diff --git a/apps/ExpoApp56/entry.tsx b/apps/ExpoApp56/entry.tsx
index 9193da10..0b3513b6 100644
--- a/apps/ExpoApp56/entry.tsx
+++ b/apps/ExpoApp56/entry.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 import { ExpoRoot } from 'expo-router';
+import { useEffect } from 'react';
 import { AppRegistry } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  syncBrownfieldE2EModeFromRootProps,
+  type BrownfieldRootProps,
+} from '@callstack/brownfield-example-shared-tests/runtime';
+
+function App(props: BrownfieldRootProps) {
+  useEffect(() => {
+    syncBrownfieldE2EModeFromRootProps(props.brownfieldE2E);
+    return () => syncBrownfieldE2EModeFromRootProps(undefined);
+  }, [props.brownfieldE2E]);
 
-function App() {
   const ctx = require.context('./src/app');
   return <ExpoRoot context={ctx} />;
 }
diff --git a/apps/ExpoApp56/src/utils/expo-rn-updates.ts b/apps/ExpoApp56/src/utils/expo-rn-updates.ts
index 58eaed01..521b4719 100644
--- a/apps/ExpoApp56/src/utils/expo-rn-updates.ts
+++ b/apps/ExpoApp56/src/utils/expo-rn-updates.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
+import { userAlert } from '@callstack/brownfield-example-shared-tests/runtime';
 import * as Updates from 'expo-updates';
-import { Alert } from 'react-native';
 
 export async function checkAndFetchUpdate() {
   try {
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ export async function checkAndFetchUpdate() {
         },
       });
     } else {
-      Alert.alert('No update available');
+      userAlert('No update available');
     }
   } catch (error) {
-    Alert.alert('Update check failed', String(error));
+    userAlert('Update check failed', String(error));
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/brownfield-example-shared-tests/e2e/appleAppExpoBrownfield.e2e.js b/apps/brownfield-example-shared-tests/e2e/appleAppExpoBrownfield.e2e.js
index fbed8661..61a2fb7c 100644
--- a/apps/brownfield-example-shared-tests/e2e/appleAppExpoBrownfield.e2e.js
+++ b/apps/brownfield-example-shared-tests/e2e/appleAppExpoBrownfield.e2e.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { element, by, expect: detoxExpect } = require('detox');
+const { device, element, by, expect: detoxExpect } = require('detox');
 const {
   brownfieldE2ETestIds: ids,
 } = require('@callstack/brownfield-example-shared-tests/e2e/e2eTestIds');
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const {
 } = require('@callstack/brownfield-example-shared-tests/e2e/appleAppDetoxUtils');
 
 describe('Brownfield (AppleApp — Expo)', () => {
-  beforeAll(async () => {
+  beforeEach(async () => {
     await launchBrownfieldAppForDetox({ newInstance: true });
     await waitForAppleAppReadyExpo();
   });
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ describe('Brownfield (AppleApp — Expo)', () => {
 
   it('records the RN postMessage bubble in the Expo surface', async () => {
     await openPostMessageTabExpo();
-    await element(by.id(ids.sendMessageToNative)).tap();
+    await device.disableSynchronization();
+    try {
+      await element(by.id(ids.sendMessageToNative)).tap();
+    } finally {
+      await device.enableSynchronization();
+    }
     const bubble = element(by.id(ids.rnPostMessageText)).atIndex(0);
     const deadline = Date.now() + 15000;
     while (Date.now() < deadline) {