOOL _pendingTap; // indicates we are retrying tap installation
+  int _tapRetryCount; // retry counter
 }
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
@@ -41,6 +43,8 @@ - (instancetype)init {
     _isRunning = NO;
     _isStarting = NO;
     _tapInstalled = NO;
+    _pendingTap = NO;
+    _tapRetryCount = 0;
   }
   return self;
 }
@@ -87,6 +91,8 @@ - (void)start:(JS::NativeVosk::VoskOptions *_Nullable)options
     return;
   }
   _isStarting = YES;
+  _tapRetryCount = 0;
+  _pendingTap = NO;
   AVAudioSession *audioSession = [AVAudioSession sharedInstance];
 
   // Extract options (grammar, timeout) from the codegen structure
@@ -153,9 +159,9 @@ - (void)start:(JS::NativeVosk::VoskOptions *_Nullable)options
       }
 
   self->_formatInput = [self->_inputNode inputFormatForBus:0];
-      const double sampleRate = (self->_formatInput.sampleRate > 0) ? self->_formatInput.sampleRate : 16000.0;
-      const AVAudioFrameCount bufferSize = (AVAudioFrameCount)(sampleRate / 10.0);
-      self->_isRunning = YES;
+  const double sampleRate = (self->_formatInput.sampleRate > 0) ? self->_formatInput.sampleRate : 16000.0;
+  const AVAudioFrameCount bufferSize = (AVAudioFrameCount)(sampleRate / 10.0);
+  self->_isRunning = YES;
 
       __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
       dispatch_async(self->_processingQueue, ^{ // recognizer init off main
@@ -185,97 +191,19 @@ - (void)start:(JS::NativeVosk::VoskOptions *_Nullable)options
           return; // promise already resolved later below or not? -> we won't resolve now
         }
 
-        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ // install tap + start engine
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ // start engine first
           if (!self->_isRunning) { self->_isStarting = NO; return; }
-          if (self->_tapInstalled) {
-            NSLog(@"[Vosk] Tap already installed – skipping reinstall");
-            self->_isStarting = NO;
-            resolve(nil);
-            return;
-          }
-          AVAudioFormat *tapFormat = [self->_inputNode inputFormatForBus:0];
-          if (!tapFormat) {
-            [self emitOnError:@"tapFormat is nil; cannot install tap"]; 
-            [self stopInternalWithoutEvents:YES];
-            self->_isStarting = NO;
-            return;
-          }
-          BOOL invalidSR = tapFormat.sampleRate <= 0.0;
-          BOOL invalidCh = tapFormat.channelCount == 0;
-          if (invalidSR || invalidCh) {
-            NSLog(@"[Vosk] Invalid input format (sr=%.1f ch=%u) -> using nil format", tapFormat.sampleRate, (unsigned int)tapFormat.channelCount);
-            tapFormat = nil;
-          }
-          __weak __typeof(self) weakSelfTap = self;
-          @try {
-            [self->_inputNode installTapOnBus:0 bufferSize:bufferSize format:tapFormat block:^(AVAudioPCMBuffer *buffer, AVAudioTime *when) {
-            __strong __typeof(self) self = weakSelfTap; if (!self) return; if (!self->_isRunning) return;
-            dispatch_async(self->_processingQueue, ^{
-              if (!self->_isRunning) return; VoskRecognizer *recognizer = self->_recognizer; if (!recognizer) return;
-              AVAudioFrameCount frames = buffer.frameLength; if (frames == 0) return;
-              int accepted = 0;
-              if (buffer.int16ChannelData && buffer.int16ChannelData[0]) {
-                int dataLen = (int)(frames * sizeof(int16_t));
-                accepted = vosk_recognizer_accept_waveform(recognizer, (const char *)buffer.int16ChannelData[0], (int32_t)dataLen);
-              } else if (buffer.floatChannelData && buffer.floatChannelData[0]) {
-                float *const *floatChannels = buffer.floatChannelData; std::vector<int16_t> pcm16; pcm16.resize(frames); float *ch0 = floatChannels[0];
-                for (AVAudioFrameCount i = 0; i < frames; ++i) { float s = ch0[i]; if (s > 1.f) s = 1.f; else if (s < -1.f) s = -1.f; pcm16[i] = (int16_t)lrintf(s * 32767.f); }
-                int dataLen = (int)(frames * sizeof(int16_t));
-                accepted = vosk_recognizer_accept_waveform(recognizer, (const char *)pcm16.data(), (int32_t)dataLen);
-              } else { return; }
-
-              const char *cstr = NULL;
-              BOOL isFinal = NO;
-              if (accepted) { // end of utterance recognized per Vosk API
-                cstr = vosk_recognizer_result(recognizer);
-                isFinal = YES;
-              } else {
-                cstr = vosk_recognizer_partial_result(recognizer);
-                isFinal = NO;
-              }
-              NSString *json = cstr ? [NSString stringWithUTF8String:cstr] : nil;
-              dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-                if (!json) return;
-                NSData *data = [json dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
-                NSDictionary *parsed = data ? [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:0 error:nil] : nil;
-                if (![parsed isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
-                  if (isFinal) { [self emitOnResult:json]; } else { [self emitOnPartialResult:json]; }
-                  return;
-                }
-                NSString *text = parsed[@"text"]; NSString *partial = parsed[@"partial"];
-                if (isFinal) {
-                  if (text.length > 0) { [self emitOnResult:text]; }
-                  self->_lastPartial = nil; // reset after final
-                } else {
-                  if (partial.length > 0 && (!self->_lastPartial || ![self->_lastPartial isEqualToString:partial])) {
-                    [self emitOnPartialResult:partial];
-                  }
-                  self->_lastPartial = partial ?: self->_lastPartial;
-                }
-              });
-            });
-            }];
-            self->_tapInstalled = YES;
-          } @catch (NSException *ex) {
-            [self emitOnError:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Failed to install tap: %@", ex.reason ?: @"unknown"]];
-            [self stopInternalWithoutEvents:YES];
-            self->_isStarting = NO;
-            reject(@"start", @"Failed to install tap", nil);
-            return;
-          }
           [self->_audioEngine prepare];
           NSError *startErr = nil;
           if (![self->_audioEngine startAndReturnError:&startErr]) {
             NSString *msg = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"Failed to start audio engine: %@", startErr.localizedDescription];
             [self emitOnError:msg];
-            // clean
             [self stopInternalWithoutEvents:YES];
-            reject(@"start", msg, startErr); // still reject if not yet resolved
             self->_isStarting = NO;
+            reject(@"start", msg, startErr);
             return;
           }
-
-          // Timeout timer after engine started
+          // Timeout timer
           if (timeoutMs >= 0) {
             self->_timeoutSource = dispatch_source_create(DISPATCH_SOURCE_TYPE_TIMER, 0, 0, self->_processingQueue);
             if (self->_timeoutSource) {
@@ -286,18 +214,69 @@ - (void)start:(JS::NativeVosk::VoskOptions *_Nullable)options
               dispatch_resume(self->_timeoutSource);
             }
           }
-
           CFAbsoluteTime tEnd = CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent();
-          NSLog(@"[Vosk] start() total after permission: %.2f ms", (tEnd - tStart) * 1000.0);
-          // Resolve promise (success path)
-          self->_isStarting = NO;
+          NSLog(@"[Vosk] start() engine running (tap pending): %.2f ms", (tEnd - tStart) * 1000.0);
+          // Resolve early; tap installation will be async via retry
           resolve(nil);
+          self->_isStarting = NO;
+          self->_pendingTap = YES;
+          self->_tapRetryCount = 0;
+          [self scheduleTapInstallationWithBufferSize:bufferSize];
         });
       });
     });
   }];
 }
 
+// Retry-based tap installer; called on main queue only
+- (void)scheduleTapInstallationWithBufferSize:(AVAudioFrameCount)bufferSize {
+  if (!_isRunning) { _pendingTap = NO; return; }
+  if (_tapInstalled) { _pendingTap = NO; return; }
+  if (!_recognizer) { _pendingTap = NO; return; }
+  AVAudioFormat *fmt = [_inputNode inputFormatForBus:0];
+  double sr = fmt ? fmt.sampleRate : 0.0;
+  AVAudioChannelCount ch = fmt ? fmt.channelCount : 0;
+  if (sr <= 0.0 || ch == 0) {
+    if (_tapRetryCount == 0) {
+      NSLog(@"[Vosk] Tap install waiting for valid format… (sr=%.1f ch=%u)", sr, (unsigned int)ch);
+    }
+    if (_tapRetryCount >= 25) { // ~2.5s at 100ms intervals
+      [self emitOnError:@"Unable to obtain valid audio input format (stabilization timeout)"]; _pendingTap = NO; return; }
+    _tapRetryCount++;
+    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, (int64_t)(0.1 * NSEC_PER_SEC)), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ [self scheduleTapInstallationWithBufferSize:bufferSize]; });
+    return;
+  }
+  // Have a valid format now
+  NSLog(@"[Vosk] Tap install attempt with format sr=%.1f ch=%u retry=%d", sr, (unsigned int)ch, _tapRetryCount);
+  __weak __typeof(self) weakSelfTap = self;
+  @try {
+    [_inputNode installTapOnBus:0 bufferSize:bufferSize format:fmt block:^(AVAudioPCMBuffer *buffer, AVAudioTime *when) {
+      __strong __typeof(self) self = weakSelfTap; if (!self) return; if (!self->_isRunning) return;
+      dispatch_async(self->_processingQueue, ^{
+        if (!self->_isRunning) return; VoskRecognizer *recognizer = self->_recognizer; if (!recognizer) return;
+        AVAudioFrameCount frames = buffer.frameLength; if (frames == 0) return;
+        int accepted = 0;
+        if (buffer.int16ChannelData && buffer.int16ChannelData[0]) {
+          int dataLen = (int)(frames * sizeof(int16_t));
+          accepted = vosk_recognizer_accept_waveform(recognizer, (const char *)buffer.int16ChannelData[0], (int32_t)dataLen);
+        } else if (buffer.floatChannelData && buffer.floatChannelData[0]) {
+          float *const *floatChannels = buffer.floatChannelData; std::vector<int16_t> pcm16; pcm16.resize(frames); float *ch0 = floatChannels[0];
+          for (AVAudioFrameCount i = 0; i < frames; ++i) { float s = ch0[i]; if (s > 1.f) s = 1.f; else if (s < -1.f) s = -1.f; pcm16[i] = (int16_t)lrintf(s * 32767.f); }
+          int dataLen = (int)(frames * sizeof(int16_t));
+          accepted = vosk_recognizer_accept_waveform(recognizer, (const char *)pcm16.data(), (int32_t)dataLen);
+        } else { return; }
+        const char *cstr = NULL; BOOL isFinal = NO; if (accepted) { cstr = vosk_recognizer_result(recognizer); isFinal = YES; } else { cstr = vosk_recognizer_partial_result(recognizer); }
+        NSString *json = cstr ? [NSString stringWithUTF8String:cstr] : nil;
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ if (!json) return; NSData *data = [json dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]; NSDictionary *parsed = data ? [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:0 error:nil] : nil; if (![parsed isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) { if (isFinal) { [self emitOnResult:json]; } else { [self emitOnPartialResult:json]; } return; } NSString *text = parsed[@"text"]; NSString *partial = parsed[@"partial"]; if (isFinal) { if (text.length > 0) { [self emitOnResult:text]; } self->_lastPartial = nil; } else { if (partial.length > 0 && (!self->_lastPartial || ![self->_lastPartial isEqualToString:partial])) { [self emitOnPartialResult:partial]; } self->_lastPartial = partial ?: self->_lastPartial; } });
+      });
+    }];
+    _tapInstalled = YES; _pendingTap = NO; NSLog(@"[Vosk] Tap installed successfully after %d retries.", _tapRetryCount);
+  } @catch (NSException *ex) {
+    [self emitOnError:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"Failed to install tap (retry phase): %@", ex.reason ?: @"unknown"]];
+    _pendingTap = NO; [self stopInternalWithoutEvents:YES];
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)stop {
   if (!_isRunning)
     return; // idempotent
@@ -335,6 +314,7 @@ - (void)stopInternalWithoutEvents:(BOOL)withoutEvents {
   _isRunning = NO; // prevents new buffers from being processed
   _isStarting = NO;
   _tapInstalled = NO;
+  _pendingTap = NO;
 
   if (_audioEngine.isRunning) {
     [_audioEngine stop];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cc31733..0108ce4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-vosk",
-  "version": "2.1.5",
+  "version": "2.1.6",
   "description": "Speech recognition module for react native using Vosk library",
   "types": "lib/typescript/src/index.d.ts",
   "main": "lib/commonjs/index.js",