diff --git a/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml b/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml
index 1f9d3c49e63..eeee49a8453 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test-ios-rntester/action.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ inputs:
     default: 2.6.10
   run-unit-tests:
     description: whether unit tests should run or not.
-    default: "false"
+    default: "true"
   flavor:
     description: The flavor of the build. Must be one of "Debug", "Release".
     default: Debug
@@ -104,15 +104,14 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         echo "zipping tests results"
-        cd /Users/distiller/Library/Developer/Xcode
-        XCRESULT_PATH=$(find . -name '*.xcresult')
-        tar -zcvf xcresults.tar.gz $XCRESULT_PATH
+        cd /Users/runner/Library/Developer/Xcode
+        tar -zcvf xcresults.tar.gz "/tmp/RNTesterTestResults"
     - name: Upload artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.4
       if: ${{ inputs.run-unit-tests == 'true' }}
       with:
-        name: xcresults
-        path: /Users/distiller/Library/Developer/Xcode/xcresults.tar.gz
+        name: xcresults-${{ inputs.flavor }}-${{ inputs.use-frameworks == 'true' && 'dynamic-frameworks' || 'static-libraries' }}-Ruby${{ inputs.ruby-version }}
+        path: /Users/runner/Library/Developer/Xcode/xcresults.tar.gz
     - name: Upload RNTester App
       if: ${{ inputs.use-frameworks == 'false' && inputs.ruby-version == '2.6.10' }} # This is needed to avoid conflicts with the artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.4
@@ -123,5 +122,5 @@ runs:
       if: ${{ inputs.run-unit-tests == 'true' }}
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.3.4
       with:
-        name: test-results
+        name: test-results-${{ inputs.flavor }}-${{ inputs.use-frameworks == 'true' && 'dynamic-frameworks' || 'static-libraries' }}-Ruby${{ inputs.ruby-version }}
         path: ./reports/junit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
index 931cf4b745d..5c19e9c1323 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-all.yml
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run it
         uses: ./.github/actions/test-ios-rntester
         with:
-          flavor: Debug
+          flavor: ${{ matrix.flavor }}
           use-frameworks: true
-
+          run-unit-tests: false # tests for dynamic frameworks are already run in the test_ios_rntester job; this is to just a test build from source (no prebuilds)
 
   test_ios_rntester:
     runs-on: macos-15-large
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm
index b4f0d20c36d..5f43a8bd821 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBridge.mm
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ static RCTBridge *RCTCurrentBridgeInstance = nil;
                   moduleProvider:(RCTBridgeModuleListProvider)block
                    launchOptions:(NSDictionary *)launchOptions
 {
-  // Only enabld this assertion in OSS
+  // Only enable this assertion in OSS
 #if COCOAPODS
   [RCTBridge throwIfOnLegacyArch];
 #endif
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTUtils.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTUtils.mm
index 9936b96ffb8..8ee80f11852 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTUtils.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTUtils.mm
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ NSURL *RCTDataURL(NSString *mimeType, NSData *data)
                                                [data base64EncodedStringWithOptions:(NSDataBase64EncodingOptions)0]]];
 }
 
-BOOL RCTIsGzippedData(NSData *__nullable /*data*/); // exposed for unit testing purposes
+extern "C" BOOL RCTIsGzippedData(NSData *__nullable /*data*/); // exposed for unit testing purposes
 BOOL RCTIsGzippedData(NSData *__nullable data)
 {
   UInt8 *bytes = (UInt8 *)data.bytes;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
index 4571bacd7a3..ad4a5a62c3a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/codegen_utils-test.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
     def setup
         CodegenUtils.set_react_codegen_discovery_done(false)
-        CodegenUtils.set_react_codegen_podspec_generated(false)
         Pod::Config.reset()
         @base_path = "~/app/ios"
         Pathname.pwd!(@base_path)
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         # Assert
         assert_false(CodegenUtils.react_codegen_discovery_done())
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, [])
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [])
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
     def testUseReactCodegenDiscovery_whenDiscoveryDone_doNothing
@@ -75,8 +74,8 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         # Assert
         assert_true(CodegenUtils.react_codegen_discovery_done())
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Skipping use_react_native_codegen_discovery."])
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [])
+        assert_equal(["Skipping use_react_native_codegen_discovery."], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
     def testUseReactCodegenDiscovery_whenAppPathUndefined_abort
@@ -89,16 +88,16 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         # Assert
         assert_false(CodegenUtils.react_codegen_discovery_done())
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, [])
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal([
             'Error: app_path is required for use_react_native_codegen_discovery.',
             'If you are calling use_react_native_codegen_discovery! in your Podfile, please remove the call and pass `app_path` and/or `config_file_dir` to `use_react_native!`.'
-        ])
+        ], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
-    # ============================= #
+    # =========================== #
     # Test - CleanUpCodegenFolder #
-    # ============================= #
+    # =========================== #
 
     def testCleanUpCodegenFolder_whenCleanupDone_doNothing
         # Arrange
@@ -110,9 +109,9 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         CodegenUtils.clean_up_build_folder(rn_path, codegen_dir, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_invocation_count, 0)
-        assert_equal(FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_paths, [])
-        assert_equal(CodegenUtils.cleanup_done(), true)
+        assert_equal(0, FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal([], FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_paths)
+        assert_equal(true, CodegenUtils.cleanup_done())
     end
 
     def testCleanUpCodegenFolder_whenFolderDoesNotExists_markAsCleanupDone
@@ -125,10 +124,10 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         CodegenUtils.clean_up_build_folder(rn_path, codegen_dir, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_invocation_count, 0)
-        assert_equal(FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_paths, [])
-        assert_equal(DirMock.glob_invocation, [])
-        assert_equal(CodegenUtils.cleanup_done(), true)
+        assert_equal(0, FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal([], FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_paths)
+        assert_equal([], DirMock.glob_invocation)
+        assert_equal(true, CodegenUtils.cleanup_done())
     end
 
     def testCleanUpCodegenFolder_whenFolderExists_deleteItAndSetCleanupDone
@@ -137,29 +136,33 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         codegen_dir = "build/generated/ios"
         codegen_path = "#{@base_path}/#{codegen_dir}"
         globs = [
-            "/MyModuleSpecs/MyModule.h",
-            "#{codegen_path}/MyModuleSpecs/MyModule.mm",
-            "#{codegen_path}/react/components/MyComponent/ShadowNode.h",
-            "#{codegen_path}/react/components/MyComponent/ShadowNode.mm",
+            codegen_path
         ]
         rn_path = '../node_modules/react-native'
 
         DirMock.mocked_existing_dirs(codegen_path)
         DirMock.mocked_existing_globs(globs, "#{codegen_path}/*")
 
+        original_define_singleton_method = CodegenUtils.method(:assert_codegen_folder_is_empty)
+        CodegenUtils.define_singleton_method(:assert_codegen_folder_is_empty) do |*args, **kwargs|
+            # no-op
+        end
+
         # Act
         CodegenUtils.clean_up_build_folder(rn_path, codegen_dir, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(DirMock.exist_invocation_params, [codegen_path, codegen_path])
-        assert_equal(DirMock.glob_invocation, ["#{codegen_path}/*", "#{codegen_path}/*"])
-        assert_equal(FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_invocation_count, 3)
-        assert_equal(FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_paths, [
-            globs,
+        assert_equal([codegen_path], DirMock.exist_invocation_params)
+        assert_equal(3, FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal([
+            *globs,
             "#{rn_path}/React/Fabric/RCTThirdPartyFabricComponentsProvider.h",
             "#{rn_path}/React/Fabric/RCTThirdPartyFabricComponentsProvider.mm",
-        ])
-        assert_equal(CodegenUtils.cleanup_done(), true)
+        ], FileUtils::FileUtilsStorage.rmrf_paths)
+        assert_equal(true, CodegenUtils.cleanup_done())
+    ensure
+        # Restore original method so other tests are not affected
+        CodegenUtils.define_singleton_method(:assert_codegen_folder_is_empty, original_define_singleton_method)
     end
 
     # ===================================== #
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         CodegenUtils.assert_codegen_folder_is_empty(codegen_path, dir_manager: DirMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [])
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
     def test_assertCodegenFolderIsEmpty_whenItExistsAndIsEmpty_doesNotAbort
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         CodegenUtils.assert_codegen_folder_is_empty(codegen_path, dir_manager: DirMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [])
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
     def test_assertCodegenFolderIsEmpty_whenItIsNotEmpty_itAborts
@@ -205,9 +208,9 @@ class CodegenUtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         }
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [
+        assert_equal([
             "Unable to remove the content of ~/app/ios/./build/generated/ios folder. Please run rm -rf ~/app/ios/./build/generated/ios and try again."
-        ])
+        ], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/fabric-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/fabric-test.rb
index 07a3019e5c1..3f69f5c7679 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/fabric-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/fabric-test.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ class FabricTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
         if modular_headers != nil then expected_params[:modular_headers] = modular_headers end
         if podspec != nil then expected_params[:podspec] = podspec end
 
-        assert_equal(params, expected_params)
+        assert_equal(expected_params, params)
     end
 end
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/jsengine-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/jsengine-test.rb
index a2de71ebb5b..304c37c67fc 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/jsengine-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/jsengine-test.rb
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ class JSEngineTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         setup_hermes!(:react_native_path => @react_native_path)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal($podInvocationCount, 3)
-        assert_equal($podInvocation["React-jsi"][:path], "../../ReactCommon/jsi")
+        assert_equal(2, $podInvocationCount)
         hermes_engine_pod_invocation = $podInvocation["hermes-engine"]
-        assert_equal(hermes_engine_pod_invocation[:podspec], "../../sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec")
-        assert_equal(hermes_engine_pod_invocation[:tag], "")
-        assert_equal($podInvocation["React-hermes"][:path], "../../ReactCommon/hermes")
+        assert_equal("../../sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec", hermes_engine_pod_invocation[:podspec])
+        assert_equal("", hermes_engine_pod_invocation[:tag])
+        assert_equal("../../ReactCommon/hermes", $podInvocation["React-hermes"][:path])
     end
 
 end
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/local_podspec_patch-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/local_podspec_patch-test.rb
index 0941659e10f..bfcae043804 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/local_podspec_patch-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/local_podspec_patch-test.rb
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ class LocalPodspecPatchTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         local_podspec = LocalPodspecPatch.pods_to_update(:react_native_path => react_native_path, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(local_podspec, [])
-        assert_equal(DirMock.glob_invocation, ["#{react_native_path}/third-party-podspecs/*"])
-        assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
+        assert_equal([], local_podspec)
+        assert_equal(["#{react_native_path}/third-party-podspecs/*"], DirMock.glob_invocation)
+        assert_equal([
             FileMock.join(mocked_pwd, "Pods/Local Podspecs", "boost.podspec.json"),
             FileMock.join(mocked_pwd, "Pods/Local Podspecs", "DoubleConversion.podspec.json"),
-        ])
+        ], FileMock.exist_invocation_params)
     end
 
     def test_podsToUpdate_whenFilesExistsWithSameVersions_returnsEmpty
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ class LocalPodspecPatchTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         local_podspec = LocalPodspecPatch.pods_to_update(:react_native_path => react_native_path, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(local_podspec, [])
-        assert_equal(DirMock.glob_invocation, ["#{react_native_path}/third-party-podspecs/*"])
-        assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
+        assert_equal([], local_podspec)
+        assert_equal(["#{react_native_path}/third-party-podspecs/*"], DirMock.glob_invocation)
+        assert_equal([
             FileMock.join(mocked_pwd, "Pods/Local Podspecs", "boost.podspec.json"),
             FileMock.join(mocked_pwd, "Pods/Local Podspecs", "DoubleConversion.podspec.json"),
-        ])
+        ], FileMock.exist_invocation_params)
     end
 
     def test_podsToUpdate_whenFilesExistsWithDifferentVersions_returnsThem
@@ -72,15 +72,15 @@ class LocalPodspecPatchTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         local_podspec = LocalPodspecPatch.pods_to_update(:react_native_path => react_native_path, dir_manager: DirMock, file_manager: FileMock)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(local_podspec, [
+        assert_equal([
             "boost",
             "DoubleConversion"
-        ])
-        assert_equal(DirMock.glob_invocation, ["#{react_native_path}/third-party-podspecs/*"])
-        assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, [
+        ], local_podspec)
+        assert_equal(["#{react_native_path}/third-party-podspecs/*"], DirMock.glob_invocation)
+        assert_equal([
             FileMock.join(mocked_pwd, "Pods/Local Podspecs", "boost.podspec.json"),
             FileMock.join(mocked_pwd, "Pods/Local Podspecs", "DoubleConversion.podspec.json"),
-        ])
+        ], FileMock.exist_invocation_params)
     end
 
     # ======================================== #
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ class LocalPodspecPatchTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         new_changes = Pod::Lockfile.new().patch_detect_changes_with_podfile(changes)
 
-        assert_equal(new_changes, {
+        assert_equal({
             :unchanged => ["some_pod"],
             :changed => ["boost", "DoubleConversion", "another_pod"]
-        })
+        }, new_changes)
     end
 
     def test_patchDetectChangesWithPodfile_whenLocalPodsUnchanged_movesLocalPodsToChangeSet()
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ class LocalPodspecPatchTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         new_changes = Pod::Lockfile.new().patch_detect_changes_with_podfile(changes)
 
-        assert_equal(new_changes, {
+        assert_equal({
             :unchanged => ["first_pod"],
             :changed => ["another_pod", "boost", "DoubleConversion"]
-        })
+        }, new_changes)
     end
 
     # ========= #
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
index c0345758e1c..b062c6e3f24 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
@@ -34,18 +34,18 @@ class NewArchitectureTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         installer = prepare_mocked_installer_with_react_core
         NewArchitectureHelper.set_clang_cxx_language_standard_if_needed(installer)
 
-        assert_equal(installer.aggregate_targets[0].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++20")
-        assert_equal(installer.aggregate_targets[1].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++20")
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path.xcproj", "Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path2.xcproj"])
+        assert_equal("c++20", installer.aggregate_targets[0].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"])
+        assert_equal("c++20", installer.aggregate_targets[1].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"])
+        assert_equal(["Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path.xcproj", "Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path2.xcproj"], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
     end
 
     def test_setClangCxxLanguageStandardIfNeeded_whenThereAreDifferentValuesForLanguageStandard_takesTheFirstValue
         installer = prepare_mocked_installer_with_react_core_and_different_language_standards
         NewArchitectureHelper.set_clang_cxx_language_standard_if_needed(installer)
 
-        assert_equal(installer.aggregate_targets[0].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++20")
-        assert_equal(installer.aggregate_targets[1].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++20")
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path.xcproj", "Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path2.xcproj"])
+        assert_equal("c++20", installer.aggregate_targets[0].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"])
+        assert_equal("c++20", installer.aggregate_targets[1].user_project.build_configurations[0].build_settings["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"])
+        assert_equal(["Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path.xcproj", "Setting CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD to c++20 on /test/path2.xcproj"], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
     end
 
     # =================== #
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ class NewArchitectureTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         NewArchitectureHelper.modify_flags_for_new_architecture(installer, false)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(first_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DFOLLY_NO_CONFIG -DFOLLY_MOBILE=1 -DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1 -DFOLLY_CFG_NO_COROUTINES=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME=1 -Wno-comma -Wno-shorten-64-to-32")
-        assert_equal(first_xcconfig.save_as_invocation, ["a/path/First.xcconfig"])
-        assert_equal(second_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DFOLLY_NO_CONFIG -DFOLLY_MOBILE=1 -DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1 -DFOLLY_CFG_NO_COROUTINES=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME=1 -Wno-comma -Wno-shorten-64-to-32")
-        assert_equal(second_xcconfig.save_as_invocation, ["a/path/Second.xcconfig"])
-        assert_equal(react_core_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DFOLLY_NO_CONFIG -DFOLLY_MOBILE=1 -DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1 -DFOLLY_CFG_NO_COROUTINES=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME=1 -Wno-comma -Wno-shorten-64-to-32")
-        assert_equal(react_core_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DFOLLY_NO_CONFIG -DFOLLY_MOBILE=1 -DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1 -DFOLLY_CFG_NO_COROUTINES=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME=1 -Wno-comma -Wno-shorten-64-to-32")
-        assert_equal(yoga_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited)")
-        assert_equal(yoga_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited)")
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) ", first_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
+        assert_equal(["a/path/First.xcconfig"], first_xcconfig.save_as_invocation)
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) ", second_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
+        assert_equal(["a/path/Second.xcconfig"], second_xcconfig.save_as_invocation)
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) ", react_core_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) ", react_core_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
+        assert_equal("$(inherited)", yoga_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
+        assert_equal("$(inherited)", yoga_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
     end
 
     def test_modifyFlagsForNewArch_whenOnNewArchAndIsRelease_updateFlags
@@ -101,19 +101,19 @@ class NewArchitectureTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         NewArchitectureHelper.modify_flags_for_new_architecture(installer, true)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(first_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1")
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 ", first_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
         assert_nil(first_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CFLAGS"])
-        assert_equal(first_xcconfig.save_as_invocation, ["a/path/First.xcconfig"])
-        assert_equal(second_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1")
+        assert_equal(["a/path/First.xcconfig"], first_xcconfig.save_as_invocation)
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 ", second_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
         assert_nil(second_xcconfig.attributes["OTHER_CFLAGS"])
-        assert_equal(second_xcconfig.save_as_invocation, ["a/path/Second.xcconfig"])
-        assert_equal(react_core_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1")
+        assert_equal(["a/path/Second.xcconfig"], second_xcconfig.save_as_invocation)
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 ", react_core_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
         assert_nil(react_core_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CFLAGS"])
-        assert_equal(react_core_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1")
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 ", react_core_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
         assert_nil(react_core_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CFLAGS"])
-        assert_equal(yoga_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited)")
+        assert_equal("$(inherited)", yoga_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
         assert_nil(yoga_debug_config.build_settings["OTHER_CFLAGS"])
-        assert_equal(yoga_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited)")
+        assert_equal("$(inherited)", yoga_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
         assert_nil(yoga_release_config.build_settings["OTHER_CFLAGS"])
     end
 
@@ -125,22 +125,29 @@ class NewArchitectureTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         spec = SpecMock.new
 
         # Act
+        ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] = "1"
         NewArchitectureHelper.install_modules_dependencies(spec, true, '2024.10.14.00')
 
         # Assert
-        folly_config = Helpers::Constants.folly_config
-        folly_compiler_flags = folly_config[:compiler_flags]
-
-        assert_equal(spec.compiler_flags, "-DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1")
-        assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"], "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/boost\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/Headers/Private/Yoga\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/DoubleConversion\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fast_float/include\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fmt/include\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-FabricImage/React_FabricImage.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers/react/nativemodule/core\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-NativeModulesApple/React_NativeModulesApple.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-utils/React_utils.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-featureflags/React_featureflags.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-debug/React_debug.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-ImageManager/React_ImageManager.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-rendererdebug/React_rendererdebug.framework/Headers\"")
-        assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++20")
-        assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"], "$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1")
+        assert_equal("-DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1", spec.compiler_flags)
+        assert_equal(
+            [
+                "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/Headers/Private/Yoga\"",
+                "$(PODS_ROOT)/glog",
+                "$(PODS_ROOT)/boost",
+                "$(PODS_ROOT)/DoubleConversion",
+                "$(PODS_ROOT)/fast_float/include",
+                "$(PODS_ROOT)/fmt/include",
+                "$(PODS_ROOT)/SocketRocket",
+                "$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly"
+            ],
+            spec.pod_target_xcconfig["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"]
+        )
+        assert_equal("c++20", spec.pod_target_xcconfig["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"])
+        assert_equal("$(inherited) -DRCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED=1 ", spec.pod_target_xcconfig["OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS"])
         assert_equal(
-            spec.dependencies,
             [
                 { :dependency_name => "React-Core" },
-                { :dependency_name => "ReactNativeDependencies" },
-                { :dependency_name => "glog" },
                 { :dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" },
                 { :dependency_name => "ReactCodegen" },
                 { :dependency_name => "RCTRequired" },
@@ -156,33 +163,42 @@ class NewArchitectureTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
                 { :dependency_name => "React-debug" },
                 { :dependency_name => "React-ImageManager" },
                 { :dependency_name => "React-rendererdebug" },
+                { :dependency_name => "React-jsi" },
+                { :dependency_name => "React-renderercss" },
+                { :dependency_name => "hermes-engine" },
+                { :dependency_name => "glog" },
+                { :dependency_name => "boost" },
                 { :dependency_name => "DoubleConversion" },
-                { :dependency_name => "hermes-engine" }
-        ])
+                { :dependency_name => "fast_float" },
+                { :dependency_name => "fmt" },
+                { :dependency_name => "RCT-Folly" },
+                { :dependency_name => "SocketRocket" },
+                { :dependency_name => "RCT-Folly/Fabric" },
+            ],
+            spec.dependencies
+        )
     end
 
     def test_installModulesDependencies_whenNewArchDisabledAndSearchPathsAndCompilerFlagsArePresent_itInstallDependenciesAndPreserveOtherSettings
         #  Arrange
         spec = SpecMock.new
         spec.compiler_flags = ''
-        other_flags = "\"$(ReactNativeDependencies)/boost\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCodegen/ReactCodegen.framework/Headers\""
+        other_flags_arr = ["\"$(ReactNativeDependencies)/boost\"", "\"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCodegen/ReactCodegen.framework/Headers\""]
         spec.pod_target_xcconfig = {
-            "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => other_flags
+            "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => other_flags_arr.join(" ")
         }
 
         # Act
+        ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] = nil
         NewArchitectureHelper.install_modules_dependencies(spec, false, '2024.10.14.00')
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Helpers::Constants.folly_config[:compiler_flags], "#{NewArchitectureHelper.folly_compiler_flags}")
-        assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"], "#{other_flags} \"$(PODS_ROOT)/boost\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/Headers/Private/Yoga\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/DoubleConversion\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fast_float/include\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fmt/include\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-FabricImage/React_FabricImage.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers/react/nativemodule/core\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-NativeModulesApple/React_NativeModulesApple.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-utils/React_utils.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-featureflags/React_featureflags.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-debug/React_debug.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-ImageManager/React_ImageManager.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-rendererdebug/React_rendererdebug.framework/Headers\"")
-        assert_equal(spec.pod_target_xcconfig["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"], "c++20")
+        assert_equal("#{NewArchitectureHelper.folly_compiler_flags}", Helpers::Constants.folly_config[:compiler_flags])
+        assert_equal([*other_flags_arr, '"$(PODS_ROOT)/Headers/Private/Yoga"', '$(PODS_ROOT)/glog', '$(PODS_ROOT)/boost', '$(PODS_ROOT)/DoubleConversion', '$(PODS_ROOT)/fast_float/include', '$(PODS_ROOT)/fmt/include', '$(PODS_ROOT)/SocketRocket', '$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly'], spec.pod_target_xcconfig["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"])
+        assert_equal("c++20", spec.pod_target_xcconfig["CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD"])
         assert_equal(
-            spec.dependencies,
             [
                 { :dependency_name => "React-Core" },
-                { :dependency_name => "RCT-Folly", "version"=>"2024.10.14.00" },
-                { :dependency_name => "glog" },
                 { :dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" },
                 { :dependency_name => "ReactCodegen" },
                 { :dependency_name => "RCTRequired" },
@@ -198,9 +214,18 @@ class NewArchitectureTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
                 { :dependency_name => "React-debug" },
                 { :dependency_name => "React-ImageManager" },
                 { :dependency_name => "React-rendererdebug" },
+                { :dependency_name => "React-jsi" },
+                { :dependency_name => "React-renderercss" },
+                { :dependency_name => "hermes-engine" },
+                { :dependency_name => "glog" },
+                { :dependency_name => "boost" },
                 { :dependency_name => "DoubleConversion" },
-                { :dependency_name => "hermes-engine" }
-            ]
+                { :dependency_name => "fast_float" },
+                { :dependency_name => "fmt" },
+                { :dependency_name => "RCT-Folly" },
+                { :dependency_name => "SocketRocket" },
+            ],
+            spec.dependencies
         )
     end
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/XcodeprojMock.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/XcodeprojMock.rb
index 7737a1bba45..e29f20dedd4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/XcodeprojMock.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/XcodeprojMock.rb
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ module Xcodeproj
         def self.reset()
             @@path_to_file_mapping.clear
         end
-  end
+    end
 end
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/podSpy.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/podSpy.rb
index 0c777f83fdc..8848971044f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/podSpy.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/test_utils/podSpy.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 # variable. A $podInvocationCount counter is increased as well.
 #
 # You can assert against these variables to check:
-# * The `pod` function has been invoked X times: `assert_equal($podInvocationCount, X)`
-# * A specific pod has been installed: `assert_equal($podInvocation["MyPod"][:version], "15.4.6")`
+# * The `pod` function has been invoked X times: `assert_equal(X, $podInvocationCount)`
+# * A specific pod has been installed: `assert_equal("15.4.6", $podInvocation["MyPod"][:version])`
 
 
 $podInvocation = {}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
index 7ddbbb36e85..76a67c2b8a1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/utils-test.rb
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.warn_if_not_on_arm64()
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, [])
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [])
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
 
     end
 
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.warn_if_not_on_arm64()
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, [])
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [])
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
     def test_warnIfNotOnArm64_whenSysctlReturns1AndRubyNotIncludeArm64_warns
@@ -79,13 +79,13 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.warn_if_not_on_arm64()
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, [])
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_warns, [
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal([
             'Do not use "pod install" from inside Rosetta2 (x86_64 emulation on arm64).',
             ' - Emulated x86_64 is slower than native arm64',
             ' - May result in mixed architectures in rubygems (eg: ffi_c.bundle files may be x86_64 with an arm64 interpreter)',
             'Run "env /usr/bin/arch -arm64 /bin/bash --login" then try again.',
-        ])
+        ], Pod::UI.collected_warns)
     end
 
     # ====================== #
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         flags = ReactNativePodsUtils.get_default_flags()
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(flags, {
+        assert_equal({
             :fabric_enabled => false,
             :hermes_enabled => true,
-        })
+        }, flags)
     end
 
     def test_getDefaultFlag_whenNewArchitecture()
@@ -113,10 +113,10 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         flags = ReactNativePodsUtils.get_default_flags()
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(flags, {
+        assert_equal({
             :fabric_enabled => true,
             :hermes_enabled => true,
-        })
+        }, flags)
     end
 
     # ============== #
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         result = ReactNativePodsUtils.has_pod(installer, "some_pod")
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(result, false)
+        assert_equal(false, result)
 
     end
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         result = ReactNativePodsUtils.has_pod(installer, "some_pod")
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(result, true)
+        assert_equal(true, result)
     end
 
     # ======================================================== #
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.fix_library_search_path(buildConfig)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(buildConfig.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"], ["$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift"])
+        assert_equal(["$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift"], buildConfig.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"])
     end
 
     def test_fixLibrarySearchPath_whenThereAreSearchPathsAndSwiftEscaped_removesSwift5_5
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.fix_library_search_path(buildConfig)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(buildConfig.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"], ["another/path", "\"$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift\""])
+        assert_equal(["another/path", "\"$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift\""], buildConfig.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"])
     end
 
     def test_fixLibrarySearchPath_whenThereAreSearchPathsAndNoSwift_removesSwift5_5AndAddsSwiftAsFirst
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.fix_library_search_path(buildConfig)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(buildConfig.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"], ["$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift", "another/path"])
+        assert_equal(["$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift", "another/path"], buildConfig.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"])
     end
 
     # ============================== #
@@ -291,29 +291,29 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         # Assert
         user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_equal(config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"], [
+            assert_equal([
                 "$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift", "another/path"
-            ])
+            ], config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"])
         end
 
         user_project_mock.native_targets.each do |target|
             target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-                assert_equal(config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"], [
+                assert_equal([
                     "$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift", "another/path"
-                ])
+                ], config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"])
             end
         end
 
         pods_projects_mock.native_targets.each do |target|
             target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-                assert_equal(config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"], [
+                assert_equal([
                     "$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift", "another/path"
-                ])
+                ], config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"])
             end
         end
 
-        assert_equal(user_project_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
-        assert_equal(pods_projects_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(1, user_project_mock.save_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal(1, pods_projects_mock.save_invocation_count)
     end
 
     # ===================================== #
@@ -363,13 +363,13 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         # Assert
         # these must have changed
-        assert_equal(react_core_debug_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"], "NO")
-        assert_equal(react_core_release_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"], "NO")
+        assert_equal("NO", react_core_debug_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"])
+        assert_equal("NO", react_core_release_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"])
         # these needs to stay the same
-        assert_equal(hermes_engine_debug_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"], "NO")
-        assert_equal(hermes_engine_release_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"], "NO")
-        assert_equal(assets_debug_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"], "YES")
-        assert_equal(assets_release_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"], "YES")
+        assert_equal("NO", hermes_engine_debug_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"])
+        assert_equal("NO", hermes_engine_release_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"])
+        assert_equal("YES", assets_debug_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"])
+        assert_equal("YES", assets_release_config.build_settings["CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED"])
     end
 
     # ================================= #
@@ -407,18 +407,18 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         end
 
         third_target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-          assert_equal(config.build_settings["CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=macosx*]"], "-")
+          assert_equal("-", config.build_settings["CODE_SIGN_IDENTITY[sdk=macosx*]"])
         end
 
         user_project_mock.native_targets.each do |target|
             target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-                assert_equal(config.build_settings["DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING"], "YES")
-                assert_equal(config.build_settings["PRESERVE_DEAD_CODE_INITS_AND_TERMS"], "YES")
-                assert_equal(config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"], ["$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift", "$(SDKROOT)/System/iOSSupport/usr/lib/swift", "$(inherited)"])
+                assert_equal("YES", config.build_settings["DEAD_CODE_STRIPPING"])
+                assert_equal("YES", config.build_settings["PRESERVE_DEAD_CODE_INITS_AND_TERMS"])
+                assert_equal(["$(SDKROOT)/usr/lib/swift", "$(SDKROOT)/System/iOSSupport/usr/lib/swift", "$(inherited)"], config.build_settings["LIBRARY_SEARCH_PATHS"])
             end
         end
 
-        assert_equal(user_project_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
+        assert_equal(1, user_project_mock.save_invocation_count)
     end
 
     # ==================================== #
@@ -439,12 +439,12 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         # Assert
         user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
-            assert_equal(config.build_settings["TEST_SETTING"], ["Test"])
+            assert_equal(["Test"], config.build_settings["TEST_SETTING"])
         end
 
-        assert_equal(user_project_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
-        assert_equal(pods_projects_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Setting TEST_SETTING build settings"])
+        assert_equal(1, user_project_mock.save_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal(1, pods_projects_mock.save_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal(["Setting TEST_SETTING build settings"], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
     end
 
     # ==================================== #
@@ -466,13 +466,13 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         # Assert
         user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
             if config.name == "Debug" then
-                assert_equal(config.build_settings["TEST_SETTING"], ["Test"])
+                assert_equal(["Test"], config.build_settings["TEST_SETTING"])
             end
         end
 
-        assert_equal(user_project_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
-        assert_equal(pods_projects_mock.save_invocation_count, 1)
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Setting TEST_SETTING build settings"])
+        assert_equal(1, user_project_mock.save_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal(1, pods_projects_mock.save_invocation_count)
+        assert_equal(["Setting TEST_SETTING build settings"], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
     end
 
     # =================================== #
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         # Act
         ReactNativePodsUtils.create_xcode_env_if_missing(file_manager: FileMock)
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, ["/.xcode.env", "/.xcode.env.local"])
-        assert_equal($collected_commands, [])
+        assert_equal(["/.xcode.env", "/.xcode.env.local"], FileMock.exist_invocation_params)
+        assert_equal([], $collected_commands)
     end
 
     def test_createXcodeEnvIfMissing_whenTheyAreNotPresent_createsThem
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         # Act
         ReactNativePodsUtils.create_xcode_env_if_missing(file_manager: FileMock)
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(FileMock.exist_invocation_params, ["/.xcode.env", "/.xcode.env.local"])
-        assert_equal($collected_commands[0], "echo 'export NODE_BINARY=$(command -v node)' > /.xcode.env")
+        assert_equal(["/.xcode.env", "/.xcode.env.local"], FileMock.exist_invocation_params)
+        assert_equal("echo 'export NODE_BINARY=$(command -v node)' > /.xcode.env", $collected_commands[0])
     end
 
     # ============================ #
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.detect_use_frameworks(target_definition)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, [])
+        assert_equal([], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
     end
 
     def test_detectUseFrameworks_whenEnvNotSetAndNotUsed_setEnvVarToNil
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.detect_use_frameworks(target_definition)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Framework build type is static library"])
+        assert_equal(["Framework build type is static library"], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
         assert_nil(ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'])
     end
 
@@ -534,8 +534,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.detect_use_frameworks(target_definition)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Framework build type is static framework"])
-        assert_equal(ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'], 'static')
+        assert_equal(["Framework build type is static framework"], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal('static', ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'])
     end
 
     def test_detectUseFrameworks_whenEnvNotSetAndDynamicFrameworks_setEnvVarToDynamic
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.detect_use_frameworks(target_definition)
 
         # Assert
-        assert_equal(Pod::UI.collected_messages, ["Framework build type is dynamic framework"])
-        assert_equal(ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'], 'dynamic')
+        assert_equal(["Framework build type is dynamic framework"], Pod::UI.collected_messages)
+        assert_equal('dynamic', ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'])
     end
 
     # ============================ #
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         # Assert
         user_project_mock.build_configurations.each do |config|
             received_search_path = config.build_settings["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"]
-            expected_search_path = "$(inherited) ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers/react/nativemodule/core ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon-Samples/ReactCommon_Samples.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon-Samples/ReactCommon_Samples.framework/Headers/platform/ios ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-NativeModulesApple/React_NativeModulesApple.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios"
+            expected_search_path = "$(inherited) ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers/react/nativemodule/core ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-runtimeexecutor/React_runtimeexecutor.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-runtimeexecutor/React_runtimeexecutor.framework/Headers/platform/ios ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon-Samples/ReactCommon_Samples.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon-Samples/ReactCommon_Samples.framework/Headers/platform/ios ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-NativeModulesApple/React_NativeModulesApple.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers ${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios"
             assert_equal(expected_search_path, received_search_path)
         end
 
@@ -593,8 +593,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
             if pod_name == "SecondTarget"
                 target_installation_result.native_target.build_configurations.each do |config|
                     received_search_path = config.build_settings["HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS"]
-                    expected_Search_path = "$(inherited) \"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/DoubleConversion\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fast_float/include\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fmt/include\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/boost\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCodegen/ReactCodegen.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers/react/nativemodule/core\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-FabricImage/React_FabricImage.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios\""
-                    assert_equal(received_search_path, expected_Search_path)
+                    expected_Search_path = "$(inherited) \"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/DoubleConversion\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fast_float/include\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/fmt/include\" \"$(PODS_ROOT)/boost\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCodegen/ReactCodegen.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/ReactCommon/ReactCommon.framework/Headers/react/nativemodule/core\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-runtimeexecutor/React_runtimeexecutor.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-runtimeexecutor/React_runtimeexecutor.framework/Headers/platform/ios\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-FabricImage/React_FabricImage.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Graphics/React_graphics.framework/Headers/react/renderer/graphics/platform/ios\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/ios\""
+                    assert_equal(expected_Search_path, received_search_path)
                 end
             else
                 target_installation_result.native_target.build_configurations.each do |config|
@@ -706,18 +706,18 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
     def test_creatHeaderSearchPathForFrameworks_whenNoPlatformsAndNoExtraPath_createsPlainSearchPath
         result = ReactNativePodsUtils.create_header_search_path_for_frameworks("PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React-RCTFabric", "RCTFabric", [])
 
-        assert_equal(result, [
+        assert_equal([
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers"
-        ])
+        ], result)
     end
 
     def test_creatHeaderSearchPathForFrameworks_whenNoPlatformsAndExtraPath_createsPlainSearchPath
         result = ReactNativePodsUtils.create_header_search_path_for_frameworks("PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React-Fabric", "React_Fabric", ["react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx"])
 
-        assert_equal(result, [
+        assert_equal([
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx",
-        ])
+        ], result)
     end
 
     def test_creatHeaderSearchPathForFrameworks_whenEmptyPlatformsAndExtraPath_createsPlainSearchPath
@@ -725,10 +725,10 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         result = ReactNativePodsUtils.create_header_search_path_for_frameworks("PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React-Fabric", "React_Fabric", ["react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx"])
 
-        assert_equal(result, [
+        assert_equal([
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx",
-        ])
+        ], result)
     end
 
     def test_creatHeaderSearchPathForFrameworks_whenOnlyOnePlatformsAndExtraPath_createsPlainSearchPath
@@ -736,10 +736,10 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         result = ReactNativePodsUtils.create_header_search_path_for_frameworks("PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React-Fabric", "React_Fabric", ["react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx"])
 
-        assert_equal(result, [
+        assert_equal([
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx",
-        ])
+        ], result)
     end
 
     def test_creatHeaderSearchPathForFrameworks_whenMultiplePlatformsAndExtraPath_createsPlainSearchPath
@@ -755,14 +755,14 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
             ]
         )
 
-        assert_equal(result, [
+        assert_equal([
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric-iOS/React_Fabric.framework/Headers",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric-iOS/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric-iOS/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/ios",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric-macOS/React_Fabric.framework/Headers",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric-macOS/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/cxx",
             "${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric-macOS/React_Fabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/ios",
-        ])
+        ], result)
     end
 
     # ===================== #
@@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         ReactNativePodsUtils.add_dependency(spec, "React-Fabric", "PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React_Fabric")
 
-        assert_equal(spec.dependencies, [{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric"}])
-        assert_equal(spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"], {"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\""})
+        assert_equal([{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric"}], spec.dependencies)
+        assert_equal({"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\""}, spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"])
     end
 
     def test_addDependency_whenNoHeaderSearchPathAndVersion_addsThem
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         ReactNativePodsUtils.add_dependency(spec, "React-Fabric", "PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React_Fabric", :additional_paths => [], :version => '1000.0.0')
 
-        assert_equal(spec.dependencies, [{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}])
-        assert_equal(spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"], {"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\""})
+        assert_equal([{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}], spec.dependencies)
+        assert_equal({"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\""}, spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"])
     end
 
     def test_addDependency_whenHeaderSearchPathAndVersion_addsThemMaintainingTheSearchPaths
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
         ReactNativePodsUtils.add_dependency(spec, "React-Fabric", "PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React_Fabric", :additional_paths => [], :version => '1000.0.0')
 
-        assert_equal(spec.dependencies, [{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}])
-        assert_equal(spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"], {"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\""})
+        assert_equal([{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}], spec.dependencies)
+        assert_equal({"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\""}, spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"])
     end
 
     def test_addDependencies_whenHeaderSearchPathAndVersion_addsThemMaintainingTheSearchPaths
@@ -803,9 +803,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.add_dependency(spec, "React-Fabric", "PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React_Fabric", :additional_paths => [], :version => '1000.0.0')
         ReactNativePodsUtils.add_dependency(spec, "React-RCTFabric", "PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "RCTFabric", :additional_paths => [])
 
-        assert_equal(spec.dependencies, [{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}, {:dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" }])
-        assert_equal(spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"], {
-            "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\""})
+        assert_equal([{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}, {:dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" }], spec.dependencies)
+        assert_equal({"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\""}, spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"])
     end
 
     def test_addDependencies_whenHeaderSearchPathAndVersionWithAdditionalPaths_addsThemMaintainingTheSearchPaths
@@ -815,9 +814,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         ReactNativePodsUtils.add_dependency(spec, "React-Fabric", "PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "React_Fabric", :additional_paths => [], :version => '1000.0.0')
         ReactNativePodsUtils.add_dependency(spec, "React-RCTFabric", "PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR", "RCTFabric", :additional_paths => ["react/renderer/components/view/platform/ios"])
 
-        assert_equal(spec.dependencies, [{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}, {:dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" }])
-        assert_equal(spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"], {
-            "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/ios\""})
+        assert_equal([{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}, {:dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" }], spec.dependencies)
+        assert_equal({"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" =>  "\"$(PODS_ROOT)/RCT-Folly\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-Fabric/React_Fabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers\" \"${PODS_CONFIGURATION_BUILD_DIR}/React-RCTFabric/RCTFabric.framework/Headers/react/renderer/components/view/platform/ios\""}, spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"])
     end
 
     def test_addDependencies_whenHeaderSearchPathAndVersionWithAdditionalPathsAndPlatforms_addsThemMaintainingTheSearchPaths
@@ -840,9 +838,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         .map { |sp| return "\"#{sp}\"" }
         .join(" ")
 
-        assert_equal(spec.dependencies, [{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}, {:dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" }])
-        assert_equal(spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"], {
-            "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => expected_search_paths})
+        assert_equal([{:dependency_name => "React-Fabric", "version" => '1000.0.0'}, {:dependency_name => "React-RCTFabric" }], spec.dependencies)
+        assert_equal({"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => expected_search_paths}, spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"])
     end
 
     def test_addDependencies_whenSubspecsAndHeaderSearchPathAndVersionWithAdditionalPathsAndPlatforms_addsThemMaintainingTheSearchPaths
@@ -862,9 +859,8 @@ class UtilsTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
         .map { |sp| return "\"#{sp}\"" }
         .join(" ")
 
-        assert_equal(spec.dependencies, [{:dependency_name => "ReactCommon/turbomodule/core"}])
-        assert_equal(spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"], {
-            "HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => expected_search_paths})
+        assert_equal([{:dependency_name => "ReactCommon/turbomodule/core"}], spec.dependencies)
+        assert_equal({"HEADER_SEARCH_PATHS" => expected_search_paths}, spec.to_hash["pod_target_xcconfig"])
     end
 
     def test_add_flag_to_map_with_inheritance_whenUsedWithBuildConfigBuildSettings
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
index 8c7508b5400..320d79283f5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ require 'json'
 require_relative "./utils.rb"
 require_relative "./helpers.rb"
 require_relative "./jsengine.rb"
+require_relative "./rndependencies.rb"
+require_relative "./rncore.rb"
 
 
 class NewArchitectureHelper
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
index a24489637f2..1d0c4df20be 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ class ReactNativePodsUtils
         installer.target_installation_results.pod_target_installation_results.each do |pod_name, target_installation_result|
             if pod_name.to_s == target_pod_name
                 target_installation_result.native_target.build_configurations.each do |config|
-                        if configuration_type == nil || (configuration_type != nil && config.type == configuration_type)
-                            config.build_settings[settings_name] ||= '$(inherited) '
-                            config.build_settings[settings_name] << settings_value
-                        end
+                    if configuration_type == nil || (configuration_type != nil && config.type == configuration_type)
+                        config.build_settings[settings_name] ||= '$(inherited) '
+                        config.build_settings[settings_name] << settings_value
                     end
                 end
             end
+        end
     end
 
     def self.fix_library_search_path(config)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods_utils/__tests__/script_phases-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods_utils/__tests__/script_phases-test.rb
index a6f9c3e3028..16790a1c2c9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods_utils/__tests__/script_phases-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods_utils/__tests__/script_phases-test.rb
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ class TestScriptPhases < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert_equal(snap_get_script_phases_no_codegen_discovery, result)
     end
 
-  end
+end
diff --git a/packages/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec b/packages/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec
index 8852179b6ce..8df5864328b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec
+++ b/packages/react-native/third-party-podspecs/RCT-Folly.podspec
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
                       'folly/lang/Exception.cpp',
                       'folly/memory/ReentrantAllocator.cpp',
                       'folly/memory/detail/MallocImpl.cpp',
+                      'folly/memory/SanitizeLeak.cpp',
                       'folly/net/NetOps.cpp',
                       'folly/portability/SysUio.cpp',
                       'folly/synchronization/SanitizeThread.cpp',
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/AccessibilityManagerTest.js b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/AccessibilityManagerTest.js
index 276ef0e9d6b..77dee3f06fe 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/AccessibilityManagerTest.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/AccessibilityManagerTest.js
@@ -23,6 +23,16 @@ function AccessibilityManagerTest(): React.Node {
       "NativeAccessibilityManager doesn't exist",
     );
 
+    const subscription = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener(
+      'didUpdateDimensions',
+      update => {
+        // some of the updates may come from lifecycle methods, which would carry different values than the ones we set
+        if (update.window.fontScale === 4.0) {
+          TestModule.markTestPassed(true);
+        }
+      },
+    );
+
     NativeAccessibilityManager.setAccessibilityContentSizeMultipliers({
       extraSmall: 1.0,
       small: 2.0,
@@ -38,13 +48,6 @@ function AccessibilityManagerTest(): React.Node {
       accessibilityExtraExtraExtraLarge: 12.0,
     });
 
-    const subscription = DeviceEventEmitter.addListener(
-      'didUpdateDimensions',
-      update => {
-        TestModule.markTestPassed(update.window.fontScale === 4.0);
-      },
-    );
-
     return () => {
       subscription.remove();
     };
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTestsApp.js b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTestsApp.js
index c9f736ab38d..cb2b54dd23b 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTestsApp.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/IntegrationTestsApp.js
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ const TESTS = [
   require('./WebSocketTest'),
   require('./AccessibilityManagerTest'),
   require('./GlobalEvalWithSourceUrlTest'),
-];
+].map(mod => mod.default);
 
 TESTS.forEach(test =>
   AppRegistry.registerComponent(
-    test.displayName || test.name || '',
+    (test as React.ComponentType<any>).displayName || test.name || '',
     /* $FlowFixMe[incompatible-type] (>=0.54.0 site=react_native_fb,react_native_
      * oss) This comment suppresses an error found when Flow v0.54 was deployed.
      * To see the error delete this comment and run Flow. */
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class IntegrationTestsApp extends React.Component<{...}, $FlowFixMe> {
                */
               style={styles.row}>
               <Text style={styles.testName}>
-                {test.displayName || test.name}
+                {(test as React.ComponentType<any>).displayName || test.name}
               </Text>
             </TouchableOpacity>,
             <View style={styles.separator} />,
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/LayoutEventsTest.js b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/LayoutEventsTest.js
index ed6796bb355..57eb5855c8c 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/LayoutEventsTest.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/LayoutEventsTest.js
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 });
 
 LayoutEventsTest.displayName = 'LayoutEventsTest';
-module.exports = LayoutEventsTest;
+export default LayoutEventsTest;
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/TimersTest.js b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/TimersTest.js
index 7040a3fe6ab..c7c055cb601 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/TimersTest.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/TimersTest.js
@@ -283,4 +283,4 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
 });
 
 TimersTest.displayName = 'TimersTest';
-module.exports = TimersTest;
+export default TimersTest;
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/WebSocketTest.js b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/WebSocketTest.js
index 1198e8b0e65..944d32642fa 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/WebSocketTest.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/IntegrationTests/WebSocketTest.js
@@ -151,4 +151,4 @@ class WebSocketTest extends React.Component<{...}, State> {
 
 WebSocketTest.displayName = 'WebSocketTest';
 
-module.exports = WebSocketTest;
+export default WebSocketTest;
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
index dae3a107f6b..93e41d495a9 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ end
 
 prepare_react_native_project!
 
-IN_CI = ENV['CI'] == 'true'
-
 @prefix_path = "../react-native"
 
 linkage = ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS']
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RCTTest/RCTTestModule.mm b/packages/rn-tester/RCTTest/RCTTestModule.mm
index cc2149a4582..1711edd91b1 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RCTTest/RCTTestModule.mm
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RCTTest/RCTTestModule.mm
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
   return _bridge.uiManager.methodQueue;
 }
 
+- (void)setMethodQueue:(dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
+{
+  // noop
+}
+
 RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(verifySnapshot : (RCTResponseSenderBlock)callback)
 {
   RCTAssert(_controller != nil, @"No snapshot controller configured.");
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/README.md b/packages/rn-tester/README.md
index 3108b72612c..b0b3cdb367e 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/README.md
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/README.md
@@ -63,3 +63,7 @@ See [Running on Device](https://reactnative.dev/docs/running-on-device) for addi
 Building the app on both iOS and Android means building the React Native framework from source. This way you're running the latest native and JS code the way you see it in your clone of the github repo.
 
 This is different from apps created using `react-native init` which have a dependency on a specific version of React Native JS and native code, declared in a `package.json` file (and `build.gradle` for Android apps).
+
+## Running tests (iOS)
+
+RNTester provides both integration and unit tests. You can run them all by hitting `Cmd+U` in Xcode. Alternatively, it is possible to run just unit tests or integration tests using the keybinding after selecting the appropriate scheme (either `RNTesterUnitTests` or `RNTesterIntegrationTests`).
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RCTLoggingTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RCTLoggingTests.m
index 0d363edbe47..dd2336c0c22 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RCTLoggingTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RCTLoggingTests.m
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ const int64_t LOGGER_TIMEOUT = 10 * NSEC_PER_SEC;
 
 - (void)setUp
 {
+  XCTSkip(@"Skipping RCTLoggingTests since they rely on deprecated RCTBridge functionality.");
+
   NSURL *scriptURL;
   if (getenv("CI_USE_PACKAGER")) {
     NSString *app = @"IntegrationTests/IntegrationTestsApp";
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RNTesterIntegrationTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RNTesterIntegrationTests.m
index f2ae6364675..6251c5fb8a5 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RNTesterIntegrationTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterIntegrationTests/RNTesterIntegrationTests.m
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
 #pragma mark - Test harness
 
-- (void)testTheTester_waitOneFrame
+// Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+- (void)disabled_testTheTester_waitOneFrame
 {
   [_runner runTest:_cmd
                   module:@"IntegrationTestHarnessTest"
@@ -61,17 +62,24 @@
 #pragma mark - JS tests
 
 // This list should be kept in sync with IntegrationTestsApp.js
-RCT_TEST(IntegrationTestHarnessTest)
+// RCT_TEST(IntegrationTestHarnessTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
 // RCT_TEST(TimersTest) // Disabled due to issue introduced in 61346d3
-RCT_TEST(AppEventsTest)
+// RCT_TEST(AppEventsTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
 // RCT_TEST(ImageCachePolicyTest) // This test never passed.
-RCT_TEST(ImageSnapshotTest)
+// RCT_TEST(ImageSnapshotTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
 // RCT_TEST(LayoutEventsTest) // Disabled due to flakiness: #8686784
-RCT_TEST(SimpleSnapshotTest)
-RCT_TEST(SyncMethodTest)
-RCT_TEST(PromiseTest)
-RCT_TEST_ONLY_WITH_PACKAGER(WebSocketTest) // Requires a WebSocket test server, see scripts/objc-test.sh
-RCT_TEST(AccessibilityManagerTest)
-RCT_TEST(GlobalEvalWithSourceUrlTest)
+// RCT_TEST(SimpleSnapshotTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+// RCT_TEST(SyncMethodTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+// RCT_TEST(PromiseTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+// RCT_TEST_ONLY_WITH_PACKAGER(WebSocketTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge; Requires a
+// WebSocket test server, see scripts/objc-test.sh
+
+// Disabled due to TODO(T225745315) causing AccessibilityManager to be unavailable
+// and in turn RCTDeviceInfo::_exportedDimensions to fall back to 1.0 font scale,
+// failing the test's assertion
+// TODO: re-enable this test when TODO(T225745315) is resolved
+// RCT_TEST(AccessibilityManagerTest)
+
+// RCT_TEST(GlobalEvalWithSourceUrlTest) // Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
 
 @end
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme
index a64907d9630..b45cce49812 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterIntegrationTests.xcscheme
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@
                BlueprintName = "RNTesterIntegrationTests"
                ReferencedContainer = "container:RNTesterPods.xcodeproj">
             </BuildableReference>
-            <SkippedTests>
-               <Test
-                  Identifier = "RCTLoggingTests/testLogging">
-               </Test>
-            </SkippedTests>
          </TestableReference>
       </Testables>
    </TestAction>
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme
index 438e4783ea7..4d1f3a95ddf 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterPods.xcodeproj/xcshareddata/xcschemes/RNTesterUnitTests.xcscheme
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
       buildConfiguration = "Debug"
       selectedDebuggerIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Debugger.LLDB"
       selectedLauncherIdentifier = "Xcode.DebuggerFoundation.Launcher.LLDB"
-      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "YES">
+      shouldUseLaunchSchemeArgsEnv = "NO">
       <MacroExpansion>
          <BuildableReference
             BuildableIdentifier = "primary"
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@
                BlueprintName = "RNTesterUnitTests"
                ReferencedContainer = "container:RNTesterPods.xcodeproj">
             </BuildableReference>
-            <SkippedTests>
-               <Test
-                  Identifier = "RCTBundleURLProviderTests">
-               </Test>
-            </SkippedTests>
          </TestableReference>
          <TestableReference
             skipped = "NO">
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTAllocationTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTAllocationTests.m
index a8d13468415..60bb5225655 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTAllocationTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTAllocationTests.m
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(
   [[NSFileManager defaultManager] removeItemAtURL:_bundleURL error:NULL];
 }
 
-- (void)testBridgeIsDeallocated
+// Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+- (void)disabled_testBridgeIsDeallocated
 {
   __weak RCTBridge *weakBridge;
   @autoreleasepool {
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(
   XCTAssertNil(weakBridge, @"RCTBridge should have been deallocated");
 }
 
-- (void)testModulesAreInvalidated
+// Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+- (void)disabled_testModulesAreInvalidated
 {
   AllocationTestModule *module = [AllocationTestModule new];
   @autoreleasepool {
@@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(
   XCTAssertFalse(module.isValid, @"AllocationTestModule should have been invalidated by the bridge");
 }
 
-- (void)testModulesAreDeallocated
+// disabled_Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+- (void)disabled_testModulesAreDeallocated
 {
   __weak AllocationTestModule *weakModule;
   @autoreleasepool {
@@ -156,7 +159,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(
   XCTAssertNil(weakMethod, @"RCTModuleMethod should have been deallocated");
 }
 
-- (void)testContentViewIsInvalidated
+// Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+- (void)disabled_testContentViewIsInvalidated
 {
   RCTBridge *bridge = [[RCTBridge alloc] initWithBundleURL:_bundleURL moduleProvider:nil launchOptions:nil];
   __weak UIView *rootContentView;
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBlobManagerTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBlobManagerTests.m
index 2bbf23e657d..4754b1e3bea 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBlobManagerTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBlobManagerTests.m
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 #import <XCTest/XCTest.h>
 
 #import <React/RCTBlobManager.h>
+#import <React/RCTMockDef.h>
+
+RCT_MOCK_REF(RCTBlobManager, dispatch_async);
 
 @interface RCTBlobManagerTests : XCTestCase
 
@@ -68,8 +71,17 @@
   XCTAssertNil([_module resolve:_blobId offset:0 size:_data.length]);
 }
 
+static void dispatch_async_mock([[maybe_unused]] dispatch_queue_t queue, dispatch_block_t block)
+{
+  if (block) {
+    block();
+  }
+}
+
 - (void)testCreateFromParts
 {
+  RCT_MOCK_SET(RCTBlobManager, dispatch_async, dispatch_async_mock);
+
   NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *blobData = @{
     @"blobId" : _blobId,
     @"offset" : @0,
@@ -96,6 +108,8 @@
   NSData *result = [_module resolve:resultId offset:0 size:expectedData.length];
 
   XCTAssertTrue([expectedData isEqualToData:result]);
+
+  RCT_MOCK_RESET(RCTBlobManager, dispatch_async);
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBundleURLProviderTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBundleURLProviderTests.m
index 6d1fb5e1cf4..3a2b33db037 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBundleURLProviderTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTBundleURLProviderTests.m
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static NSURL *localhostBundleURL(void)
       URLWithString:
           [NSString
               stringWithFormat:
-                  @"http://localhost:8081/%@.bundle?platform=%@&dev=true&lazy=true&minify=false&inlineSourceMap=false&modulesOnly=false&runModule=true&app=com.apple.dt.xctest.tool",
+                  @"http://localhost:8081/%@.bundle?platform=%@&dev=true&lazy=true&minify=false&inlineSourceMap=false&modulesOnly=false&runModule=true&excludeSource=true&sourcePaths=url-server&app=com.apple.dt.xctest.tool",
                   testFile,
                   RCTPlatformName]];
 }
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static NSURL *ipBundleURL(void)
       URLWithString:
           [NSString
               stringWithFormat:
-                  @"http://192.168.1.1:8081/%@.bundle?platform=%@&dev=true&lazy=true&minify=false&inlineSourceMap=false&modulesOnly=false&runModule=true&app=com.apple.dt.xctest.tool",
+                  @"http://192.168.1.1:8081/%@.bundle?platform=%@&dev=true&lazy=true&minify=false&inlineSourceMap=false&modulesOnly=false&runModule=true&excludeSource=true&sourcePaths=url-server&app=com.apple.dt.xctest.tool",
                   testFile,
                   RCTPlatformName]];
 }
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m
index c943d9d0a77..cdce76af549 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTComponentPropsTests.m
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(customProp, NSString, RCTPropsTestView)
 {
   [super setUp];
 
+  XCTSkip(@"Skipping RCTComponentPropsTests since they rely on deprecated RCTBridge functionality.");
+
   NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle bundleForClass:[self class]];
   _bridge = [[RCTBridge alloc] initWithBundleURL:[bundle URLForResource:@"RNTesterUnitTestsBundle" withExtension:@"js"]
                                   moduleProvider:nil
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_UIColorTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_UIColorTests.m
index d0bfb605dbe..f85acc7079c 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_UIColorTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTConvert_UIColorTests.m
@@ -120,47 +120,56 @@ static BOOL CGColorsAreEqual(CGColorRef color1, CGColorRef color2)
   [UITraitCollection setCurrentTraitCollection:savedTraitCollection];
 }
 
+static NSArray<NSNumber *> *UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor *color)
+{
+  CGFloat red, green, blue, alpha;
+
+  [color getRed:&red green:&green blue:&blue alpha:&alpha];
+
+  return @[ @(alpha * 255), @(red * 255), @(green * 255), @(blue * 255) ];
+}
+
 - (void)testGenerateFallbacks
 {
-  NSDictionary<NSString *, NSNumber *> *semanticColors = @{
+  NSDictionary<NSString *, NSArray<NSNumber *> *> *semanticColors = @{
     // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uicolor/ui_element_colors
     // Label Colors
-    @"labelColor" : @(0xFF000000),
-    @"secondaryLabelColor" : @(0x993c3c43),
-    @"tertiaryLabelColor" : @(0x4c3c3c43),
-    @"quaternaryLabelColor" : @(0x2d3c3c43),
+    @"labelColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.labelColor),
+    @"secondaryLabelColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.secondaryLabelColor),
+    @"tertiaryLabelColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.tertiaryLabelColor),
+    @"quaternaryLabelColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.quaternaryLabelColor),
     // Fill Colors
-    @"systemFillColor" : @(0x33787880),
-    @"secondarySystemFillColor" : @(0x28787880),
-    @"tertiarySystemFillColor" : @(0x1e767680),
-    @"quaternarySystemFillColor" : @(0x14747480),
+    @"systemFillColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemFillColor),
+    @"secondarySystemFillColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.secondarySystemFillColor),
+    @"tertiarySystemFillColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.tertiarySystemFillColor),
+    @"quaternarySystemFillColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.quaternarySystemFillColor),
     // Text Colors
-    @"placeholderTextColor" : @(0x4c3c3c43),
+    @"placeholderTextColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.placeholderTextColor),
     // Standard Content Background Colors
-    @"systemBackgroundColor" : @(0xFFffffff),
-    @"secondarySystemBackgroundColor" : @(0xFFf2f2f7),
-    @"tertiarySystemBackgroundColor" : @(0xFFffffff),
+    @"systemBackgroundColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemBackgroundColor),
+    @"secondarySystemBackgroundColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.secondarySystemBackgroundColor),
+    @"tertiarySystemBackgroundColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.tertiarySystemBackgroundColor),
     // Grouped Content Background Colors
-    @"systemGroupedBackgroundColor" : @(0xFFf2f2f7),
-    @"secondarySystemGroupedBackgroundColor" : @(0xFFffffff),
-    @"tertiarySystemGroupedBackgroundColor" : @(0xFFf2f2f7),
+    @"systemGroupedBackgroundColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemGroupedBackgroundColor),
+    @"secondarySystemGroupedBackgroundColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.secondarySystemGroupedBackgroundColor),
+    @"tertiarySystemGroupedBackgroundColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.tertiarySystemGroupedBackgroundColor),
     // Separator Colors
-    @"separatorColor" : @(0x493c3c43),
-    @"opaqueSeparatorColor" : @(0xFFc6c6c8),
+    @"separatorColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.separatorColor),
+    @"opaqueSeparatorColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.opaqueSeparatorColor),
     // Link Color
-    @"linkColor" : @(0xFF007aff),
+    @"linkColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.linkColor),
     // https://developer.apple.com/documentation/uikit/uicolor/standard_colors
     // Adaptable Colors
-    @"systemBrownColor" : @(0xFFa2845e),
-    @"systemIndigoColor" : @(0xFF5856d6),
+    @"systemBrownColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemBrownColor),
+    @"systemIndigoColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemIndigoColor),
     // Adaptable Gray Colors
-    @"systemGray2Color" : @(0xFFaeaeb2),
-    @"systemGray3Color" : @(0xFFc7c7cc),
-    @"systemGray4Color" : @(0xFFd1d1d6),
-    @"systemGray5Color" : @(0xFFe5e5ea),
-    @"systemGray6Color" : @(0xFFf2f2f7),
+    @"systemGray2Color" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemGray2Color),
+    @"systemGray3Color" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemGray3Color),
+    @"systemGray4Color" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemGray4Color),
+    @"systemGray5Color" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemGray5Color),
+    @"systemGray6Color" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.systemGray6Color),
     // Clear Color
-    @"clearColor" : @(0x00000000),
+    @"clearColor" : UIColorAsNSUInt(UIColor.clearColor),
   };
 
   id savedTraitCollection = nil;
@@ -175,12 +184,11 @@ static BOOL CGColorsAreEqual(CGColorRef color1, CGColorRef color2)
     UIColor *value = [RCTConvert UIColor:json];
     XCTAssertNotNil(value);
 
-    NSNumber *fallback = [semanticColors objectForKey:semanticColor];
-    NSUInteger rgbValue = [fallback unsignedIntegerValue];
-    NSUInteger alpha1 = ((rgbValue & 0xFF000000) >> 24);
-    NSUInteger red1 = ((rgbValue & 0x00FF0000) >> 16);
-    NSUInteger green1 = ((rgbValue & 0x0000FF00) >> 8);
-    NSUInteger blue1 = ((rgbValue & 0x000000FF) >> 0);
+    NSArray<NSNumber *> *fallback = [semanticColors objectForKey:semanticColor];
+    NSUInteger alpha1 = [fallback[0] unsignedIntegerValue];
+    NSUInteger red1 = [fallback[1] unsignedIntegerValue];
+    NSUInteger green1 = [fallback[2] unsignedIntegerValue];
+    NSUInteger blue1 = [fallback[3] unsignedIntegerValue];
 
     CGFloat rgba[4];
     RCTGetRGBAColorComponents([value CGColor], rgba);
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTDevMenuTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTDevMenuTests.m
index d88042c46d2..27b6414c01d 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTDevMenuTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTDevMenuTests.m
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ typedef void (^RCTDevMenuAlertActionHandler)(UIAlertAction *action);
 {
   [super setUp];
 
+  XCTSkip(@"Skipping RCTDevMenuTests since they rely on deprecated RCTBridge functionality.");
+
   NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle bundleForClass:[self class]];
   _bridge = [[RCTBridge alloc] initWithBundleURL:[bundle URLForResource:@"RNTesterUnitTestsBundle" withExtension:@"js"]
                                   moduleProvider:nil
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTGzipTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTGzipTests.m
index a24d9972be7..8fc047cca97 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTGzipTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTGzipTests.m
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #import <React/RCTNetworking.h>
 #import <React/RCTUtils.h>
 
-extern BOOL RCTIsGzippedData(NSData *data);
+extern BOOL RCTIsGzippedData(NSData *__nullable data);
 
 @interface RCTNetworking (Private)
 
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ extern BOOL RCTIsGzippedData(NSData *data);
   XCTAssertEqualObjects(outputString, inputString);
 }
 
-- (void)testRequestBodyEncoding
+// Disabled due to test being based on deprecated RCTBridge
+- (void)disabled_testRequestBodyEncoding
 {
   NSDictionary *query = @{
     @"url" : @"http://example.com",
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTImageLoaderTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTImageLoaderTests.m
index 6c58e9cb26d..2225e7626c0 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTImageLoaderTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTImageLoaderTests.m
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ RCTDefineImageURLLoader(RCTImageLoaderTestsURLLoader1) RCTDefineImageURLLoader(R
 
 - (void)setUp
 {
+  XCTSkip(@"Skipping RCTImageLoaderTests since they rely on deprecated RCTBridge functionality.");
+
   NSBundle *bundle = [NSBundle bundleForClass:[self class]];
   _bundleURL = [bundle URLForResource:@"RNTesterUnitTestsBundle" withExtension:@"js"];
 }
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitNotificationRaceTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitNotificationRaceTests.m
index 3e472514b53..4cdcc75df00 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitNotificationRaceTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitNotificationRaceTests.m
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 {
   [super setUp];
 
+  XCTSkip(@"Skipping RCTModuleInitNotificationRaceTests since they rely on deprecated RCTBridge functionality.");
+
   _notificationObserver = [RCTNotificationObserverModule new];
   _bridge = [[RCTBridge alloc] initWithDelegate:self launchOptions:nil];
 
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitTests.m b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitTests.m
index 5b410c221a9..e5e47bca346 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitTests.m
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/RNTesterUnitTests/RCTModuleInitTests.m
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 {
   [super setUp];
 
+  XCTSkip(@"Skipping RCTModuleInitTests since they rely on deprecated RCTBridge functionality.");
+
   [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self
                                            selector:@selector(moduleDidInit:)
                                                name:RCTDidInitializeModuleNotification
diff --git a/scripts/.tests.env b/scripts/.tests.env
index ea967e18a49..3471fd73149 100644
--- a/scripts/.tests.env
+++ b/scripts/.tests.env
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ export AVD_ABI=x86
 export ANDROID_DISABLE_AVD_TESTS=1
 
 ## IOS ##
-export IOS_TARGET_OS="16.4"
-export IOS_DEVICE="iPhone 14"
+export IOS_TARGET_OS="18.3.1"
+export IOS_DEVICE="iPhone 16"
 export SDK_IOS="iphonesimulator"
 
 ## CI OVERRIDES ##
diff --git a/scripts/objc-test.sh b/scripts/objc-test.sh
index 207f71dc0bb..73f82a35b0b 100755
--- a/scripts/objc-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/objc-test.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ SCRIPTS=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
 ROOT=$(dirname "$SCRIPTS")
 
 SKIPPED_TESTS=()
-# TODO: T60408036 This test crashes iOS 13 for bad access, please investigate
-# and re-enable. See https://gist.github.com/0xced/56035d2f57254cf518b5.
-SKIPPED_TESTS+=("-skip-testing:RNTesterUnitTests/RCTJSONTests/testNotUTF8Convertible")
 
 # Create cleanup handler
 cleanup() {
@@ -75,33 +72,27 @@ waitForWebSocketServer() {
 runTests() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC1091
   source "$ROOT/scripts/.tests.env"
-  xcodebuild build test \
+  xcodebuild test \
     -workspace RNTesterPods.xcworkspace \
     -scheme RNTester \
     -sdk iphonesimulator \
     -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=$IOS_DEVICE,OS=$IOS_TARGET_OS" \
+    -derivedDataPath "/tmp/RNTesterBuild" \
+    -resultBundlePath "/tmp/RNTesterTestResults" \
       "${SKIPPED_TESTS[@]}"
 }
 
 buildForTesting() {
   # shellcheck disable=SC1091
   source "$ROOT/scripts/.tests.env"
+  bundle install
+  bundle exec pod install
   xcodebuild build-for-testing \
-    -workspace RNTesterPods.xcworkspace \
-    -scheme RNTester \
-    -sdk iphonesimulator
-}
-
-runTestsOnly() {
-  # shellcheck disable=SC1091
-  source "$ROOT/scripts/.tests.env"
-  echo "[Testing] Running tests on $IOS_DEVICE for OS $IOS_TARGET_OS"
-  xcodebuild test \
     -workspace RNTesterPods.xcworkspace \
     -scheme RNTester \
     -sdk iphonesimulator \
-    -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=$IOS_DEVICE,OS=$IOS_TARGET_OS" \
-      "${SKIPPED_TESTS[@]}"
+    -derivedDataPath "/tmp/RNTesterBuild" \
+    -destination "platform=iOS Simulator,name=$IOS_DEVICE,OS=$IOS_TARGET_OS"
 }
 
 buildProject() {