chore(ci): v7: Handle GH runner image deprecations (#5105)

* chore(ci): v7: Handle GH runner image deprecations

* Set specific xcode version for expo (see expo/expo#36830)

Author: antonis

.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           - platform: ios
             rn-version: '0.80.2'
             xcode-version: '16.2'
-            runs-on: macos-15
+            runs-on: macos-14
           - platform: ios
             rn-version: '0.65.3'
             xcode-version: '14.2'
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - platform: ios
             rn-version: '0.80.2'
-            runs-on: macos-15
+            runs-on: macos-14
           - platform: ios
             rn-version: '0.65.3'
-            runs-on: macos-15
+            runs-on: macos-14
           - platform: android
             runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         exclude:

.github/workflows/native-tests.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test-ios:
     name: ios
-    runs-on: macos-15
+    runs-on: macos-14
     needs: [diff_check]
     if: ${{ needs.diff_check.outputs.skip_ci != 'true' }}
     steps:

.github/workflows/sample-application-expo.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         build-type: ['dev', 'production']
         include:
           - platform: ios
-            runs-on: macos-15
+            xcode-version: '16.2'
+            runs-on: macos-14
           - platform: android
             runs-on: ubuntu-latest
           - platform: web
@@ -70,6 +71,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Gradle cache
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@ac2d340dc04d9e1113182899e983b5400c17cda1 # v3.5.0
 
+      - run: sudo xcode-select -s /Applications/Xcode_${{ matrix.xcode-version }}.app/Contents/Developer
+        if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ios' }}
+
       - name: Setup Global Xcode Tools
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'ios' }}
         run: which xcbeautify || brew install xcbeautify

.github/workflows/sample-application.yml

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         build-type: ['dev', 'production']
         include:
           - platform: ios
-            runs-on: macos-15
+            runs-on: macos-14
           - platform: macos
             runs-on: macos-15
           - platform: android
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         include:
           - platform: ios
-            runs-on: macos-15
+            runs-on: macos-14
             rn-architecture: 'new'
             ios-use-frameworks: 'no-frameworks'
             build-type: 'production'

.github/workflows/testflight.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
   upload_to_testflight:
     name: Build and Upload React Native Sample to Testflight
-    runs-on: macos-15
+    runs-on: macos-14
     needs: [diff_check]
     if: ${{ needs.diff_check.outputs.skip_ci != 'true' }}
     steps: