diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-build-custom-dev-app.yml b/.github/workflows/android-build-custom-dev-app.yml
index e14256fa..0f93e514 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-build-custom-dev-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-build-custom-dev-app.yml
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Add NDK 27.3.13750724
         run: echo "y" | ${ANDROID_HOME}/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager --install "ndk;27.3.13750724"
       - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew assembleDevDebug
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDevDebug -PrnDebuggableVariants=devDebug,devDebugOptimized
         working-directory: ./android
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-build-custom-dev-app.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-build-custom-dev-app.yml
index 54a56460..95107764 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-build-custom-dev-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-build-custom-dev-app.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: iOS Build Action
         uses: yukiarrr/ios-build-action@v1.12.0
+        env:
+          SKIP_BUNDLING: '1'
         with:
           project-path: ./ios/nativetemplate.xcodeproj
           p12-base64: ${{ secrets.IOS_DUMMY_P12 }}
diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle b/android/app/build.gradle
index dd5e357b..a64aabec 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ apply plugin: "org.jetbrains.kotlin.android"
 apply plugin: "com.facebook.react"
 apply plugin: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose'
 
+def ciDebuggableVariants = (project.findProperty("rnDebuggableVariants") ?: "")
+    .toString()
+    .split(",")
+    .collect { it.trim() }
+    .findAll { !it.isEmpty() }
+
 /**
  * This is the configuration block to customize your React Native Android app.
  * By default you don't need to apply any configuration, just uncomment the lines you need.
@@ -21,7 +27,7 @@ apply plugin: 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.plugin.compose'
     //   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'.
     //   If you add flavors like lite, prod, etc. you'll have to list your debuggableVariants.
-    debuggableVariants = ["appstoreDebug", "appstoreRelease"]
+    debuggableVariants = (["appstoreDebug", "appstoreRelease"] + ciDebuggableVariants).unique()
     /* Bundling */
     //   A list containing the node command and its flags. Default is just 'node'.
     // nodeExecutableAndArgs = ["node"]
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index f6f385d6..2bbe2184 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ android.nonTransitiveRClass=true
 android.suppressUnsupportedCompileSdk=33
 newArchEnabled=true
 hermesEnabled=true
-hermesV1Enabled=false
+hermesV1Enabled=true
 mendixnative.cookieEncryption=false
 VisionCamera_enableCodeScanner=true
 
diff --git a/ios/Podfile b/ios/Podfile
index a4e1f3fc..d9299de6 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile
+++ b/ios/Podfile
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] = '1'
 ENV['RCT_USE_PREBUILT_RNCORE'] = '1'
 ENV['RCT_USE_RN_DEP'] = '1'
 
-# The JS bundle is compiled compiled using a different version than the prebuilt Hermes engine embedded in the native binary, causing a runtime crash.
-ENV['RCT_HERMES_V1_ENABLED'] = '0'
-
 # Use it to require both react-native's and this package's scripts:
 node_require('react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb')
 node_require('react-native-permissions/scripts/setup.rb')
diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index 4a5aacc4..3424e204 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PODS:
   - FBLazyVector (0.84.1)
-  - hermes-engine (0.15.1):
-    - hermes-engine/Pre-built (= 0.15.1)
-  - hermes-engine/Pre-built (0.15.1)
+  - hermes-engine (250829098.0.9):
+    - hermes-engine/Pre-built (= 250829098.0.9)
+  - hermes-engine/Pre-built (250829098.0.9)
   - IQKeyboardManager (6.5.19)
   - libavif/core (0.11.1)
   - libavif/libdav1d (0.11.1):
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
     - ReactNativeDependencies
     - Yoga
-  - OpenSSL-Universal (3.3.3001)
+  - OpenSSL-Universal (3.6.2000)
   - RCTDeprecation (0.84.1)
   - RCTRequired (0.84.1)
   - RCTSwiftUI (0.84.1)
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/Libraries/FBLazyVector"
   hermes-engine:
     :podspec: "../node_modules/react-native/sdks/hermes-engine/hermes-engine.podspec"
-    :tag: hermes-v0.15.1
+    :tag: hermes-v250829098.0.9
   MendixNative:
     :path: "../node_modules/mendix-native"
   op-sqlite:
@@ -2902,14 +2902,14 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   FBLazyVector: e97c19a5a442429d1988f182a1940fb08df514da
-  hermes-engine: 67c41b335723f72b2a182dbaeeebd97a73fc2775
+  hermes-engine: 054cdf1294d0852c33cd980e7fcd94b4274ed8b3
   IQKeyboardManager: c8665b3396bd0b79402b4c573eac345a31c7d485
   libavif: 84bbb62fb232c3018d6f1bab79beea87e35de7b7
   libdav1d: 23581a4d8ec811ff171ed5e2e05cd27bad64c39f
   libwebp: 02b23773aedb6ff1fd38cec7a77b81414c6842a8
   MendixNative: b0ea153b893ce40b90016f397e9a5acfe4444c33
   op-sqlite: e9ef65bcf95a97863874cee87841425bb71c8396
-  OpenSSL-Universal: 6082b0bf950e5636fe0d78def171184e2b3899c2
+  OpenSSL-Universal: ecee7b138fa75a74ecf00d7ffd248fb584739b9e
   RCTDeprecation: af44b104091a34482596cd9bd7e8d90c4e9b4bd7
   RCTRequired: bb77b070f75f53398ce43c0aaaa58337cebe2bf6
   RCTSwiftUI: afc0a0a635860da1040a0b894bfd529da06d7810
@@ -3002,8 +3002,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNReanimated: e47df7f4580997c3a46b1e736ce3f26010985bb7
   RNScreens: 6cb648bdad8fe9bee9259fe144df95b6d1d5b707
   RNSVG: c69f7709226108f5eb89b5aa8833c17a36345468
-  RNWorklets: 7d24538032e023ed207e3b4d9b234695ddadd201
-  SDWebImage: e9c98383c7572d713c1a0d7dd2783b10599b9838
+  RNWorklets: 06ce05d69455cc14f5676c177050a39aa557d4d2
+  SDWebImage: e9fc87c1aab89a8ab1bbd74eba378c6f53be8abf
   SDWebImageAVIFCoder: afe194a084e851f70228e4be35ef651df0fc5c57
   SDWebImageSVGCoder: 15a300a97ec1c8ac958f009c02220ac0402e936c
   SDWebImageWebPCoder: 0e06e365080397465cc73a7a9b472d8a3bd0f377
@@ -3011,6 +3011,6 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   SwiftAudioEx: f6aa653770f3a0d3851edaf8d834a30aee4a7646
   Yoga: c0b3f2c7e8d3e327e450223a2414ca3fa296b9a2
 
-PODFILE CHECKSUM: 7a33012cce520784bb5b691549f5ed2af273b7e3
+PODFILE CHECKSUM: 336902a926a1c6b0b4e426a1eeb85e04f7bbf783
 
 COCOAPODS: 1.17.0
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 47e37030..0f9a9cba 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5198,12 +5198,6 @@
         "he": "bin/he"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/hermes-compiler": {
-      "version": "250829098.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hermes-compiler/-/hermes-compiler-250829098.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-hZ5O7PDz1vQ99TS7HD3FJ9zVynfU1y+VWId6U1Pldvd8hmAYrNec/XLPYJKD3dLOW6NXak6aAQAuMuSo3ji0tQ==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/hermes-estree": {
       "version": "0.32.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hermes-estree/-/hermes-estree-0.32.0.tgz",
@@ -8368,6 +8362,12 @@
         "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/react-native/node_modules/hermes-compiler": {
+      "version": "250829098.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hermes-compiler/-/hermes-compiler-250829098.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hZ5O7PDz1vQ99TS7HD3FJ9zVynfU1y+VWId6U1Pldvd8hmAYrNec/XLPYJKD3dLOW6NXak6aAQAuMuSo3ji0tQ==",
+      "license": "MIT"
+    },
     "node_modules/react-native/node_modules/ws": {
       "version": "7.5.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ws/-/ws-7.5.10.tgz",