diff --git a/build-apk.sh b/build-apk.sh
index f5256bb..bc92ee7 100755
--- a/build-apk.sh
+++ b/build-apk.sh
@@ -93,6 +93,16 @@ if [ -f "$REANIMATED_CMAKE" ] && ! grep -q "max-page-size" "$REANIMATED_CMAKE";
   info "Patched react-native-reanimated for 16KB pages"
 fi
 
+# ─── 4.6. Disable New Architecture (Android 15 compat) ────────────────────
+GRADLE_PROPS_NEWARCH="$SCRIPT_DIR/android/gradle.properties"
+if [ -f "$GRADLE_PROPS_NEWARCH" ]; then
+  sed -i 's/^newArchEnabled=true/newArchEnabled=false/' "$GRADLE_PROPS_NEWARCH"
+  if ! grep -q "^newArchEnabled=" "$GRADLE_PROPS_NEWARCH"; then
+    echo "newArchEnabled=false" >> "$GRADLE_PROPS_NEWARCH"
+  fi
+  info "New Architecture disabled in gradle.properties"
+fi
+
 # ─── 5. Patch build.gradle — inject release signingConfig ──────────────────
 info "Patching android/app/build.gradle for release signing…"
 
diff --git a/react-native.config.js b/react-native.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d5d44e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react-native.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Exclude native build for packages not used in this project.
+// react-native-gesture-handler detects their absence and falls back to its
+// noreanimated codepath, so GestureHandlerRootView continues to work.
+module.exports = {
+  dependencies: {
+    'react-native-reanimated': {
+      platforms: { android: null },
+    },
+    'react-native-worklets': {
+      platforms: { android: null },
+    },
+  },
+};