christophpurrer · Oct 22, 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 · Oct 22, 2026 · Oct 22, 2026
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/LinkingIOS/RCTLinkingManager.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/LinkingIOS/RCTLinkingManager.mm
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #import <React/RCTLinkingManager.h>
 
 #import <FBReactNativeSpec/FBReactNativeSpec.h>
-#import <React/RCTBridge.h>
 #import <React/RCTConvert.h>
 #import <React/RCTLog.h>
 #import <React/RCTUtils.h>
@@ -36,6 +35,8 @@ @implementation RCTLinkingManager
 
 RCT_EXPORT_MODULE()
 
+@synthesize launchOptions = _launchOptions;
+
 + (void)postNotificationWithURL:(NSURL *)URL
 {
   NSDictionary<NSString *, id> *payload = @{@"url" : URL.absoluteString};
@@ -207,11 +208,10 @@ - (void)canOpenURL:(NSString *)urlString
 - (void)getInitialURL:(RCTPromiseResolveBlock)resolve reject:(__unused RCTPromiseRejectBlock)reject
 {
   NSURL *initialURL = nil;
-  if (self.bridge.launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsURLKey] != nullptr) {
-    initialURL = self.bridge.launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsURLKey];
+  if (self.launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsURLKey] != nullptr) {
+    initialURL = self.launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsURLKey];
   } else {
-    NSDictionary *userActivityDictionary =
-        self.bridge.launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsUserActivityDictionaryKey];
+    NSDictionary *userActivityDictionary = self.launchOptions[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsUserActivityDictionaryKey];
     if ([userActivityDictionary[UIApplicationLaunchOptionsUserActivityTypeKey] isEqual:NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb]) {
       initialURL = ((NSUserActivity *)userActivityDictionary[@"UIApplicationLaunchOptionsUserActivityKey"]).webpageURL;
     }

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBundleManager.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTBundleManager.m
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #import <React/RCTBundleURLProvider.h>
 #import <React/RCTDevLoadingViewSetEnabled.h>
 #import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTBridge+Private.h"
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTLog.h"
 
 @implementation RCTBundleConfiguration

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTCallableJSModules.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTCallableJSModules.m
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTBridgeModule.h"
 
 @implementation RCTCallableJSModules {

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTJavaScriptLoader.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTJavaScriptLoader.mm
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #import <cxxreact/JSBundleType.h>
 
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTConvert.h"
 #import "RCTMultipartDataTask.h"
 #import "RCTPerformanceLogger.h"

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTLog.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTLog.mm
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 #import <os/log.h>
 
 #import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTBridge+Private.h"
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
+#import "RCTBridgeModule.h"
 #import "RCTDefines.h"
 #import "RCTRedBoxSetEnabled.h"
 #import "RCTUtils.h"

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTRootView.m
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #import <objc/runtime.h>
 
 #import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTBridge+Private.h"
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTConstants.h"
 #import "RCTKeyCommands.h"
 #import "RCTLog.h"

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTTouchHandler.m
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #import <UIKit/UIGestureRecognizerSubclass.h>
 
 #import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTEventDispatcherProtocol.h"
 #import "RCTLog.h"
 #import "RCTSurfaceView.h"

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTViewRegistry.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTViewRegistry.m
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #import <React/RCTSurfacePresenterStub.h>
 #import <React/RCTUIManager.h>
 
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTBridgeModule.h"
 
 @implementation RCTViewRegistry {

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/RCTSurface.mm
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #import <stdatomic.h>
 
 #import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTBridge+Private.h"
-#import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTConstants.h"
 #import "RCTShadowView+Layout.h"
 #import "RCTSurfaceDelegate.h"

diff --git a/...ages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm b/...ages/react-native/React/Base/Surface/SurfaceHostingView/RCTSurfaceHostingProxyRootView.mm
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #import <objc/runtime.h>
 
 #import "RCTAssert.h"
-#import "RCTBridge+Private.h"
 #import "RCTBridge.h"
 #import "RCTLog.h"
 #import "RCTPerformanceLogger.h"

diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm b/packages/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDevSettings.mm
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #import <React/RCTDevMenu.h>
 #import <React/RCTEventDispatcherProtocol.h>
 #import <React/RCTLog.h>
-#import <React/RCTProfile.h>
 #import <React/RCTReloadCommand.h>
 #import <React/RCTUtils.h>
 #import <atomic>
@@ -165,11 +164,6 @@ + (BOOL)requiresMainQueueSetup
   return NO;
 }
 
-- (BOOL)_isBridgeMode
-{
-  return [self.bridge isKindOfClass:[RCTBridge class]];
-}
-
 - (instancetype)initWithDataSource:(id<RCTDevSettingsDataSource>)dataSource
 {
   if (self = [super init]) {
@@ -221,36 +215,9 @@ - (void)initialize
 #endif
 
 #if RCT_ENABLE_INSPECTOR
-  if ([self _isBridgeMode]) {
-    // We need this dispatch to the main thread because the bridge is not yet
-    // finished with its initialisation. By the time it relinquishes control of
-    // the main thread, this operation can be performed.
-    __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
-    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-      __typeof(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;
-      if (!strongSelf) {
-        return;
-      }
-      id dispatchBlock = ^{
-        __typeof(self) strongSelf2 = weakSelf;
-        if (!strongSelf2) {
-          return;
-        }
-        NSURL *url = strongSelf2.bundleManager.bundleURL;
-        [RCTInspectorDevServerHelper connectWithBundleURL:url];
-      };
-      [strongSelf.bridge dispatchBlock:dispatchBlock queue:RCTJSThread];
-    });
-  } else {
-    NSURL *url = self.bundleManager.bundleURL;
-    [RCTInspectorDevServerHelper connectWithBundleURL:url];
-  }
+  NSURL *url = self.bundleManager.bundleURL;
+  [RCTInspectorDevServerHelper connectWithBundleURL:url];
 #endif
-
-  __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
-  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-    [weakSelf _synchronizeAllSettings];
-  });
 }
 
 - (dispatch_queue_t)methodQueue
@@ -295,11 +262,7 @@ - (void)setIsShakeGestureEnabled:(BOOL)isShakeGestureEnabled
 - (BOOL)isDeviceDebuggingAvailable
 {
 #if RCT_ENABLE_INSPECTOR
-  if ([self _isBridgeMode]) {
-    return self.bridge.isInspectable;
-  } else {
-    return self.isInspectable;
-  }
+  return self.isInspectable;
 #else
   return false;
 #endif // RCT_ENABLE_INSPECTOR
@@ -341,33 +304,13 @@ - (BOOL)isShakeToShowDevMenuEnabled
 - (void)setProfilingEnabled:(BOOL)enabled
 {
   [self _updateSettingWithValue:@(enabled) forKey:kRCTDevSettingProfilingEnabled];
-  [self _profilingSettingDidChange];
 }
 
 - (BOOL)isProfilingEnabled
 {
   return [[self settingForKey:kRCTDevSettingProfilingEnabled] boolValue];
 }
 
-- (void)_profilingSettingDidChange
-{
-  BOOL enabled = self.isProfilingEnabled;
-  if (self.isHotLoadingAvailable && enabled != RCTProfileIsProfiling()) {
-    if (enabled) {
-      [self.bridge startProfiling];
-    } else {
-      __weak __typeof(self) weakSelf = self;
-      [self.bridge stopProfiling:^(NSData *logData) {
-        __typeof(self) strongSelf = weakSelf;
-        if (!strongSelf) {
-          return;
-        }
-        RCTProfileSendResult(strongSelf.bridge, @"systrace", logData);
-      }];
-    }
-  }
-}
-
 - (void)setHotLoadingEnabled:(BOOL)enabled
 {
   if (self.isHotLoadingEnabled != enabled) {
@@ -430,17 +373,12 @@ - (BOOL)isPerfMonitorShown
 
 - (void)setExecutorClass:(Class)executorClass
 {
-  _executorClass = executorClass;
-  if (self.bridge.executorClass != executorClass) {
-    // TODO (6929129): we can remove this special case test once we have better
-    // support for custom executors in the dev menu. But right now this is
-    // needed to prevent overriding a custom executor with the default if a
-    // custom executor has been set directly on the bridge
-    if (executorClass == Nil) {
-      return;
-    }
-
-    self.bridge.executorClass = executorClass;
+  if (executorClass == Nil) {
+    _executorClass = Nil;
+    return;
+  }
+  if (_executorClass != executorClass) {
+    _executorClass = executorClass;
     RCTTriggerReloadCommandListeners(@"Custom executor class reset");
   }
 }
@@ -505,15 +443,6 @@ - (void)openDebugger
 
 #pragma mark - Internal
 
-/**
- *  Query the data source for all possible settings and make sure we're doing the right
- *  thing for the state of each setting.
- */
-- (void)_synchronizeAllSettings
-{
-  [self _profilingSettingDidChange];
-}
-
 - (void)jsLoaded:(NSNotification *)notification
 {
   // In bridge mode, the bridge that sent the notif must be the same as the one stored in this module.
@@ -530,9 +459,6 @@ - (void)jsLoaded:(NSNotification *)notification
     if (!strongSelf) {
       return;
     }
-    // update state again after the bridge has finished loading
-    [strongSelf _synchronizeAllSettings];
-
     // Inspector can only be shown after JS has loaded
     if ([strongSelf isElementInspectorShown]) {
 #pragma clang diagnostic push