diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b1314eb..340150a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 
 Supports React Native 0.74 ~ 0.82.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you are using React Native 0.76 or lower, please use version `12.0.2` of this library.
+
 (Tested on the React Native CLI template apps)
 
 ### ✅ Requirements
diff --git a/android/app/proguard-rules.pro b/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
index 9eb36cb2..a86b4ff4 100644
--- a/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
+++ b/android/app/proguard-rules.pro
@@ -20,17 +20,14 @@
 -keepclassmembers class com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager {
     private final ** mBundleLoader;
 }
--keepclassmembers class com.facebook.react.ReactDelegate {
-    private ** mReactHost; # bridgeless
-    public void reload(...); # RN 0.74 and above
-}
 # bridgeless
 -keepclassmembers class com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactHostDelegate {
     private ** jsBundleLoader;
 }
 # bridgeless
 -keepclassmembers class com.facebook.react.runtime.ReactHostImpl {
-    private final ** mReactHostDelegate;
+    private final ** mReactHostDelegate; # RN < 0.81
+    private final ** reactHostDelegate; # RN 0.81+
 }
 
 # Can't find referenced class org.bouncycastle.**
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/CodePushNativeModule.java b/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/CodePushNativeModule.java
index 1aaee51e..392301ca 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/CodePushNativeModule.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/microsoft/codepush/react/CodePushNativeModule.java
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 
 import com.facebook.react.ReactDelegate;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactHost;
-import com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactActivity;
+import com.facebook.react.ReactInstanceManager;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactRootView;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Arguments;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSBundleLoader;
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ private void setJSBundle(String latestJSBundleFile) throws IllegalAccessExceptio
 
             ReactHost reactHost = resolveReactHost();
             if (reactHost == null) {
+                CodePushUtils.log("Unable to resolve ReactHost");
                 // Bridge, Old Architecture
+                setJSBundleLoaderBridge(latestJSBundleLoader);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -138,11 +140,27 @@ private void setJSBundle(String latestJSBundleFile) throws IllegalAccessExceptio
         }
     }
 
+    private void setJSBundleLoaderBridge(JSBundleLoader latestJSBundleLoader) throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
+        ReactDelegate reactDelegate = resolveReactDelegate();
+        assert reactDelegate != null;
+        ReactInstanceManager instanceManager = reactDelegate.getReactInstanceManager();
+        Field bundleLoaderField = instanceManager.getClass().getDeclaredField("mBundleLoader");
+        bundleLoaderField.setAccessible(true);
+        bundleLoaderField.set(instanceManager, latestJSBundleLoader);
+    }
+
     @OptIn(markerClass = UnstableReactNativeAPI.class)
     private void setJSBundleLoaderBridgeless(ReactHost reactHost, JSBundleLoader latestJSBundleLoader) throws NoSuchFieldException, IllegalAccessException {
-        Field mReactHostDelegateField = reactHost.getClass().getDeclaredField("mReactHostDelegate");
-        mReactHostDelegateField.setAccessible(true);
-        ReactHostDelegate reactHostDelegate = (ReactHostDelegate) mReactHostDelegateField.get(reactHost);
+        Field reactHostDelegateField;
+        try {
+            // RN < 0.81
+            reactHostDelegateField = reactHost.getClass().getDeclaredField("mReactHostDelegate");
+        } catch (NoSuchFieldException e) {
+            // RN >= 0.81
+            reactHostDelegateField = reactHost.getClass().getDeclaredField("reactHostDelegate");
+        }
+        reactHostDelegateField.setAccessible(true);
+        ReactHostDelegate reactHostDelegate = (ReactHostDelegate) reactHostDelegateField.get(reactHost);
         assert reactHostDelegate != null;
         Field jsBundleLoaderField = reactHostDelegate.getClass().getDeclaredField("jsBundleLoader");
         jsBundleLoaderField.setAccessible(true);
@@ -216,16 +234,11 @@ private ReactDelegate resolveReactDelegate() {
     private ReactHost resolveReactHost() {
         ReactDelegate reactDelegate = resolveReactDelegate();
         if (reactDelegate == null) {
+            CodePushUtils.log("Unable to resolve ReactDelegate");
             return null;
         }
 
-        try {
-            Field reactHostField = reactDelegate.getClass().getDeclaredField("mReactHost");
-            reactHostField.setAccessible(true);
-            return (ReactHost) reactHostField.get(reactDelegate);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return null;
-        }
+        return reactDelegate.getReactHost();
     }
 
     private void restartAppInternal(boolean onlyIfUpdateIsPending) {