diff --git a/examples/ExpoMessaging/app.json b/examples/ExpoMessaging/app.json
index 9641df44dd..9f3de76f90 100644
--- a/examples/ExpoMessaging/app.json
+++ b/examples/ExpoMessaging/app.json
@@ -51,16 +51,16 @@
         }
       ],
       [
-        "expo-av",
+        "expo-video",
         {
-          "microphonePermission": "$(PRODUCT_NAME) would like to use your microphone for voice recording."
+          "supportsBackgroundPlayback": true,
+          "supportsPictureInPicture": true
         }
       ],
       [
-        "expo-video",
+        "expo-audio",
         {
-          "supportsBackgroundPlayback": true,
-          "supportsPictureInPicture": true
+          "microphonePermission": "$(PRODUCT_NAME) would like to use your microphone for voice recording."
         }
       ]
     ]
diff --git a/examples/ExpoMessaging/components/ChatWrapper.tsx b/examples/ExpoMessaging/components/ChatWrapper.tsx
index 1402547de8..258ab2c358 100644
--- a/examples/ExpoMessaging/components/ChatWrapper.tsx
+++ b/examples/ExpoMessaging/components/ChatWrapper.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ const streami18n = new Streami18n({
 });
 
 SqliteClient.logger = (level, message, extraData) => {
-  console.log(level, `SqliteClient: ${message}`, extraData);
+  // console.log(level, `SqliteClient: ${message}`, extraData);
 };
 
 export const ChatWrapper = ({ children }: PropsWithChildren<{}>) => {
diff --git a/examples/ExpoMessaging/package.json b/examples/ExpoMessaging/package.json
index 2cd0da9e12..898801baa9 100644
--- a/examples/ExpoMessaging/package.json
+++ b/examples/ExpoMessaging/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "@react-native-community/netinfo": "11.4.1",
     "@react-navigation/elements": "^1.3.31",
     "expo": "^53.0.12",
-    "expo-av": "~15.1.6",
+    "expo-audio": "~0.4.6",
     "expo-clipboard": "~7.1.4",
     "expo-constants": "~17.1.6",
     "expo-document-picker": "~13.1.5",
diff --git a/examples/ExpoMessaging/yarn.lock b/examples/ExpoMessaging/yarn.lock
index 00be4201ed..035bba5488 100644
--- a/examples/ExpoMessaging/yarn.lock
+++ b/examples/ExpoMessaging/yarn.lock
@@ -1905,14 +1905,6 @@
     find-up "^5.0.0"
     js-yaml "^4.1.0"
 
-"@gorhom/bottom-sheet@^5.1.1":
-  version "5.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@gorhom/bottom-sheet/-/bottom-sheet-5.1.1.tgz#43ecb9e7b4d4ca4b4cefdf3b6b497f7715f350bc"
-  integrity sha512-Y8FiuRmeZYaP+ZGQ0axDwWrrKqVp4ByYRs1D2fTJTxHMt081MHHRQsqmZ3SK7AFp3cSID+vTqnD8w/KAASpy+w==
-  dependencies:
-    "@gorhom/portal" "1.0.14"
-    invariant "^2.2.4"
-
 "@gorhom/bottom-sheet@^5.1.6":
   version "5.1.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@gorhom/bottom-sheet/-/bottom-sheet-5.1.6.tgz#92365894ae4d4eefdbaa577408cfaf62463a9490"
@@ -3360,11 +3352,6 @@ csstype@^3.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/csstype/-/csstype-3.1.2.tgz#1d4bf9d572f11c14031f0436e1c10bc1f571f50b"
   integrity sha512-I7K1Uu0MBPzaFKg4nI5Q7Vs2t+3gWWW648spaF+Rg7pI9ds18Ugn+lvg4SHczUdKlHI5LWBXyqfS8+DufyBsgQ==
 
-dayjs@1.10.5:
-  version "1.10.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.10.5.tgz#5600df4548fc2453b3f163ebb2abbe965ccfb986"
-  integrity sha512-BUFis41ikLz+65iH6LHQCDm4YPMj5r1YFLdupPIyM4SGcXMmtiLQ7U37i+hGS8urIuqe7I/ou3IS1jVc4nbN4g==
-
 dayjs@1.11.13:
   version "1.11.13"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.11.13.tgz#92430b0139055c3ebb60150aa13e860a4b5a366c"
@@ -3521,11 +3508,6 @@ electron-to-chromium@^1.5.41:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.69.tgz#7268a4251e82fc83a7cdc9ab51e7154bb2813038"
   integrity sha512-zz4e7EbJqqtdQtwt61ZYKrfEYlV0HpGbIGRVFGOO9YBZIhg0BDXtBcWxpqyAm6oyPl2Zp8tc5FrPpCZQH/Yazg==
 
-emoji-regex@^10.3.0:
-  version "10.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.3.0.tgz#76998b9268409eb3dae3de989254d456e70cfe23"
-  integrity sha512-QpLs9D9v9kArv4lfDEgg1X/gN5XLnf/A6l9cs8SPZLRZR3ZkY9+kwIQTxm+fsSej5UMYGE8fdoaZVIBlqG0XTw==
-
 emoji-regex@^10.4.0:
   version "10.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.4.0.tgz#03553afea80b3975749cfcb36f776ca268e413d4"
@@ -3646,10 +3628,10 @@ expo-asset@~11.1.5:
     "@expo/image-utils" "^0.7.4"
     expo-constants "~17.1.5"
 
-expo-av@~15.1.6:
-  version "15.1.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-av/-/expo-av-15.1.6.tgz#f1c4a404672500feb0274144a64bb3a956e85bdd"
-  integrity sha512-5ZbeXdCmdckZHwtEV+8tRZqLlUWR96gkkUIxpyZAEvK0L+aI/BnyhDCpjnSKWwZo4ZA6lx8/su9kyFNV/mQ/sQ==
+expo-audio@~0.4.6:
+  version "0.4.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-audio/-/expo-audio-0.4.6.tgz#39def71b91f2cb5c4d21a51aef6ffabcc4421ad4"
+  integrity sha512-/pgz0AnQHnyJWkPfTp/3gBDib6FZYnscpktFZgmPeTeCK8KkPV4+eV2oEDDbSe2ngUrqDA0WVO4MX2Mfeec9ZA==
 
 expo-clipboard@~7.1.4:
   version "7.1.4"
@@ -4131,7 +4113,7 @@ hyphenate-style-name@^1.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hyphenate-style-name/-/hyphenate-style-name-1.0.4.tgz#691879af8e220aea5750e8827db4ef62a54e361d"
   integrity sha512-ygGZLjmXfPHj+ZWh6LwbC37l43MhfztxetbFCoYTM2VjkIUpeHgSNn7QIyVFj7YQ1Wl9Cbw5sholVJPzWvC2MQ==
 
-i18next@^21.10.0, i18next@^21.6.14:
+i18next@^21.10.0:
   version "21.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18next/-/i18next-21.10.0.tgz#85429af55fdca4858345d0e16b584ec29520197d"
   integrity sha512-YeuIBmFsGjUfO3qBmMOc0rQaun4mIpGKET5WDwvu8lU7gvwpcariZLNtL0Fzj+zazcHUrlXHiptcFhBMFaxzfg==
@@ -4591,11 +4573,6 @@ lines-and-columns@^1.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.2.4.tgz#eca284f75d2965079309dc0ad9255abb2ebc1632"
   integrity sha512-7ylylesZQ/PV29jhEDl3Ufjo6ZX7gCqJr5F7PKrqc93v7fzSymt1BpwEU8nAUXs8qzzvqhbjhK5QZg6Mt/HkBg==
 
-linkifyjs@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.1.1.tgz#73d427e3bbaaf4ca8e71c589ad4ffda11a9a5fde"
-  integrity sha512-zFN/CTVmbcVef+WaDXT63dNzzkfRBKT1j464NJQkV7iSgJU0sLBus9W0HBwnXK13/hf168pbrx/V/bjEHOXNHA==
-
 linkifyjs@^4.2.0:
   version "4.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.2.0.tgz#9dd30222b9cbabec9c950e725ec00031c7fa3f08"
@@ -4959,7 +4936,7 @@ mime-db@1.52.0, "mime-db@>= 1.43.0 < 2":
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.52.0.tgz#bbabcdc02859f4987301c856e3387ce5ec43bf70"
   integrity sha512-sPU4uV7dYlvtWJxwwxHD0PuihVNiE7TyAbQ5SWxDCB9mUYvOgroQOwYQQOKPJ8CIbE+1ETVlOoK1UC2nU3gYvg==
 
-mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@^2.1.27, mime-types@^2.1.34, mime-types@^2.1.35, mime-types@~2.1.34:
+mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@^2.1.27, mime-types@^2.1.35, mime-types@~2.1.34:
   version "2.1.35"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.35.tgz#381a871b62a734450660ae3deee44813f70d959a"
   integrity sha512-ZDY+bPm5zTTF+YpCrAU9nK0UgICYPT0QtT1NZWFv4s++TNkcgVaT0g6+4R2uI4MjQjzysHB1zxuWL50hzaeXiw==
@@ -5625,13 +5602,6 @@ react-native-svg@15.11.2:
     css-tree "^1.1.3"
     warn-once "0.1.1"
 
-react-native-url-polyfill@^1.3.0:
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-url-polyfill/-/react-native-url-polyfill-1.3.0.tgz#c1763de0f2a8c22cc3e959b654c8790622b6ef6a"
-  integrity sha512-w9JfSkvpqqlix9UjDvJjm1EjSt652zVQ6iwCIj1cVVkwXf4jQhQgTNXY6EVTwuAmUjg6BC6k9RHCBynoLFo3IQ==
-  dependencies:
-    whatwg-url-without-unicode "8.0.0-3"
-
 react-native-url-polyfill@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-url-polyfill/-/react-native-url-polyfill-2.0.0.tgz#db714520a2985cff1d50ab2e66279b9f91ffd589"
@@ -6140,44 +6110,29 @@ stream-buffers@2.2.x:
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
-stream-chat-react-native-core@7.1.1:
-  version "7.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-7.1.1.tgz#b22faf35fa5defd24c730873aeba30c172556089"
-  integrity sha512-9AkSKWzywN2FfsMgDfeoCatr/qoG+zJzM2u5j3PU6WU7qIhZtM/7+2UB0WKAY7fA5MjaoMEzV1mBF+hILP1KOw==
+stream-chat-react-native-core@7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-7.1.2.tgz#5870a1188ecbf8c3b705d74379d19ff77efce2c5"
+  integrity sha512-Ob+V8tt+7L+7BRkWyWbFlju6E/8MAoB/NUZ8ENtEEijq5QBNWnVvZctQSZuekIOVrfoP9EenlIOPadHnN/mvYA==
   dependencies:
-    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^5.1.1"
-    dayjs "1.10.5"
-    emoji-regex "^10.3.0"
-    i18next "^21.6.14"
+    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^5.1.6"
+    dayjs "1.11.13"
+    emoji-regex "^10.4.0"
+    i18next "^21.10.0"
     intl-pluralrules "^2.0.1"
-    linkifyjs "^4.1.1"
+    linkifyjs "^4.3.1"
     lodash-es "4.17.21"
-    mime-types "^2.1.34"
+    mime-types "^2.1.35"
     path "0.12.7"
     react-native-markdown-package "1.8.2"
-    react-native-url-polyfill "^1.3.0"
-    stream-chat "^9.3.0"
-    use-sync-external-store "^1.4.0"
+    react-native-url-polyfill "^2.0.0"
+    stream-chat "^9.7.0"
+    use-sync-external-store "^1.5.0"
 
 "stream-chat-react-native-core@link:../../package":
   version "0.0.0"
   uid ""
 
-stream-chat@^9.3.0:
-  version "9.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-9.3.0.tgz#35ca4db9e841eb92d07413ae156de0500ad77b23"
-  integrity sha512-S73B3HrvmQvJjq58Zjo50vh74juhsWsVRpT+OBjGAxSGxlA+ITkZ3vKs8Y/r2eDK7mBTMmX5QCruFaDJH5dRuw==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/jsonwebtoken" "^9.0.8"
-    "@types/ws" "^8.5.14"
-    axios "^1.6.0"
-    base64-js "^1.5.1"
-    form-data "^4.0.0"
-    isomorphic-ws "^5.0.0"
-    jsonwebtoken "^9.0.2"
-    linkifyjs "^4.2.0"
-    ws "^8.18.1"
-
 stream-chat@^9.7.0:
   version "9.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-9.7.0.tgz#8302a4dfd2b68115c57cd0a102976542a79cf132"
@@ -6540,11 +6495,6 @@ use-latest-callback@^0.2.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-latest-callback/-/use-latest-callback-0.2.3.tgz#2d644d3063040b9bc2d4c55bb525a13ae3de9e16"
   integrity sha512-7vI3fBuyRcP91pazVboc4qu+6ZqM8izPWX9k7cRnT8hbD5svslcknsh3S9BUhaK11OmgTV4oWZZVSeQAiV53SQ==
 
-use-sync-external-store@^1.4.0:
-  version "1.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.4.0.tgz#adbc795d8eeb47029963016cefdf89dc799fcebc"
-  integrity sha512-9WXSPC5fMv61vaupRkCKCxsPxBocVnwakBEkMIHHpkTTg6icbJtg6jzgtLDm4bl3cSHAca52rYWih0k4K3PfHw==
-
 use-sync-external-store@^1.5.0:
   version "1.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.5.0.tgz#55122e2a3edd2a6c106174c27485e0fd59bcfca0"
diff --git a/package/expo-package/package.json b/package/expo-package/package.json
index d47c802d5c..ae5f287d7b 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/package.json
+++ b/package/expo-package/package.json
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@
     "expo-image-picker": "*",
     "expo-media-library": "*",
     "expo-sharing": "*",
-    "expo-video": "*"
+    "expo-video": "*",
+    "expo-audio": "*"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "expo-av": {
       "optional": true
     },
+    "expo-audio": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "expo-video": {
       "optional": true
     },
@@ -57,7 +61,8 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "expo": "^53.0.12",
-    "expo-image-manipulator": "^12.0.5"
+    "expo-image-manipulator": "^12.0.5",
+    "expo-audio": "~0.4.6"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prepack": " cp ../../README.md .",
diff --git a/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts b/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
index 6856969952..3a59bb4b5a 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
+++ b/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { Platform } from 'react-native';
+
 import {
   AndroidAudioEncoder,
   AndroidOutputFormat,
@@ -5,10 +7,22 @@ import {
   IOSAudioQuality,
   IOSOutputFormat,
   ExpoRecordingOptions as RecordingOptions,
+  RecordingStatus,
 } from 'stream-chat-react-native-core';
 
 import { AudioComponent, RecordingObject } from './AudioVideo';
 
+let ExpoAudioComponent;
+let ExpoRecordingComponent;
+
+try {
+  const { AudioModule } = require('expo-audio');
+  ExpoAudioComponent = AudioModule;
+  ExpoRecordingComponent = AudioModule.AudioRecorder;
+} catch (e) {
+  // do nothing
+}
+
 const sleep = (ms: number) =>
   new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
     setTimeout(() => {
@@ -16,7 +30,7 @@ const sleep = (ms: number) =>
     }, ms);
   });
 
-class _Audio {
+class _AudioExpoAV {
   recording: typeof RecordingObject | null = null;
   audioRecordingConfiguration: AudioRecordingConfiguration = {
     mode: {
@@ -105,8 +119,233 @@ class _Audio {
   };
 }
 
+class _AudioExpoAudio {
+  recording: typeof RecordingObject | null = null;
+  audioRecordingConfiguration: AudioRecordingConfiguration = {
+    mode: {
+      allowsRecordingIOS: true,
+      playsInSilentModeIOS: true,
+    },
+    options: {
+      android: {
+        audioEncoder: AndroidAudioEncoder.AAC,
+        extension: '.aac',
+        outputFormat: AndroidOutputFormat.AAC_ADTS,
+      },
+      ios: {
+        audioQuality: IOSAudioQuality.HIGH,
+        bitRate: 128000,
+        extension: '.aac',
+        numberOfChannels: 2,
+        outputFormat: IOSOutputFormat.MPEG4AAC,
+        sampleRate: 44100,
+      },
+      isMeteringEnabled: true,
+      web: {},
+    },
+  };
+
+  startRecording = async (recordingOptions: RecordingOptions, onRecordingStatusUpdate) => {
+    try {
+      const permissions = await ExpoAudioComponent.getRecordingPermissionsAsync();
+      const permissionsStatus = permissions.status;
+      let permissionsGranted = permissions.granted;
+
+      // If permissions have not been determined yet, ask the user for permissions.
+      if (permissionsStatus === 'undetermined') {
+        const newPermissions = await ExpoAudioComponent.requestRecordingPermissionsAsync();
+        permissionsGranted = newPermissions.granted;
+      }
+
+      // If they are explicitly denied after this, exit early by throwing an error
+      // that will be caught in the catch block below (as a single source of not
+      // starting the player). The player would error itself anyway if we did not do
+      // this, but there's no reason to run the asynchronous calls when we know
+      // immediately that the player will not be run.
+      if (!permissionsGranted) {
+        throw new Error('Missing audio recording permission.');
+      }
+      await ExpoAudioComponent.setAudioModeAsync(
+        expoAvToExpoAudioModeAdapter(this.audioRecordingConfiguration.mode),
+      );
+      const options = {
+        ...recordingOptions,
+        ...this.audioRecordingConfiguration.options,
+      };
+
+      this.recording = new ExpoAudioRecordingAdapter(options);
+      await this.recording.createAsync(
+        Platform.OS === 'android' ? 100 : 60,
+        onRecordingStatusUpdate,
+      );
+      return { accessGranted: true, recording: this.recording };
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to start recording', error);
+      this.recording = null;
+      return { accessGranted: false, recording: null };
+    }
+  };
+  stopRecording = async () => {
+    try {
+      if (this.recording) {
+        await this.recording.stopAndUnloadAsync();
+      }
+      this.recording = null;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log('Error stopping recoding', error);
+    }
+  };
+}
+
+class ExpoAudioRecordingAdapter {
+  private recording;
+  private recordingStateInterval;
+  private uri;
+  private options;
+
+  constructor(options: RecordingOptions) {
+    // Currently, expo-audio has a bug where isMeteringEnabled is not respected
+    // whenever we pass it to the Recording class constructor - but rather it is
+    // only respected whenever you pass it to prepareToRecordAsync. That in turn
+    // however, means that all other audio related configuration will be overwritten
+    // and forgotten. So, we snapshot the configuration whenever we create an instance
+    // of a recorder and pass it to both places. Furthermore, the type of the options
+    // in prepareToRecordAsync is wrong - it's supposed to be the flattened config;
+    // otherwise none of the quality properties get respected either (only the top level
+    // ones).
+    this.options = flattenExpoAudioRecordingOptions(options);
+    this.recording = new ExpoRecordingComponent(this.options);
+    this.uri = null;
+  }
+
+  createAsync = async (
+    progressUpdateInterval: number = 500,
+    onRecordingStatusUpdate: (status: RecordingStatus) => void,
+  ) => {
+    this.recordingStateInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      const status = this.recording.getStatus();
+      onRecordingStatusUpdate(status);
+    }, progressUpdateInterval);
+    this.uri = null;
+    await this.recording.prepareToRecordAsync(this.options);
+    this.recording.record();
+  };
+
+  stopAndUnloadAsync = async () => {
+    clearInterval(this.recordingStateInterval);
+    await this.recording.stop();
+    this.uri = this.recording.uri;
+    this.recording.release();
+  };
+
+  getURI = () => this.uri;
+}
+
 export const overrideAudioRecordingConfiguration = (
   audioRecordingConfiguration: AudioRecordingConfiguration,
 ) => audioRecordingConfiguration;
 
-export const Audio = AudioComponent ? new _Audio() : null;
+const flattenExpoAudioRecordingOptions = (
+  options: RecordingOptions & {
+    bitRate?: number;
+    extension?: string;
+    numberOfChannels?: number;
+    sampleRate?: number;
+  },
+) => {
+  let commonOptions = {
+    bitRate: options.bitRate,
+    extension: options.extension,
+    isMeteringEnabled: options.isMeteringEnabled ?? false,
+    numberOfChannels: options.numberOfChannels,
+    sampleRate: options.sampleRate,
+  };
+
+  if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+    commonOptions = {
+      ...commonOptions,
+      ...options.ios,
+    };
+  } else if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
+    const audioEncoder = options.android.audioEncoder;
+    const audioEncoderConfig = audioEncoder
+      ? { audioEncoder: expoAvToExpoAudioAndroidEncoderAdapter(audioEncoder) }
+      : {};
+    const outputFormat = options.android.outputFormat;
+    const outputFormatConfig = outputFormat
+      ? { outputFormat: expoAvToExpoAudioAndroidOutputAdapter(outputFormat) }
+      : {};
+    commonOptions = {
+      ...commonOptions,
+      ...options.android,
+      ...audioEncoderConfig,
+      ...outputFormatConfig,
+    };
+  }
+  return commonOptions;
+};
+
+const expoAvToExpoAudioModeAdapter = (mode: AudioRecordingConfiguration['mode']) => {
+  const {
+    allowsRecordingIOS,
+    interruptionModeAndroid,
+    interruptionModeIOS,
+    playsInSilentModeIOS,
+    playThroughEarpieceAndroid,
+    staysActiveInBackground,
+  } = mode;
+
+  return {
+    allowsRecording: allowsRecordingIOS,
+    interruptionMode: interruptionModeIOS,
+    interruptionModeAndroid,
+    playsInSilentMode: playsInSilentModeIOS,
+    shouldPlayInBackground: staysActiveInBackground,
+    shouldRouteThroughEarpiece: playThroughEarpieceAndroid,
+  };
+};
+
+const expoAvToExpoAudioAndroidEncoderAdapter = (
+  audioEncoder: AudioRecordingConfiguration['options']['android']['audioEncoder'],
+) => {
+  const encoderMap = {
+    0: 'default',
+    1: 'amr_nb',
+    2: 'amr_wb',
+    3: 'aac',
+    4: 'he_aac',
+    5: 'aac_eld',
+  };
+
+  return Object.keys(encoderMap).includes(audioEncoder.toString())
+    ? encoderMap[audioEncoder]
+    : 'default';
+};
+
+const expoAvToExpoAudioAndroidOutputAdapter = (
+  outputFormat: AudioRecordingConfiguration['options']['android']['outputFormat'],
+) => {
+  const outputFormatMap = {
+    0: 'default',
+    1: '3gp',
+    2: 'mpeg4',
+    3: 'amrnb',
+    4: 'amrwb',
+    5: 'default',
+    6: 'aac_adts',
+    7: 'default',
+    8: 'mpeg2ts',
+    9: 'webm',
+  };
+
+  return Object.keys(outputFormatMap).includes(outputFormat.toString())
+    ? outputFormatMap[outputFormat]
+    : 'default';
+};
+
+// Always try to prioritize expo-audio if it's there.
+export const Audio = ExpoRecordingComponent
+  ? new _AudioExpoAudio()
+  : AudioComponent
+    ? new _AudioExpoAV()
+    : null;
diff --git a/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Sound.ts b/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Sound.ts
index 281359543d..be186f6cf1 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Sound.ts
+++ b/package/expo-package/src/optionalDependencies/Sound.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,177 @@
+import type { PlaybackStatus, SoundReturnType } from 'stream-chat-react-native-core';
+
 import { AudioComponent } from './AudioVideo';
 
+let ExpoAudioComponent;
+let expoCreateSoundPlayer;
+
+try {
+  const { createAudioPlayer, AudioModule } = require('expo-audio');
+  ExpoAudioComponent = AudioModule;
+  expoCreateSoundPlayer = createAudioPlayer;
+} catch (e) {
+  // do nothing
+}
+
 export const Sound = {
-  initializeSound: AudioComponent
+  // Always try to prioritize expo-audio if it's there.
+  initializeSound: ExpoAudioComponent
     ? async (source, initialStatus, onPlaybackStatusUpdate: (playbackStatus) => void) => {
-        await AudioComponent.setAudioModeAsync({
-          playsInSilentModeIOS: true,
+        await ExpoAudioComponent.setAudioModeAsync({
+          playsInSilentMode: true,
         });
-        const { sound } = await AudioComponent.Sound.createAsync(
-          source,
-          initialStatus,
-          onPlaybackStatusUpdate,
-        );
+        const sound = new ExpoAudioSoundAdapter(onPlaybackStatusUpdate);
+        await sound.loadAsync(source, initialStatus);
         return sound;
       }
-    : null,
+    : AudioComponent
+      ? async (source, initialStatus, onPlaybackStatusUpdate: (playbackStatus) => void) => {
+          await AudioComponent.setAudioModeAsync({
+            playsInSilentModeIOS: true,
+          });
+          const { sound } = await AudioComponent.Sound.createAsync(
+            source,
+            initialStatus,
+            onPlaybackStatusUpdate,
+          );
+          return sound;
+        }
+      : null,
   Player: null,
 };
+
+type ExpoAudioPlaybackStatus = {
+  currentTime: number;
+  didJustFinish: boolean;
+  duration: number;
+  id: number;
+  isBuffering: boolean;
+  isLoaded: boolean;
+  loop: boolean;
+  mute: boolean;
+  playbackRate: number;
+  playbackState: string;
+  playing: boolean;
+  reasonForWaitingToPlay: string;
+  shouldCorrectPitch: boolean;
+  timeControlStatus: string;
+};
+
+class ExpoAudioSoundAdapter {
+  private player;
+  private statusEventListener;
+  private initialPitchCorrectionQuality;
+  private initialShouldCorrectPitch;
+  private onPlaybackStatusUpdate;
+
+  constructor(onPlaybackStatusUpdate: (playbackStatus: PlaybackStatus) => void) {
+    this.onPlaybackStatusUpdate = (playbackStatus: ExpoAudioPlaybackStatus) => {
+      onPlaybackStatusUpdate(expoAudioToExpoAvStatusAdapter(playbackStatus));
+      if (playbackStatus.didJustFinish) {
+        this.unsubscribeStatusEventListener();
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  subscribeStatusEventListener = () => {
+    if (this.statusEventListener) {
+      this.unsubscribeStatusEventListener();
+    }
+    this.statusEventListener = this.player.addListener(
+      'playbackStatusUpdate',
+      this.onPlaybackStatusUpdate,
+    );
+  };
+
+  unsubscribeStatusEventListener = () => {
+    if (this.statusEventListener) {
+      this.statusEventListener.remove();
+      this.statusEventListener = null;
+    }
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  loadAsync = async (source, initialStatus) => {
+    this.player = expoCreateSoundPlayer?.(source, initialStatus.progressUpdateIntervalMillis);
+    this.initialShouldCorrectPitch = initialStatus.shouldCorrectPitch;
+    this.initialPitchCorrectionQuality = initialStatus.pitchCorrectionQuality;
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  stopAsync: SoundReturnType['stopAsync'] = async () => {
+    this.unsubscribeStatusEventListener();
+    this.player.seekTo(0);
+    this.player.pause();
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  unloadAsync: SoundReturnType['unloadAsync'] = async () => {
+    this.unsubscribeStatusEventListener();
+    this.player.release();
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  playAsync: SoundReturnType['playAsync'] = async () => {
+    this.subscribeStatusEventListener();
+    this.player.play();
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  pauseAsync: SoundReturnType['pauseAsync'] = async () => {
+    this.unsubscribeStatusEventListener();
+    this.player.pause();
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  replayAsync: SoundReturnType['replayAsync'] = async () => {
+    this.subscribeStatusEventListener();
+    this.player.seekTo(0);
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  setPositionAsync: SoundReturnType['setPositionAsync'] = async (milliseconds) => {
+    const seconds = milliseconds / 1000;
+    this.player.seekTo(seconds);
+  };
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line require-await
+  setRateAsync: SoundReturnType['setRateAsync'] = async (
+    rate,
+    shouldCorrectPitch = this.initialShouldCorrectPitch,
+    pitchCorrectionQuality = this.initialPitchCorrectionQuality,
+  ) => {
+    // On Android, pitch correction sets the playback speed to 1f every time
+    // as seen here: https://github.com/expo/expo/blob/f9d82c5af6d472c257b14c2657938db1be4a1b2c/packages/expo-audio/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/audio/AudioModule.kt#L409
+    // Pitch correction is set to true whenever the pitchCorrectionQuality parameter is set,
+    // so there isn't much we can do about it for now.
+    // This is wrong and will likely be fixed within the library.
+    if (shouldCorrectPitch && pitchCorrectionQuality) {
+      this.player.setPlaybackRate(rate, pitchCorrectionQuality);
+      return;
+    }
+    this.player.setPlaybackRate(rate);
+  };
+}
+
+const expoAudioToExpoAvStatusAdapter = (
+  playbackStatus: ExpoAudioPlaybackStatus,
+): PlaybackStatus => {
+  const { currentTime, didJustFinish, duration, isBuffering, isLoaded, loop, mute, playing } =
+    playbackStatus;
+
+  return {
+    currentPosition: undefined, // not present in the expo-av api, breaks things if set
+    didJustFinish,
+    duration: undefined, // not present in the expo-av api, breaks things if set
+    durationMillis: duration * 1000,
+    error: null, // TODO: check how we can see if there is an error
+    isBuffering,
+    isLoaded,
+    isLooping: loop,
+    isMuted: mute,
+    isPlaying: playing,
+    isSeeking: false, // we don't use this anywhere, so just defaulting to a safe value since nothing similar exists in expo-audio
+    positionMillis: currentTime * 1000,
+    shouldPlay: undefined, // we cannot determine whether the audio should be playing or not
+  };
+};
diff --git a/package/expo-package/yarn.lock b/package/expo-package/yarn.lock
index fd226b40f7..611ab74a91 100644
--- a/package/expo-package/yarn.lock
+++ b/package/expo-package/yarn.lock
@@ -1493,10 +1493,10 @@
     find-up "^5.0.0"
     js-yaml "^4.1.0"
 
-"@gorhom/bottom-sheet@^5.1.1":
-  version "5.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@gorhom/bottom-sheet/-/bottom-sheet-5.1.1.tgz#43ecb9e7b4d4ca4b4cefdf3b6b497f7715f350bc"
-  integrity sha512-Y8FiuRmeZYaP+ZGQ0axDwWrrKqVp4ByYRs1D2fTJTxHMt081MHHRQsqmZ3SK7AFp3cSID+vTqnD8w/KAASpy+w==
+"@gorhom/bottom-sheet@^5.1.6":
+  version "5.1.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@gorhom/bottom-sheet/-/bottom-sheet-5.1.6.tgz#92365894ae4d4eefdbaa577408cfaf62463a9490"
+  integrity sha512-0b5tQj4fTaZAjST1PnkCp0p7d8iRqMezibTcqc8Kkn3N23Vn6upORNTD1fH0bLfwRt6e0WnZ7DjAmq315lrcKQ==
   dependencies:
     "@gorhom/portal" "1.0.14"
     invariant "^2.2.4"
@@ -2224,10 +2224,10 @@ csstype@^3.0.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/csstype/-/csstype-3.1.2.tgz#1d4bf9d572f11c14031f0436e1c10bc1f571f50b"
   integrity sha512-I7K1Uu0MBPzaFKg4nI5Q7Vs2t+3gWWW648spaF+Rg7pI9ds18Ugn+lvg4SHczUdKlHI5LWBXyqfS8+DufyBsgQ==
 
-dayjs@1.10.5:
-  version "1.10.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.10.5.tgz#5600df4548fc2453b3f163ebb2abbe965ccfb986"
-  integrity sha512-BUFis41ikLz+65iH6LHQCDm4YPMj5r1YFLdupPIyM4SGcXMmtiLQ7U37i+hGS8urIuqe7I/ou3IS1jVc4nbN4g==
+dayjs@1.11.13:
+  version "1.11.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.11.13.tgz#92430b0139055c3ebb60150aa13e860a4b5a366c"
+  integrity sha512-oaMBel6gjolK862uaPQOVTA7q3TZhuSvuMQAAglQDOWYO9A91IrAOUJEyKVlqJlHE0vq5p5UXxzdPfMH/x6xNg==
 
 debug@2.6.9, debug@^2.2.0, debug@^2.6.9:
   version "2.6.9"
@@ -2345,10 +2345,10 @@ electron-to-chromium@^1.5.73:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.112.tgz#8d3d95d4d5653836327890282c8eda5c6f26626d"
   integrity sha512-oen93kVyqSb3l+ziUgzIOlWt/oOuy4zRmpwestMn4rhFWAoFJeFuCVte9F2fASjeZZo7l/Cif9TiyrdW4CwEMA==
 
-emoji-regex@^10.3.0:
-  version "10.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.3.0.tgz#76998b9268409eb3dae3de989254d456e70cfe23"
-  integrity sha512-QpLs9D9v9kArv4lfDEgg1X/gN5XLnf/A6l9cs8SPZLRZR3ZkY9+kwIQTxm+fsSej5UMYGE8fdoaZVIBlqG0XTw==
+emoji-regex@^10.4.0:
+  version "10.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.4.0.tgz#03553afea80b3975749cfcb36f776ca268e413d4"
+  integrity sha512-EC+0oUMY1Rqm4O6LLrgjtYDvcVYTy7chDnM4Q7030tP4Kwj3u/pR6gP9ygnp2CJMK5Gq+9Q2oqmrFJAz01DXjw==
 
 emoji-regex@^8.0.0:
   version "8.0.0"
@@ -2428,6 +2428,11 @@ expo-asset@~11.1.5:
     "@expo/image-utils" "^0.7.4"
     expo-constants "~17.1.5"
 
+expo-audio@~0.4.6:
+  version "0.4.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-audio/-/expo-audio-0.4.6.tgz#39def71b91f2cb5c4d21a51aef6ffabcc4421ad4"
+  integrity sha512-/pgz0AnQHnyJWkPfTp/3gBDib6FZYnscpktFZgmPeTeCK8KkPV4+eV2oEDDbSe2ngUrqDA0WVO4MX2Mfeec9ZA==
+
 expo-constants@~17.1.5, expo-constants@~17.1.6:
   version "17.1.6"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-constants/-/expo-constants-17.1.6.tgz#a31b019216f7f7bb4907aeffa2d6bf856751985e"
@@ -2689,7 +2694,7 @@ http-errors@2.0.0:
     statuses "2.0.1"
     toidentifier "1.0.1"
 
-i18next@^21.6.14:
+i18next@^21.10.0:
   version "21.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18next/-/i18next-21.10.0.tgz#85429af55fdca4858345d0e16b584ec29520197d"
   integrity sha512-YeuIBmFsGjUfO3qBmMOc0rQaun4mIpGKET5WDwvu8lU7gvwpcariZLNtL0Fzj+zazcHUrlXHiptcFhBMFaxzfg==
@@ -2957,16 +2962,16 @@ lines-and-columns@^1.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lines-and-columns/-/lines-and-columns-1.2.4.tgz#eca284f75d2965079309dc0ad9255abb2ebc1632"
   integrity sha512-7ylylesZQ/PV29jhEDl3Ufjo6ZX7gCqJr5F7PKrqc93v7fzSymt1BpwEU8nAUXs8qzzvqhbjhK5QZg6Mt/HkBg==
 
-linkifyjs@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.1.1.tgz#73d427e3bbaaf4ca8e71c589ad4ffda11a9a5fde"
-  integrity sha512-zFN/CTVmbcVef+WaDXT63dNzzkfRBKT1j464NJQkV7iSgJU0sLBus9W0HBwnXK13/hf168pbrx/V/bjEHOXNHA==
-
 linkifyjs@^4.2.0:
   version "4.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.2.0.tgz#9dd30222b9cbabec9c950e725ec00031c7fa3f08"
   integrity sha512-pCj3PrQyATaoTYKHrgWRF3SJwsm61udVh+vuls/Rl6SptiDhgE7ziUIudAedRY9QEfynmM7/RmLEfPUyw1HPCw==
 
+linkifyjs@^4.3.1:
+  version "4.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.3.1.tgz#1f246ebf4be040002accd1f4535b6af7c7e37898"
+  integrity sha512-DRSlB9DKVW04c4SUdGvKK5FR6be45lTU9M76JnngqPeeGDqPwYc0zdUErtsNVMtxPXgUWV4HbXbnC4sNyBxkYg==
+
 locate-path@^6.0.0:
   version "6.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/locate-path/-/locate-path-6.0.0.tgz#55321eb309febbc59c4801d931a72452a681d286"
@@ -3072,7 +3077,7 @@ mime-db@1.52.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.53.0.tgz#3cb63cd820fc29896d9d4e8c32ab4fcd74ccb447"
   integrity sha512-oHlN/w+3MQ3rba9rqFr6V/ypF10LSkdwUysQL7GkXoTgIWeV+tcXGA852TBxH+gsh8UWoyhR1hKcoMJTuWflpg==
 
-mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@^2.1.34, mime-types@~2.1.34:
+mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@^2.1.35, mime-types@~2.1.34:
   version "2.1.35"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.35.tgz#381a871b62a734450660ae3deee44813f70d959a"
   integrity sha512-ZDY+bPm5zTTF+YpCrAU9nK0UgICYPT0QtT1NZWFv4s++TNkcgVaT0g6+4R2uI4MjQjzysHB1zxuWL50hzaeXiw==
@@ -3522,10 +3527,10 @@ react-native-markdown-package@1.8.2:
     react-native-lightbox "^0.7.0"
     simple-markdown "^0.7.1"
 
-react-native-url-polyfill@^1.3.0:
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-url-polyfill/-/react-native-url-polyfill-1.3.0.tgz#c1763de0f2a8c22cc3e959b654c8790622b6ef6a"
-  integrity sha512-w9JfSkvpqqlix9UjDvJjm1EjSt652zVQ6iwCIj1cVVkwXf4jQhQgTNXY6EVTwuAmUjg6BC6k9RHCBynoLFo3IQ==
+react-native-url-polyfill@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-url-polyfill/-/react-native-url-polyfill-2.0.0.tgz#db714520a2985cff1d50ab2e66279b9f91ffd589"
+  integrity sha512-My330Do7/DvKnEvwQc0WdcBnFPploYKp9CYlefDXzIdEaA+PAhDYllkvGeEroEzvc4Kzzj2O4yVdz8v6fjRvhA==
   dependencies:
     whatwg-url-without-unicode "8.0.0-3"
 
@@ -3834,29 +3839,29 @@ stream-buffers@2.2.x:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-buffers/-/stream-buffers-2.2.0.tgz#91d5f5130d1cef96dcfa7f726945188741d09ee4"
   integrity sha512-uyQK/mx5QjHun80FLJTfaWE7JtwfRMKBLkMne6udYOmvH0CawotVa7TfgYHzAnpphn4+TweIx1QKMnRIbipmUg==
 
-stream-chat-react-native-core@7.1.1:
-  version "7.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-7.1.1.tgz#b22faf35fa5defd24c730873aeba30c172556089"
-  integrity sha512-9AkSKWzywN2FfsMgDfeoCatr/qoG+zJzM2u5j3PU6WU7qIhZtM/7+2UB0WKAY7fA5MjaoMEzV1mBF+hILP1KOw==
+stream-chat-react-native-core@7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-7.1.2.tgz#5870a1188ecbf8c3b705d74379d19ff77efce2c5"
+  integrity sha512-Ob+V8tt+7L+7BRkWyWbFlju6E/8MAoB/NUZ8ENtEEijq5QBNWnVvZctQSZuekIOVrfoP9EenlIOPadHnN/mvYA==
   dependencies:
-    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^5.1.1"
-    dayjs "1.10.5"
-    emoji-regex "^10.3.0"
-    i18next "^21.6.14"
+    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^5.1.6"
+    dayjs "1.11.13"
+    emoji-regex "^10.4.0"
+    i18next "^21.10.0"
     intl-pluralrules "^2.0.1"
-    linkifyjs "^4.1.1"
+    linkifyjs "^4.3.1"
     lodash-es "4.17.21"
-    mime-types "^2.1.34"
+    mime-types "^2.1.35"
     path "0.12.7"
     react-native-markdown-package "1.8.2"
-    react-native-url-polyfill "^1.3.0"
-    stream-chat "^9.3.0"
-    use-sync-external-store "^1.4.0"
+    react-native-url-polyfill "^2.0.0"
+    stream-chat "^9.7.0"
+    use-sync-external-store "^1.5.0"
 
-stream-chat@^9.3.0:
-  version "9.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-9.5.1.tgz#b8260bc1d1470ae3c91d8c40d22f41e9c4523d7b"
-  integrity sha512-X9w22JfEp2cTggAwyt0gyvwe8VBy1qvJENliNen/2FJDpS3k6PCaeSO6MHNXz3c0Qy21hqxuu8/b32jCSe4LSA==
+stream-chat@^9.7.0:
+  version "9.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-9.7.0.tgz#8302a4dfd2b68115c57cd0a102976542a79cf132"
+  integrity sha512-8K4RQAUFfznCxpJ5CMIrMQQLroaZ1snB4aR/Xnwa9UpxNCzn3kIi61AVkfsaHTHGojPz5LA3c3faVb251u4HnA==
   dependencies:
     "@types/jsonwebtoken" "^9.0.8"
     "@types/ws" "^8.5.14"
@@ -4110,10 +4115,10 @@ update-browserslist-db@^1.1.1:
     escalade "^3.2.0"
     picocolors "^1.1.1"
 
-use-sync-external-store@^1.4.0:
-  version "1.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.4.0.tgz#adbc795d8eeb47029963016cefdf89dc799fcebc"
-  integrity sha512-9WXSPC5fMv61vaupRkCKCxsPxBocVnwakBEkMIHHpkTTg6icbJtg6jzgtLDm4bl3cSHAca52rYWih0k4K3PfHw==
+use-sync-external-store@^1.5.0:
+  version "1.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.5.0.tgz#55122e2a3edd2a6c106174c27485e0fd59bcfca0"
+  integrity sha512-Rb46I4cGGVBmjamjphe8L/UnvJD+uPPtTkNvX5mZgqdbavhI4EbgIWJiIHXJ8bc/i9EQGPRh4DwEURJ552Do0A==
 
 util@^0.10.3:
   version "0.10.4"
diff --git a/package/native-package/yarn.lock b/package/native-package/yarn.lock
index ba4b069d3f..f2cc9d7164 100644
--- a/package/native-package/yarn.lock
+++ b/package/native-package/yarn.lock
@@ -375,10 +375,10 @@
     "@babel/helper-validator-identifier" "^7.24.7"
     to-fast-properties "^2.0.0"
 
-"@gorhom/bottom-sheet@^5.1.1":
-  version "5.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@gorhom/bottom-sheet/-/bottom-sheet-5.1.1.tgz#43ecb9e7b4d4ca4b4cefdf3b6b497f7715f350bc"
-  integrity sha512-Y8FiuRmeZYaP+ZGQ0axDwWrrKqVp4ByYRs1D2fTJTxHMt081MHHRQsqmZ3SK7AFp3cSID+vTqnD8w/KAASpy+w==
+"@gorhom/bottom-sheet@^5.1.6":
+  version "5.1.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@gorhom/bottom-sheet/-/bottom-sheet-5.1.6.tgz#92365894ae4d4eefdbaa577408cfaf62463a9490"
+  integrity sha512-0b5tQj4fTaZAjST1PnkCp0p7d8iRqMezibTcqc8Kkn3N23Vn6upORNTD1fH0bLfwRt6e0WnZ7DjAmq315lrcKQ==
   dependencies:
     "@gorhom/portal" "1.0.14"
     invariant "^2.2.4"
@@ -1153,10 +1153,10 @@ d@1, d@^1.0.1:
     es5-ext "^0.10.50"
     type "^1.0.1"
 
-dayjs@1.10.5:
-  version "1.10.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.10.5.tgz#5600df4548fc2453b3f163ebb2abbe965ccfb986"
-  integrity sha512-BUFis41ikLz+65iH6LHQCDm4YPMj5r1YFLdupPIyM4SGcXMmtiLQ7U37i+hGS8urIuqe7I/ou3IS1jVc4nbN4g==
+dayjs@1.11.13:
+  version "1.11.13"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dayjs/-/dayjs-1.11.13.tgz#92430b0139055c3ebb60150aa13e860a4b5a366c"
+  integrity sha512-oaMBel6gjolK862uaPQOVTA7q3TZhuSvuMQAAglQDOWYO9A91IrAOUJEyKVlqJlHE0vq5p5UXxzdPfMH/x6xNg==
 
 debug@2.6.9, debug@^2.2.0, debug@^2.6.9:
   version "2.6.9"
@@ -1218,10 +1218,10 @@ electron-to-chromium@^1.5.73:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron-to-chromium/-/electron-to-chromium-1.5.112.tgz#8d3d95d4d5653836327890282c8eda5c6f26626d"
   integrity sha512-oen93kVyqSb3l+ziUgzIOlWt/oOuy4zRmpwestMn4rhFWAoFJeFuCVte9F2fASjeZZo7l/Cif9TiyrdW4CwEMA==
 
-emoji-regex@^10.3.0:
-  version "10.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.3.0.tgz#76998b9268409eb3dae3de989254d456e70cfe23"
-  integrity sha512-QpLs9D9v9kArv4lfDEgg1X/gN5XLnf/A6l9cs8SPZLRZR3ZkY9+kwIQTxm+fsSej5UMYGE8fdoaZVIBlqG0XTw==
+emoji-regex@^10.4.0:
+  version "10.4.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-10.4.0.tgz#03553afea80b3975749cfcb36f776ca268e413d4"
+  integrity sha512-EC+0oUMY1Rqm4O6LLrgjtYDvcVYTy7chDnM4Q7030tP4Kwj3u/pR6gP9ygnp2CJMK5Gq+9Q2oqmrFJAz01DXjw==
 
 emoji-regex@^8.0.0:
   version "8.0.0"
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ https-proxy-agent@^7.0.5:
     agent-base "^7.1.2"
     debug "4"
 
-i18next@^21.6.14:
+i18next@^21.10.0:
   version "21.10.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/i18next/-/i18next-21.10.0.tgz#85429af55fdca4858345d0e16b584ec29520197d"
   integrity sha512-YeuIBmFsGjUfO3qBmMOc0rQaun4mIpGKET5WDwvu8lU7gvwpcariZLNtL0Fzj+zazcHUrlXHiptcFhBMFaxzfg==
@@ -1797,16 +1797,16 @@ lighthouse-logger@^1.0.0:
     debug "^2.6.9"
     marky "^1.2.2"
 
-linkifyjs@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.1.1.tgz#73d427e3bbaaf4ca8e71c589ad4ffda11a9a5fde"
-  integrity sha512-zFN/CTVmbcVef+WaDXT63dNzzkfRBKT1j464NJQkV7iSgJU0sLBus9W0HBwnXK13/hf168pbrx/V/bjEHOXNHA==
-
 linkifyjs@^4.2.0:
   version "4.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.2.0.tgz#9dd30222b9cbabec9c950e725ec00031c7fa3f08"
   integrity sha512-pCj3PrQyATaoTYKHrgWRF3SJwsm61udVh+vuls/Rl6SptiDhgE7ziUIudAedRY9QEfynmM7/RmLEfPUyw1HPCw==
 
+linkifyjs@^4.3.1:
+  version "4.3.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/linkifyjs/-/linkifyjs-4.3.1.tgz#1f246ebf4be040002accd1f4535b6af7c7e37898"
+  integrity sha512-DRSlB9DKVW04c4SUdGvKK5FR6be45lTU9M76JnngqPeeGDqPwYc0zdUErtsNVMtxPXgUWV4HbXbnC4sNyBxkYg==
+
 locate-path@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/locate-path/-/locate-path-5.0.0.tgz#1afba396afd676a6d42504d0a67a3a7eb9f62aa0"
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ mime-db@1.52.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.52.0.tgz#bbabcdc02859f4987301c856e3387ce5ec43bf70"
   integrity sha512-sPU4uV7dYlvtWJxwwxHD0PuihVNiE7TyAbQ5SWxDCB9mUYvOgroQOwYQQOKPJ8CIbE+1ETVlOoK1UC2nU3gYvg==
 
-mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@^2.1.27, mime-types@^2.1.34, mime-types@~2.1.34:
+mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@^2.1.27, mime-types@^2.1.35, mime-types@~2.1.34:
   version "2.1.35"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.35.tgz#381a871b62a734450660ae3deee44813f70d959a"
   integrity sha512-ZDY+bPm5zTTF+YpCrAU9nK0UgICYPT0QtT1NZWFv4s++TNkcgVaT0g6+4R2uI4MjQjzysHB1zxuWL50hzaeXiw==
@@ -2382,10 +2382,10 @@ react-native-markdown-package@1.8.2:
     react-native-lightbox "^0.7.0"
     simple-markdown "^0.7.1"
 
-react-native-url-polyfill@^1.3.0:
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-url-polyfill/-/react-native-url-polyfill-1.3.0.tgz#c1763de0f2a8c22cc3e959b654c8790622b6ef6a"
-  integrity sha512-w9JfSkvpqqlix9UjDvJjm1EjSt652zVQ6iwCIj1cVVkwXf4jQhQgTNXY6EVTwuAmUjg6BC6k9RHCBynoLFo3IQ==
+react-native-url-polyfill@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-native-url-polyfill/-/react-native-url-polyfill-2.0.0.tgz#db714520a2985cff1d50ab2e66279b9f91ffd589"
+  integrity sha512-My330Do7/DvKnEvwQc0WdcBnFPploYKp9CYlefDXzIdEaA+PAhDYllkvGeEroEzvc4Kzzj2O4yVdz8v6fjRvhA==
   dependencies:
     whatwg-url-without-unicode "8.0.0-3"
 
@@ -2611,29 +2611,29 @@ statuses@~1.5.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/statuses/-/statuses-1.5.0.tgz#161c7dac177659fd9811f43771fa99381478628c"
   integrity sha512-OpZ3zP+jT1PI7I8nemJX4AKmAX070ZkYPVWV/AaKTJl+tXCTGyVdC1a4SL8RUQYEwk/f34ZX8UTykN68FwrqAA==
 
-stream-chat-react-native-core@7.1.1:
-  version "7.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-7.1.1.tgz#b22faf35fa5defd24c730873aeba30c172556089"
-  integrity sha512-9AkSKWzywN2FfsMgDfeoCatr/qoG+zJzM2u5j3PU6WU7qIhZtM/7+2UB0WKAY7fA5MjaoMEzV1mBF+hILP1KOw==
+stream-chat-react-native-core@7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat-react-native-core/-/stream-chat-react-native-core-7.1.2.tgz#5870a1188ecbf8c3b705d74379d19ff77efce2c5"
+  integrity sha512-Ob+V8tt+7L+7BRkWyWbFlju6E/8MAoB/NUZ8ENtEEijq5QBNWnVvZctQSZuekIOVrfoP9EenlIOPadHnN/mvYA==
   dependencies:
-    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^5.1.1"
-    dayjs "1.10.5"
-    emoji-regex "^10.3.0"
-    i18next "^21.6.14"
+    "@gorhom/bottom-sheet" "^5.1.6"
+    dayjs "1.11.13"
+    emoji-regex "^10.4.0"
+    i18next "^21.10.0"
     intl-pluralrules "^2.0.1"
-    linkifyjs "^4.1.1"
+    linkifyjs "^4.3.1"
     lodash-es "4.17.21"
-    mime-types "^2.1.34"
+    mime-types "^2.1.35"
     path "0.12.7"
     react-native-markdown-package "1.8.2"
-    react-native-url-polyfill "^1.3.0"
-    stream-chat "^9.3.0"
-    use-sync-external-store "^1.4.0"
+    react-native-url-polyfill "^2.0.0"
+    stream-chat "^9.7.0"
+    use-sync-external-store "^1.5.0"
 
-stream-chat@^9.3.0:
-  version "9.5.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-9.5.1.tgz#b8260bc1d1470ae3c91d8c40d22f41e9c4523d7b"
-  integrity sha512-X9w22JfEp2cTggAwyt0gyvwe8VBy1qvJENliNen/2FJDpS3k6PCaeSO6MHNXz3c0Qy21hqxuu8/b32jCSe4LSA==
+stream-chat@^9.7.0:
+  version "9.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/stream-chat/-/stream-chat-9.8.0.tgz#52782073a3923367fe97638fde39ce18e4eed28a"
+  integrity sha512-iKFVFOKWuW2/GTWBOps9YWZoQBlXdJ05FiOKXI/AnCMCGzOpmvEyaoCtsktvdeMaetmZojVPbw/5jomP36Qg0Q==
   dependencies:
     "@types/jsonwebtoken" "^9.0.8"
     "@types/ws" "^8.5.14"
@@ -2761,10 +2761,10 @@ update-browserslist-db@^1.1.1:
     escalade "^3.2.0"
     picocolors "^1.1.1"
 
-use-sync-external-store@^1.4.0:
-  version "1.4.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.4.0.tgz#adbc795d8eeb47029963016cefdf89dc799fcebc"
-  integrity sha512-9WXSPC5fMv61vaupRkCKCxsPxBocVnwakBEkMIHHpkTTg6icbJtg6jzgtLDm4bl3cSHAca52rYWih0k4K3PfHw==
+use-sync-external-store@^1.5.0:
+  version "1.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/use-sync-external-store/-/use-sync-external-store-1.5.0.tgz#55122e2a3edd2a6c106174c27485e0fd59bcfca0"
+  integrity sha512-Rb46I4cGGVBmjamjphe8L/UnvJD+uPPtTkNvX5mZgqdbavhI4EbgIWJiIHXJ8bc/i9EQGPRh4DwEURJ552Do0A==
 
 util@^0.10.3:
   version "0.10.4"
diff --git a/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx b/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx
index 4919a9b74e..7c5eb6269c 100644
--- a/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx
+++ b/package/src/components/MessageInput/hooks/useAudioController.tsx
@@ -126,16 +126,17 @@ export const useAudioController = () => {
     if (recording && typeof recording !== 'string') {
       const uri = recording.getURI();
       if (uri && NativeHandlers.Sound?.initializeSound) {
-        soundRef.current = await NativeHandlers.Sound.initializeSound(
-          { uri },
-          {},
-          onVoicePlayerPlaybackStatusUpdate,
-        );
-        if (soundRef.current?.playAsync && soundRef.current.setProgressUpdateIntervalAsync) {
-          await soundRef.current.playAsync();
-          await soundRef.current.setProgressUpdateIntervalAsync(
-            Platform.OS === 'android' ? 100 : 60,
+        if (soundRef.current?.replayAsync) {
+          await soundRef.current.replayAsync({});
+        } else {
+          soundRef.current = await NativeHandlers.Sound.initializeSound(
+            { uri },
+            { progressUpdateIntervalMillis: Platform.OS === 'android' ? 100 : 60 },
+            onVoicePlayerPlaybackStatusUpdate,
           );
+          if (soundRef.current?.playAsync) {
+            await soundRef.current.playAsync();
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ export const useAudioController = () => {
     if (accessGranted) {
       setPermissionsGranted(true);
       const recording = recordingInfo.recording;
-      if (recording && typeof recording !== 'string') {
+      if (recording && typeof recording !== 'string' && recording.setProgressUpdateInterval) {
         recording.setProgressUpdateInterval(Platform.OS === 'android' ? 100 : 60);
       }
       setRecording(recording);
diff --git a/package/src/index.ts b/package/src/index.ts
index 15fa2a8dfe..8ff841d528 100644
--- a/package/src/index.ts
+++ b/package/src/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import './polyfills';
 
 export * from './components';
 export * from './hooks';
-export { registerNativeHandlers } from './native';
+export { registerNativeHandlers, SoundReturnType, PlaybackStatus, RecordingStatus } from './native';
 export * from './contexts';
 export * from './emoji-data';