diff --git a/packages/react-bindings/package.json b/packages/react-bindings/package.json
index 616666759f..9d4a4a81ef 100644
--- a/packages/react-bindings/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-bindings/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "i18next": "^25.2.1",
-    "rxjs": "~7.8.1"
+    "rxjs": "~7.8.1",
+    "use-sync-external-store": "^1.6.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@stream-io/video-client": "workspace:^",
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^12.1.2",
     "@stream-io/video-client": "workspace:^",
     "@types/react": "^19.2.0",
+    "@types/use-sync-external-store": "^1",
     "react": "19.0.0",
     "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
     "rollup": "^4.40.2",
diff --git a/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/callStateHooks.ts b/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/callStateHooks.ts
index 193f111191..df7fc5a9a1 100644
--- a/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/callStateHooks.ts
+++ b/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/callStateHooks.ts
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ function useLazyDeviceList(manager: DeviceManagerLike) {
       setDevices$(manager.listDevices());
     }
 
-    return devices;
+    return devices ?? EMPTY_DEVICES_ARRAY;
   };
 
   return { getDevices };
diff --git a/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/useObservableValue.ts b/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/useObservableValue.ts
index dc31c1c95e..bd735236f2 100644
--- a/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/useObservableValue.ts
+++ b/packages/react-bindings/src/hooks/useObservableValue.ts
@@ -1,32 +1,43 @@
 import type { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useSyncExternalStore } from 'use-sync-external-store/shim';
 import { RxUtils } from '@stream-io/video-client';
 
 /**
  * Utility hook which provides the current value of the given observable.
  *
  * @param observable$ the observable to read data from.
- * @param defaultValue a default value. Used when the observable data can't be read or emits an error.
+ * @param defaultValue a default value. Used when the observable data can't be read or emits an error - must be stable.
  */
 export const useObservableValue = <T>(
   observable$: Observable<T>,
   defaultValue?: T,
 ) => {
-  const [value, setValue] = useState<T>(() => {
+  const getSnapshot = useCallback(() => {
     try {
       return RxUtils.getCurrentValue(observable$);
-    } catch (err) {
-      if (typeof defaultValue === 'undefined') throw err;
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (typeof defaultValue === 'undefined') throw error;
       return defaultValue;
     }
-  });
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    return RxUtils.createSubscription(observable$, setValue, (err) => {
-      console.log('An error occurred while reading an observable', err);
-      if (defaultValue) setValue(defaultValue);
-    });
   }, [defaultValue, observable$]);
 
-  return value;
+  const subscribe = useCallback(
+    (onStoreChange: (v: T) => void) => {
+      const unsubscribe = RxUtils.createSubscription(
+        observable$,
+        onStoreChange,
+        (error) => {
+          console.log('An error occurred while reading an observable', error);
+
+          if (defaultValue) onStoreChange(defaultValue);
+        },
+      );
+
+      return unsubscribe;
+    },
+    [defaultValue, observable$],
+  );
+
+  return useSyncExternalStore(subscribe, getSnapshot);
 };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 79d7daf24e..d27d5d3b6a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8763,12 +8763,14 @@ __metadata:
     "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "npm:^12.1.2"
     "@stream-io/video-client": "workspace:^"
     "@types/react": "npm:^19.2.0"
+    "@types/use-sync-external-store": "npm:^1"
     i18next: "npm:^25.2.1"
     react: "npm:19.0.0"
     rimraf: "npm:^6.0.1"
     rollup: "npm:^4.40.2"
     rxjs: "npm:~7.8.1"
     typescript: "npm:^5.8.3"
+    use-sync-external-store: "npm:^1.6.0"
   peerDependencies:
     "@stream-io/video-client": "workspace:^"
     react: ^17 || ^18 || ^19
@@ -9658,6 +9660,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/use-sync-external-store@npm:^1":
+  version: 1.5.0
+  resolution: "@types/use-sync-external-store@npm:1.5.0"
+  checksum: 10/39e5be8dc2cca080b490f2f79fed4381ae7eebee3f981208e359856733eafb2479d229db07a552f6c99fe0b5c09b3e46a3e6a870e00a88b50f3e690e73d2649b
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/ws@npm:^8.5.14":
   version: 8.18.1
   resolution: "@types/ws@npm:8.18.1"
@@ -27008,6 +27017,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"use-sync-external-store@npm:^1.6.0":
+  version: 1.6.0
+  resolution: "use-sync-external-store@npm:1.6.0"
+  peerDependencies:
+    react: ^16.8.0 || ^17.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || ^19.0.0
+  checksum: 10/b40ad2847ba220695bff2d4ba4f4d60391c0fb4fb012faa7a4c18eb38b69181936f5edc55a522c4d20a788d1a879b73c3810952c9d0fd128d01cb3f22042c09e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "util-deprecate@npm:^1.0.1, util-deprecate@npm:^1.0.2, util-deprecate@npm:~1.0.1":
   version: 1.0.2
   resolution: "util-deprecate@npm:1.0.2"