diff --git a/apps/bare-expo/android/app/build.gradle b/apps/bare-expo/android/app/build.gradle
index fddde9df69b9f4..3a8da4f07ce82a 100644
--- a/apps/bare-expo/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/apps/bare-expo/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0.0"
+
+        buildConfigField("boolean", "REACT_NATIVE_UNSTABLE_USE_RUNTIME_SCHEDULER_ALWAYS", (findProperty("reactNative.unstable_useRuntimeSchedulerAlways") ?: true).toString())
+
         manifestPlaceholders = [
             // [Custom]: Required for expo-app-auth
             appAuthRedirectScheme: "dev.expo.payments"
diff --git a/apps/bare-expo/android/app/src/main/java/dev/expo/payments/MainApplication.java b/apps/bare-expo/android/app/src/main/java/dev/expo/payments/MainApplication.java
index 3e8048b61c6a6f..2a0a0e6d068c52 100644
--- a/apps/bare-expo/android/app/src/main/java/dev/expo/payments/MainApplication.java
+++ b/apps/bare-expo/android/app/src/main/java/dev/expo/payments/MainApplication.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
+import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags;
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint;
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
   public void onCreate() {
     super.onCreate();
     SoLoader.init(this, /* native exopackage */ false);
+    if (!BuildConfig.REACT_NATIVE_UNSTABLE_USE_RUNTIME_SCHEDULER_ALWAYS) {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.unstable_useRuntimeSchedulerAlways = false;
+    }
     if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
       // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we load the native entry point for this app.
       DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.load();
diff --git a/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/build.gradle b/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/build.gradle
index c068dd500af0c2..2329c559fe64d5 100644
--- a/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0.0"
+
+        buildConfigField("boolean", "REACT_NATIVE_UNSTABLE_USE_RUNTIME_SCHEDULER_ALWAYS", (findProperty("reactNative.unstable_useRuntimeSchedulerAlways") ?: true).toString())
     }
     signingConfigs {
         debug {
diff --git a/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/community/fabrictester/MainApplication.java b/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/community/fabrictester/MainApplication.java
index 347674b0d0543b..a5811680f4000f 100644
--- a/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/community/fabrictester/MainApplication.java
+++ b/apps/fabric-tester/android/app/src/main/java/com/community/fabrictester/MainApplication.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
+import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags;
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint;
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
   public void onCreate() {
     super.onCreate();
     SoLoader.init(this, /* native exopackage */ false);
+    if (!BuildConfig.REACT_NATIVE_UNSTABLE_USE_RUNTIME_SCHEDULER_ALWAYS) {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.unstable_useRuntimeSchedulerAlways = false;
+    }
     if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
       // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we load the native entry point for this app.
       DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.load();
diff --git a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/build.gradle b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/build.gradle
index cd83140d5d6f1a..7105aaaa3fc81b 100644
--- a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ android {
         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
+
+        buildConfigField("boolean", "REACT_NATIVE_UNSTABLE_USE_RUNTIME_SCHEDULER_ALWAYS", (findProperty("reactNative.unstable_useRuntimeSchedulerAlways") ?: true).toString())
     }
     signingConfigs {
         debug {
diff --git a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java
index a4caedafbbe9d0..8502c4402ddcbd 100644
--- a/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java
+++ b/templates/expo-template-bare-minimum/android/app/src/main/java/com/helloworld/MainApplication.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import com.facebook.react.ReactApplication;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.react.ReactPackage;
+import com.facebook.react.config.ReactFeatureFlags;
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint;
 import com.facebook.react.defaults.DefaultReactNativeHost;
 import com.facebook.soloader.SoLoader;
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@ public ReactNativeHost getReactNativeHost() {
   public void onCreate() {
     super.onCreate();
     SoLoader.init(this, /* native exopackage */ false);
+    if (!BuildConfig.REACT_NATIVE_UNSTABLE_USE_RUNTIME_SCHEDULER_ALWAYS) {
+      ReactFeatureFlags.unstable_useRuntimeSchedulerAlways = false;
+    }
     if (BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED) {
       // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we load the native entry point for this app.
       DefaultNewArchitectureEntryPoint.load();