diff --git a/app.config.ts b/app.config.ts
index 30d9949..2148f71 100644
--- a/app.config.ts
+++ b/app.config.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,17 @@ const config: ExpoConfig = {
   owner: EAS_APP_OWNER,
   plugins: [
     "expo-asset",
-    "expo-build-properties",
+    [
+      "expo-build-properties",
+      {
+        android: {
+          reactNativeReleaseLevel: "experimental",
+        },
+        ios: {
+          reactNativeReleaseLevel: "experimental",
+        },
+      },
+    ],
     "expo-web-browser",
     "expo-router",
     [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f23e5b..8b83206 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -87,5 +87,10 @@
     "react-native-screens@4.16.0": "patches/react-native-screens@4.16.0.patch",
     "expo-router@6.0.6": "patches/expo-router@6.0.6.patch",
     "@expo/ui@0.2.0-beta.3": "patches/@expo%2Fui@0.2.0-beta.3.patch"
+  },
+  "reanimated": {
+    "staticFeatureFlags": {
+      "DISABLE_COMMIT_PAUSING_MECHANISM": true
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/(tabs)/(calendar)/index.tsx b/src/app/(tabs)/(calendar)/index.tsx
index 75f64ff..c3cdeec 100644
--- a/src/app/(tabs)/(calendar)/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(tabs)/(calendar)/index.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   type CurrentlyLiveSession,
 } from "@/components/CurrentlyLive";
 
-const AnimatedFlatList = Animated.createAnimatedComponent(FlatList) as FlatList;
+const AnimatedFlatList = Animated.FlatList;
 
 const HEADER_SCROLL_OFFSET = isLiquidGlassAvailable() ? 110 : 90;