chore: update example app RN version to fix iOS CI

examples/GumTestApp/android/app/build.gradle

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ react {
 
     /* Variants */
     //   The list of variants to that are debuggable. For those we're going to
-    //   skip the bundling of the JS bundle and the assets. By default is just 'debug'.
+    //   skip the bundling of the JS bundle and the assets. Default is "debug", "debugOptimized".
     //   If you add flavors like lite, prod, etc. you'll have to list your debuggableVariants.
-    // debuggableVariants = ["liteDebug", "prodDebug"]
+    // debuggableVariants = ["liteDebug", "liteDebugOptimized", "prodDebug", "prodDebugOptimized"]
 
     /* Bundling */
     //   A list containing the node command and its flags. Default is just 'node'.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ android {
             // see https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android.
             signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
             minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
-            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
+            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile("proguard-android-optimize.txt"), "proguard-rules.pro"
         }
     }
 }

examples/GumTestApp/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-  package="com.gumtestapp">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
 
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
     <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera.autofocus" android:required="false" />
@@ -21,11 +20,13 @@
       android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
       android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
       android:allowBackup="false"
-      android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
+      android:theme="@style/AppTheme"
+      android:usesCleartextTraffic="${usesCleartextTraffic}"
+      android:supportsRtl="true">
       <activity
         android:name=".MainActivity"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
-        android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenSize|uiMode"
+        android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode"
         android:exported="true"
         android:launchMode="singleTask"
         android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize">

examples/GumTestApp/android/app/src/main/java/com/gumtestapp/MainApplication.kt

@@ -4,35 +4,24 @@ import android.app.Application
 import com.facebook.react.PackageList
 import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication
 import com.facebook.react.ReactHost
-import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeApplicationEntryPoint
-import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost
-import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage
+import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeApplicationEntryPoint.loadReactNative
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactHost.getDefaultReactHost
-import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactNativeHost
 
 class MainApplication : Application(), ReactApplication {
 
-  override val reactNativeHost: ReactNativeHost =
-      object : DefaultReactNativeHost(this) {
-        override fun getPackages(): List<ReactPackage> =
-            PackageList(this).packages.apply {
-              // Packages that cannot be autolinked yet can be added manually here, for example:
-              // add(MyReactNativePackage())
-            }
-
-        override fun getJSMainModuleName(): String = "index"
-
-        override fun getUseDeveloperSupport(): Boolean = BuildConfig.DEBUG
-
-        override val isNewArchEnabled: Boolean = BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED
-        override val isHermesEnabled: Boolean = BuildConfig.IS_HERMES_ENABLED
-      }
-
-  override val reactHost: ReactHost
-    get() = getDefaultReactHost(applicationContext, reactNativeHost)
+  override val reactHost: ReactHost by lazy {
+    getDefaultReactHost(
+      context = applicationContext,
+      packageList =
+        PackageList(this).packages.apply {
+          // Packages that cannot be autolinked yet can be added manually here, for example:
+          // add(MyReactNativePackage())
+        },
+    )
+  }
 
   override fun onCreate() {
     super.onCreate()
-    ReactNativeApplicationEntryPoint.loadReactNative(this);
+    loadReactNative(this)
   }
 }

examples/GumTestApp/android/build.gradle

@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 buildscript {
     ext {
-        buildToolsVersion = "35.0.0"
+        buildToolsVersion = "37.0.0"
         minSdkVersion = 24
-        compileSdkVersion = 35
-        targetSdkVersion = 35
+        compileSdkVersion = 37
+        targetSdkVersion = 36
         ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"
-        kotlinVersion = "2.1.20"
+        kotlinVersion = "2.2.0"
     }
     repositories {
         google()

examples/GumTestApp/android/gradle.properties

@@ -37,3 +37,13 @@ newArchEnabled=true
 # Use this property to enable or disable the Hermes JS engine.
 # If set to false, you will be using JSC instead.
 hermesEnabled=true
+
+# Use this property to enable edge-to-edge display support.
+# This allows your app to draw behind system bars for an immersive UI.
+# Note: Only works with ReactActivity and should not be used with custom Activity.
+edgeToEdgeEnabled=true
+
+# Opt out of built-in kotlin and new DSL behavior that ships with AGP 9.
+# Starting from AGP 10.x these opt outs will be removed.
+android.builtInKotlin=false
+android.newDsl=false

examples/GumTestApp/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-#Tue Jul 22 11:35:24 CEST 2025
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.14.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-9.4.1-bin.zip
+networkTimeout=10000
+validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists