diff --git a/install/hooks/ios/after-plugin-install.js b/install/hooks/ios/after-plugin-install.js
index 743f3bc..79d09df 100644
--- a/install/hooks/ios/after-plugin-install.js
+++ b/install/hooks/ios/after-plugin-install.js
@@ -104,6 +104,32 @@ find "$CODESIGNING_FOLDER_PATH/www/nodejs-project/" -name "*.framework" -type d
     );
   }
 
+  //Adds a build phase to remove the x64 strips from the NodeMobile framework. Needed for correct App Store submission.
+  var removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseName = 'Remove NodeJS Mobile Framework Simulator Strips';
+  var removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseScript = `
+set -e
+FRAMEWORK_BINARY_PATH="$TARGET_BUILD_DIR/$FRAMEWORKS_FOLDER_PATH/NodeMobile.framework/NodeMobile"
+FRAMEWORK_STRIPPED_PATH="$FRAMEWORK_BINARY_PATH-strip"
+if [ "$PLATFORM_NAME" != "iphonesimulator" ]; then
+  if $(lipo "$FRAMEWORK_BINARY_PATH" -verify_arch "x86_64") ; then
+    lipo -output "$FRAMEWORK_STRIPPED_PATH" -remove "x86_64" "$FRAMEWORK_BINARY_PATH"
+    rm "$FRAMEWORK_BINARY_PATH"
+    mv "$FRAMEWORK_STRIPPED_PATH" "$FRAMEWORK_BINARY_PATH"
+    echo "Removed simulator strip from NodeMobile.framework"
+  fi
+fi
+`
+  var removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhase = xcodeProject.buildPhaseObject('PBXShellScriptBuildPhase', removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseName, firstTargetUUID);
+  if (!removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhase) {
+    xcodeProject.addBuildPhase(
+      [],
+      'PBXShellScriptBuildPhase',
+      removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseName,
+      firstTargetUUID,
+      { shellPath: '/bin/sh', shellScript: removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseScript }
+    );
+  }
+
   // Write the changes into the Xcode project.
   fs.writeFileSync(pbxprojPath, xcodeProject.writeSync());
 
diff --git a/install/hooks/ios/before-plugin-uninstall.js b/install/hooks/ios/before-plugin-uninstall.js
index a2a1666..c369a88 100644
--- a/install/hooks/ios/before-plugin-uninstall.js
+++ b/install/hooks/ios/before-plugin-uninstall.js
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ module.exports = function(context) {
     xcodeProject.myRemovePbxScriptBuildPhase(signNativeModulesBuildPhaseName, firstTargetUUID);
   }
 
+    // Removes the build phase to strip the simulator strips.
+    var removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseName = 'Remove NodeJS Mobile Framework Simulator Strips';
+    var removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhase = xcodeProject.buildPhaseObject('PBXShellScriptBuildPhase', removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseName, firstTargetUUID);
+    if (removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhase) {
+      xcodeProject.myRemovePbxScriptBuildPhase(removeSimulatorArchsBuildPhaseName, firstTargetUUID);
+    }
+
   // Write the changes into the Xcode project.
   fs.writeFileSync(pbxprojPath, xcodeProject.writeSync());