diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 587afac3a..5045777e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-android:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios.yml b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
index 647e40dff..e2f074826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-iOS:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index acec94c3a..3317003ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   package:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 43291c2f1..ead4c1b27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/package.yml
 
   publish:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     needs: [package]
     steps:
       - name: Setup Node.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_preview.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_preview.yml
index e632f7f5c..fb96e64d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_preview.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/package.yml
 
   publish:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     needs: [package]
     steps:
       - name: Setup Node.js
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_android.yml b/.github/workflows/test_android.yml
index 44101829e..ee71632dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_android.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-test-android:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_ios.yml b/.github/workflows/test_ios.yml
index 1512f7591..38a9123b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_ios.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_ios.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build-test-iOS:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/typescript.yml b/.github/workflows/typescript.yml
index 7fd954d80..70a833b70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/typescript.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/typescript.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   workflow_call
 jobs:
   Build:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-15
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.2.2
diff --git a/Apps/Playground/android/gradle.properties b/Apps/Playground/android/gradle.properties
index 2a9e5673c..10e55c7dd 100644
--- a/Apps/Playground/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/Apps/Playground/android/gradle.properties
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ android.jetifier.ignorelist=hermes-android
 # Use this property to specify which architecture you want to build.
 # You can also override it from the CLI using
 # ./gradlew <task> -PreactNativeArchitectures=x86_64
-reactNativeArchitectures=armeabi-v7a,arm64-v8a,x86,x86_64
+# NOTE: the 32-bit x86 ABI is not supported. bgfx's bx requires SSE4.x
+# intrinsics, which are above the Android x86 ABI baseline (SSSE3).
+reactNativeArchitectures=armeabi-v7a,arm64-v8a,x86_64
 
 # Use this property to enable support to the new architecture.
 # This will allow you to use TurboModules and the Fabric render in
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md
index 166e8d4f0..66c9c38df 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Babylon.js minimal version:
 
 |BabylonReactNative version | Babylon.js version | BabylonNative commit |
 | ----------- | ------------------------ | --- |
-|2.0.2 | 9.0.0 | ce2edf0851e0c8483559832a4f8eb9d39c6b2f53
+|2.0.2 | 9.0.0 | b9aab7a366a0b0e81e65945449a3dd9960609d78
 |2.0.0 | 8.3.0 | 6c25966e8f8c0f3a0c13fdf77064f1bde790391f
 
 
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/android/build.gradle b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/android/build.gradle
index 52894ac97..eceddcac2 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/android/build.gradle
@@ -39,7 +39,16 @@ apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
 
 def reactNativeArchitectures() {
   def value = project.getProperties().get("reactNativeArchitectures")
-  return value ? value.split(",") : ["armeabi-v7a", "x86", "x86_64", "arm64-v8a"]
+  def architectures = value ? value.split(",").collect { it.trim() } : ["armeabi-v7a", "x86_64", "arm64-v8a"]
+  // The 32-bit x86 ABI is not supported: bgfx's bx uses SSE4.x intrinsics
+  // (_mm_blendv_ps, _mm_round_ps), which are above the Android x86 ABI baseline
+  // of SSSE3 and fail to compile. Drop it rather than break the whole build for
+  // consumers still carrying x86 in the React Native default property.
+  def unsupported = architectures.findAll { it == "x86" }
+  if (!unsupported.isEmpty()) {
+    logger.warn("BabylonReactNative: skipping unsupported ABI 'x86' (requires SSE4.x, unavailable on the Android x86 baseline).")
+  }
+  return architectures - unsupported
 }
 
 static def findNodeModules(baseDir) {
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/react-native-babylon.podspec b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/react-native-babylon.podspec
index c1e80889d..8e2ffe593 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/react-native-babylon.podspec
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/react-native-babylon.podspec
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ items = ['/shared/BabylonNative/Repo/Polyfills/Canvas',
   '/_deps/glslang-build/OGLCompilersDLL',
   '/_deps/glslang-build/SPIRV',
   '/_deps/urllib-build',
-  '/_deps/libwebp-build',
   '/_deps/jsruntimehost-build/Polyfills/XMLHttpRequest',
   '/_deps/jsruntimehost-build/Polyfills/Scheduling',
   '/_deps/jsruntimehost-build/Core/JsRuntime',
@@ -102,10 +101,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
           'Window',
           'XMLHttpRequest',
           'ShaderCache',
-          'ShaderCompiler',
-          'webp',
-          'metal-cpp',
-          'sharpyuv']
+          'ShaderCompiler']
 
   if ENV['BABYLON_NATIVE_PLUGIN_NATIVECAMERA'] != '0'
     libs << 'NativeCamera'
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/shared/BabylonNative/CMakeLists.txt b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/shared/BabylonNative/CMakeLists.txt
index be49daed7..5e0aa01c2 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/shared/BabylonNative/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/shared/BabylonNative/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_CMAKEEXTENSIONS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/cm
 set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_JSRUNTIMEHOST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/jsruntimehost-src")
 set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_URLLIB "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/urllib-src")
 set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_SPIRV-CROSS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/spirv-cross-src")
-set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_LIBWEBP "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/libwebp-src")
 set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_GLSLANG "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/glslang-src")
 set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_BASE-N "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/base-n-src")
 set(FETCHCONTENT_SOURCE_DIR_IOS-CMAKE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/deps/ios-cmake-src")
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/windows/BabylonReactNative/BabylonReactNative.vcxproj b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/windows/BabylonReactNative/BabylonReactNative.vcxproj
index 9fdeec3b5..557fab908 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/windows/BabylonReactNative/BabylonReactNative.vcxproj
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/windows/BabylonReactNative/BabylonReactNative.vcxproj
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
         $(BabylonNativeBuildDir)_deps\jsruntimehost-build\Polyfills\XMLHttpRequest\$(Configuration);
         $(BabylonNativeBuildDir)_deps\jsruntimehost-build\Core\Foundation\$(Configuration);
         $(BabylonNativeBuildDir)_deps\urllib-build\$(Configuration);
-        $(BabylonNativeBuildDir)_deps\libwebp-build\$(Configuration);
         $(BabylonNativeBuildDir)_deps\bgfx.cmake-build\cmake\bgfx\$(Configuration);
         $(BabylonNativeBuildDir)_deps\bgfx.cmake-build\cmake\bx\$(Configuration);
         $(BabylonNativeBuildDir)_deps\bgfx.cmake-build\cmake\bimg\$(Configuration);
@@ -207,8 +206,6 @@
         SPIRVd.lib;
         UrlLib.lib;
         Window.lib;
-        libwebp.lib;
-        libsharpyuv.lib;
         Scheduling.lib;
         XMLHttpRequest.lib;
         WindowsApp.lib;
@@ -269,8 +266,6 @@
         Scheduling.lib;
         XMLHttpRequest.lib;
         WindowsApp.lib;
-        libwebp.lib;
-        libsharpyuv.lib;
         %(AdditionalDependencies);
       </AdditionalDependencies>
       <AdditionalOptions>%(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
diff --git a/Package/gulpfile.js b/Package/gulpfile.js
index 2d498c74e..178a95281 100644
--- a/Package/gulpfile.js
+++ b/Package/gulpfile.js
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const createPackage = async () => {
   exec('npm pack', 'Assembled');
 };
 
-const COMMIT_ID = 'ce2edf0851e0c8483559832a4f8eb9d39c6b2f53';
+const COMMIT_ID = 'a4031689b3c4ec08062f0e044b67970eb2382c9f';
 const ZIP_URL = `https://github.com/BabylonJS/BabylonNative/archive/${COMMIT_ID}.zip`;
 const TARGET_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '../Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/shared/BabylonNative');
 const ZIP_PATH = path.join(TARGET_DIR, `${COMMIT_ID}.zip`);
@@ -380,7 +380,10 @@ const buildBabylonNativeSourceTree = async () => {
   deleteFolderRecursive(`${UNZIP_FOLDER}/Install`);
 
   // dependencies cleanup
-  deleteFolderRecursive(`${DEPS_OUTPUT_DIR}/bgfx.cmake-src/bgfx/3rdparty`, ['renderdoc', 'stb', 'sdf']);
+  // Keep only the 3rdparty folders that bgfx/src actually includes:
+  // renderdoc (debug_renderdoc.cpp), metal-cpp (renderer_mtl.h), h264 (video.h),
+  // plus stb/sdf.
+  deleteFolderRecursive(`${DEPS_OUTPUT_DIR}/bgfx.cmake-src/bgfx/3rdparty`, ['renderdoc', 'stb', 'sdf', 'metal-cpp', 'h264']);
   deleteFolderRecursive(`${DEPS_OUTPUT_DIR}/bgfx.cmake-src/bgfx/examples`,['common']);
   deleteFolderRecursive(`${DEPS_OUTPUT_DIR}/bgfx.cmake-src/bgfx/bindings`);
   deleteFolderRecursive(`${DEPS_OUTPUT_DIR}/bgfx.cmake-src/bgfx/docs`);