diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 2a7ce357..85d7f682 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 # Exclude problematic versions of cocoapods and activesupport that causes build failures.
 gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.13', '!= 1.15.0', '!= 1.15.1'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '!= 7.1.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/jellify/MainApplication.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/jellify/MainApplication.kt
index 56c5e67a..895cf71d 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/jellify/MainApplication.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/jellify/MainApplication.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.load
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactHost.getDefaultReactHost
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactNativeHost
+import com.facebook.react.soloader.OpenSourceMergedSoMapping
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader
 
 class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
 
   override fun onCreate() {
     super.onCreate()
-    SoLoader.init(this, false)
+    SoLoader.init(this, OpenSourceMergedSoMapping)
     if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
       // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we load the native entry point for this app.
       load()
diff --git a/android/build.gradle b/android/build.gradle
index df1ce4db..2320d03a 100644
--- a/android/build.gradle
+++ b/android/build.gradle
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        buildToolsVersion = "34.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 23
-        compileSdkVersion = 34
-        targetSdkVersion = 34
+        buildToolsVersion = "35.0.0"
+        minSdkVersion = 24
+        compileSdkVersion = 35
+        targetSdkVersion = 35
         ndkVersion = "26.1.10909125"
         kotlinVersion = "1.9.24"
     }
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index 9fb15664..5e24e3aa 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ reactNativeArchitectures=armeabi-v7a,arm64-v8a,x86,x86_64
 # your application. You should enable this flag either if you want
 # to write custom TurboModules/Fabric components OR use libraries that
 # are providing them.
-newArchEnabled=false
+newArchEnabled=true
 
 # Use this property to enable or disable the Hermes JS engine.
 # If set to false, you will be using JSC instead.
diff --git a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 6f7a6eb3..79eb9d00 100644
--- a/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-all.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/android/gradlew b/android/gradlew
index b740cf13..3569b91d 100755
--- a/android/gradlew
+++ b/android/gradlew
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s' "$PWD") || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5cb3122..1f3fc486 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "nativewind": "4.0.36",
     "react": "18.3.1",
-    "react-native": "0.75.2",
+    "react-native": "0.76.6",
     "react-native-background-actions": "^4.0.1",
     "react-native-blurhash": "^2.1.0",
     "react-native-carplay": "^2.4.1-beta.0",
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
     "tamagui": "^1.115.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
-    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.20.0",
-    "@babel/runtime": "^7.20.0",
-    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.75.2",
-    "@react-native/eslint-config": "0.75.2",
-    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.75.2",
-    "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.75.2",
+    "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
+    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.25.3",
+    "@babel/runtime": "^7.25.0",
+    "@react-native/babel-preset": "0.76.6",
+    "@react-native/eslint-config": "0.76.6",
+    "@react-native/metro-config": "0.76.6",
+    "@react-native/typescript-config": "0.76.6",
     "@types/lodash": "^4.17.10",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.6",
     "@types/react-native-vector-icons": "^6.4.18",