How to stop Fabric from running
Because this question is still relevant, to prevent Fabric from launching, you got two options:
1. Stop it after uploading your project’s DSYM file.
Open up the run script: Pods/Fabric/run and change:
eval $DIR$PATH_SEP$UPLOAD_COMMAND > /dev/null 2>&1 &
To:
eval $DIR$PATH_SEP$UPLOAD_COMMAND;killall Fabric > /dev/null 2>&1 &
2. Stop it and only upload DSYM when archiving builds for release:
Check the “Run script only when installing” option under Build Phases: