diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yml b/.github/workflows/android.yml
index 79d36e39..08cdacbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yml
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        react-native: [0.87.0]
-        react: [19.2.8]
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            react-native: 0.82.0
-            react: 19.1.1
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash
@@ -72,19 +66,11 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             node_modules
             */*/node_modules
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-rn-${{ matrix.react-native }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
-      - name: Install React Native ${{ matrix.react-native }} example dependencies
-        run: yarn add --exact "react@${{ matrix.react }}" "react-native@${{ matrix.react-native }}"
+      - name: Install example app dependencies
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
         working-directory: example
-      - name: Use RN 0.82-compatible Gradle
-        if: matrix.react-native == '0.82.0'
-        run: sed -i 's/gradle-9.4.1-bin.zip/gradle-9.0.0-bin.zip/' example/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
       - name: Build Android example app
-        if: matrix.react-native != '0.82.0'
         run: ./.github/scripts/build-android.sh
-      - name: Compile library against the RN floor
-        if: matrix.react-native == '0.82.0'
-        run: ./gradlew :react-native-safe-area-context:compileDebugKotlin
-        working-directory: example/android
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2905f92d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/compatibility.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+name: Compatibility build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/compatibility.yml'
+      - 'android/**'
+      - 'babel.config.js'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'compatibility.json'
+      - 'ios/**'
+      - 'package.json'
+      - 'react-native-safe-area-context.podspec'
+      - 'react-native.config.js'
+      - 'scripts/test-project'
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'tsconfig.json'
+      - 'yarn.lock'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - '.github/workflows/compatibility.yml'
+      - 'android/**'
+      - 'babel.config.js'
+      - 'common/**'
+      - 'compatibility.json'
+      - 'ios/**'
+      - 'package.json'
+      - 'react-native-safe-area-context.podspec'
+      - 'react-native.config.js'
+      - 'scripts/test-project'
+      - 'src/**'
+      - 'tsconfig.json'
+      - 'yarn.lock'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  read-compatibility:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      react-native-versions: ${{ steps.matrix.outputs.versions }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Read supported React Native versions
+        id: matrix
+        run: |
+          versions=$(node -e "
+            const compatibility = require('./compatibility.json');
+            process.stdout.write(
+              JSON.stringify(compatibility['6.x']['react-native'])
+            );
+          ")
+          echo "versions=$versions" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+  android:
+    name: Android (RN ${{ matrix.react-native }})
+    needs: read-compatibility
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        react-native: ${{ fromJSON(needs.read-compatibility.outputs.react-native-versions) }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22.13.0
+      - uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: temurin
+          java-version: 17
+      - run: yarn install
+      - name: Build fresh Android app
+        run: ./scripts/test-project --version ${{ matrix.react-native }} --platforms android
+
+  ios:
+    name: iOS (RN ${{ matrix.react-native }})
+    needs: read-compatibility
+    runs-on: macos-15
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        react-native: ${{ fromJSON(needs.read-compatibility.outputs.react-native-versions) }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22.13.0
+      - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
+        with:
+          ruby-version: 3.2
+      - name: Select Xcode 16.4
+        run: |
+          sudo xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode_16.4.app
+          xcodebuild -version
+      - run: yarn install
+      - name: Build fresh iOS app
+        run: ./scripts/test-project --version ${{ matrix.react-native }} --platforms ios
diff --git a/compatibility.json b/compatibility.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2741f32f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compatibility.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "6.x": {
+    "react-native": ["0.82.0", "0.83.0", "0.84.0", "0.85.0", "0.86.0", "0.87.0"]
+  }
+}
diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 37403ac5..50ea1c2c 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-Mapbuffer: acf4ac61f163f15ced7dfad7308957816b2d7abd
   React-microtasksnativemodule: 512d9f7c6b66574d90832a6b10b6102d4a8fdf30
   React-mutationobservernativemodule: 2c5abeb9a4ae316ba6d9420ef8d9baa81faa9d56
-  react-native-safe-area-context: 582cd62c1264dccf5fd9fab929d18bfed0391f5c
+  react-native-safe-area-context: 43b1d80b9c1b48e0f26518bfd4e7ffbc992e69b1
   React-NativeModulesApple: 22b2f3e1538ceb1aab1ab182ccb0666ea2ec36ad
   React-networking: b58b3098d4a626f88bbaeaf6bf5e67b18ff39089
   React-oscompat: 72573ceb65b6c6c6bc34e51e0df8f44c91081a6d
diff --git a/scripts/test-project b/scripts/test-project
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8eb56ccb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/test-project
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME="SafeAreaContextTest"
+DEFAULT_PLATFORMS="android"
+RNC_CLI_VERSION="${RNC_CLI_VERSION:-20.2.0}"
+
+usage() {
+  cat <<'USAGE'
+Create a throwaway React Native app that depends on the current
+react-native-safe-area-context checkout, and build it.
+
+USAGE:
+  ./scripts/test-project --version <react_native_version> [options]
+
+REQUIRED ARGUMENTS:
+  --version, -v     React Native version to init the test app with
+
+OPTIONS:
+  --platforms       Comma separated list: android, ios. Default: android
+  --release         Build Release instead of Debug
+  --project-name    Name of the temporary project. Default: SafeAreaContextTest
+  --keep-project    Do not delete the temp project (for debugging failures)
+  -h, --help        Print this message
+
+ENVIRONMENT:
+  RNC_CLI_VERSION   @react-native-community/cli version used for `init`.
+                    Default: 20.2.0.
+USAGE
+}
+
+RN_VERSION=""
+PLATFORMS="$DEFAULT_PLATFORMS"
+PROJECT_NAME="$DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME"
+KEEP_PROJECT=0
+BUILD_CONFIG="Debug"
+
+while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
+  case "$1" in
+    --version|-v)
+      RN_VERSION=${2:-}
+      if [[ -z "$RN_VERSION" ]]; then
+        echo "Error! --version requires a value." >&2
+        usage
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --platforms)
+      PLATFORMS=${2:-}
+      if [[ -z "$PLATFORMS" ]]; then
+        echo "Error! --platforms requires a value." >&2
+        usage
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --project-name)
+      PROJECT_NAME=${2:-}
+      if [[ -z "$PROJECT_NAME" ]]; then
+        echo "Error! --project-name requires a value." >&2
+        usage
+        exit 1
+      fi
+      shift 2
+      ;;
+    --release)
+      BUILD_CONFIG="Release"
+      shift
+      ;;
+    --keep-project)
+      KEEP_PROJECT=1
+      shift
+      ;;
+    -h|--help)
+      usage
+      exit 0
+      ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Error! Unknown argument: $1" >&2
+      usage
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+if [[ -z "$RN_VERSION" ]]; then
+  echo "Error! Missing required --version argument." >&2
+  usage
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+RUN_ANDROID=0
+RUN_IOS=0
+IFS=',' read -r -a PLATFORM_ARRAY <<< "$PLATFORMS"
+for PLATFORM in "${PLATFORM_ARRAY[@]}"; do
+  case "${PLATFORM// }" in
+    android) RUN_ANDROID=1 ;;
+    ios) RUN_IOS=1 ;;
+    "") ;;
+    *)
+      echo "Error! Unknown platform: ${PLATFORM}" >&2
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+IFS=$'\n\t'
+
+if [[ $RUN_ANDROID -eq 0 && $RUN_IOS -eq 0 ]]; then
+  echo "Error! At least one platform must be selected." >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+TMP_DIR="$(mktemp -d)"
+PROJECT_DIR="$TMP_DIR/$PROJECT_NAME"
+
+cleanup() {
+  if [[ $KEEP_PROJECT -eq 1 ]]; then
+    echo "Temporary project preserved at: $PROJECT_DIR"
+    return
+  fi
+  if [[ -d "$TMP_DIR" ]]; then
+    rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
+  fi
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+
+echo "==> Packing react-native-safe-area-context"
+PACK_OUTPUT="$(npm pack --pack-destination "$TMP_DIR")"
+TARBALL_FILENAME="$(echo "$PACK_OUTPUT" | tail -n 1 | tr -d '\r\n')"
+TARBALL_PATH="$TMP_DIR/$TARBALL_FILENAME"
+
+echo "==> Creating React Native $RN_VERSION project ($PROJECT_NAME) in $TMP_DIR"
+cd "$TMP_DIR"
+npx "@react-native-community/cli@$RNC_CLI_VERSION" init "$PROJECT_NAME" \
+  --version "$RN_VERSION" \
+  --skip-git-init \
+  --install-pods false
+
+echo "==> Installing local tarball"
+cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
+npm install "file:$TARBALL_PATH"
+
+echo "==> Writing smoke-test App.tsx"
+cat > App.tsx <<'APP'
+import React from 'react';
+import { Text } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  SafeAreaProvider,
+  SafeAreaView,
+  useSafeAreaInsets,
+} from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
+
+function Inner() {
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
+  return (
+    <SafeAreaView edges={['top', 'bottom']}>
+      <Text>{`top: ${insets.top}`}</Text>
+    </SafeAreaView>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function App() {
+  return (
+    <SafeAreaProvider>
+      <Inner />
+    </SafeAreaProvider>
+  );
+}
+APP
+
+if [[ $RUN_ANDROID -eq 1 ]]; then
+  echo "==> Bundling JavaScript for Android"
+  npx react-native bundle \
+    --entry-file index.js \
+    --platform android \
+    --dev false \
+    --bundle-output "$TMP_DIR/main.android.jsbundle"
+
+  echo "==> Building Android ($BUILD_CONFIG)"
+  (
+    cd android
+    ./gradlew "assemble$BUILD_CONFIG" --console=plain
+  )
+fi
+
+if [[ $RUN_IOS -eq 1 ]]; then
+  echo "==> Bundling JavaScript for iOS"
+  npx react-native bundle \
+    --entry-file index.js \
+    --platform ios \
+    --dev false \
+    --bundle-output "$TMP_DIR/main.ios.jsbundle"
+
+  echo "==> Installing iOS dependencies"
+  bundle install
+  (
+    cd ios
+    bundle exec pod install
+
+    echo "==> Building iOS ($BUILD_CONFIG)"
+    xcodebuild \
+      -workspace "$PROJECT_NAME.xcworkspace" \
+      -configuration "$BUILD_CONFIG" \
+      -scheme "$PROJECT_NAME" \
+      -destination 'generic/platform=iOS Simulator' \
+      -derivedDataPath "$TMP_DIR/DerivedData" \
+      CODE_SIGNING_ALLOWED=NO \
+      ONLY_ACTIVE_ARCH=NO \
+      -quiet
+  )
+fi
+
+echo "==> All requested builds finished successfully."