diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 01aece4..c17a313 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
 
     env:
-      XCODE_VERSION: 16.1
+      XCODE_VERSION: 16.2
       TURBO_CACHE_DIR: .turbo/ios
       RCT_USE_RN_DEP: 1
       RCT_USE_PREBUILT_RNCORE: 1
@@ -184,12 +184,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "turbo_cache_hit=1" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Use appropriate Xcode version
-        if: env.turbo_cache_hit != 1
-        uses: maxim-lobanov/setup-xcode@60606e260d2fc5762a71e64e74b2174e8ea3c8bd # v1.6.0
-        with:
-          xcode-version: ${{ env.XCODE_VERSION }}
-
       - name: Install cocoapods
         if: env.turbo_cache_hit != 1 && steps.cocoapods-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: |
diff --git a/example/Gemfile b/example/Gemfile
index 6a4c5f1..ba59293 100644
--- a/example/Gemfile
+++ b/example/Gemfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ruby ">= 2.6.10"
 # Exclude problematic versions of cocoapods and activesupport that causes build failures.
 gem 'cocoapods', '>= 1.13', '!= 1.15.0', '!= 1.15.1'
 gem 'activesupport', '>= 6.1.7.5', '!= 7.1.0'
-gem 'xcodeproj', '< 1.26.0'
+gem 'xcodeproj', '>= 1.26.0'
 gem 'concurrent-ruby', '< 1.3.4'
 
 # Ruby 3.4.0 has removed some libraries from the standard library.
diff --git a/example/Gemfile.lock b/example/Gemfile.lock
index 7b209c3..398d1f8 100644
--- a/example/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/example/Gemfile.lock
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ GEM
     benchmark (0.5.0)
     bigdecimal (4.1.2)
     claide (1.1.0)
-    cocoapods (1.15.2)
+    cocoapods (1.16.2)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
       claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
-      cocoapods-core (= 1.15.2)
+      cocoapods-core (= 1.16.2)
       cocoapods-deintegrate (>= 1.0.3, < 2.0)
       cocoapods-downloader (>= 2.1, < 3.0)
       cocoapods-plugins (>= 1.0.0, < 2.0)
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ GEM
       molinillo (~> 0.8.0)
       nap (~> 1.0)
       ruby-macho (>= 2.3.0, < 3.0)
-      xcodeproj (>= 1.23.0, < 2.0)
-    cocoapods-core (1.15.2)
+      xcodeproj (>= 1.27.0, < 2.0)
+    cocoapods-core (1.16.2)
       activesupport (>= 5.0, < 8)
       addressable (~> 2.8)
       algoliasearch (~> 1.0)
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ GEM
       mutex_m
     i18n (1.14.8)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    json (2.19.5)
+    json (2.19.7)
     logger (1.7.0)
     minitest (5.27.0)
     molinillo (0.8.0)
     mutex_m (0.3.0)
-    nanaimo (0.3.0)
+    nanaimo (0.4.0)
     nap (1.1.0)
     netrc (0.11.0)
     public_suffix (4.0.7)
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ GEM
       ethon (>= 0.18.0)
     tzinfo (2.0.6)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    xcodeproj (1.25.1)
+    xcodeproj (1.27.0)
       CFPropertyList (>= 2.3.3, < 4.0)
       atomos (~> 0.1.3)
       claide (>= 1.0.2, < 2.0)
       colored2 (~> 3.1)
-      nanaimo (~> 0.3.0)
+      nanaimo (~> 0.4.0)
       rexml (>= 3.3.6, < 4.0)
 
 PLATFORMS
@@ -112,10 +112,10 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   concurrent-ruby (< 1.3.4)
   logger
   mutex_m
-  xcodeproj (< 1.26.0)
+  xcodeproj (>= 1.26.0)
 
 RUBY VERSION
    ruby 3.2.0p0
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.5.11
+   2.4.1
diff --git a/example/package.json b/example/package.json
index 2c2af15..25a5836 100644
--- a/example/package.json
+++ b/example/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "ios": "react-native run-ios",
     "start": "react-native start --client-logs",
     "build:android": "react-native build-android --extra-params \"--no-daemon --console=plain -PreactNativeArchitectures=arm64-v8a\"",
-    "build:ios": "react-native build-ios --mode Debug"
+    "build:ios": "react-native build-ios --mode Debug --verbose"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": "^0.3.2",
diff --git a/ios/NetworkTools.mm b/ios/NetworkTools.mm
index a7df931..ef361da 100644
--- a/ios/NetworkTools.mm
+++ b/ios/NetworkTools.mm
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ - (void)clearAllRequests {
   [[NetworkToolsStorage shared] clearAll];
 }
 
-- (double)getRequestCount {
-  return (double)[[NetworkToolsStorage shared] count];
+- (NSNumber *)getRequestCount {
+  return @([[NetworkToolsStorage shared] count]);
 }
 
 // addListener / removeListeners are inherited from RCTEventEmitter and satisfy