diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index ed881a552c0f..e971a033d806 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
    up from the file to lint until it find an AndroidManifest with a minSdkVersion. This is then used
    as the min SDK to lint the file.-->
   <uses-sdk
-      android:minSdkVersion="24"
+      android:minSdkVersion="27"
       android:targetSdkVersion="36"
       />
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java
index 37845bc0ec27..3d38453ae401 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/ReactActivityDelegate.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.Window;
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
               if (WindowUtilKt.isEdgeToEdgeFeatureFlagOn()) {
                 WindowUtilKt.enableEdgeToEdge(window);
               }
-              if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O && isWideColorGamutEnabled()) {
+              if (isWideColorGamutEnabled()) {
                 window.setColorMode(ActivityInfo.COLOR_MODE_WIDE_COLOR_GAMUT);
               }
             }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ColorPropConverter.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ColorPropConverter.kt
index e4ad53e487b2..e4ab0e0b67b6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ColorPropConverter.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/ColorPropConverter.kt
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ import com.facebook.react.common.ReactConstants
 
 public object ColorPropConverter {
 
-  private fun supportWideGamut(): Boolean = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O
-
   private const val JSON_KEY = "resource_paths"
   private const val PREFIX_RESOURCE = "@"
   private const val PREFIX_ATTR = "?"
@@ -78,14 +76,14 @@ public object ColorPropConverter {
       return null
     }
 
-    if (supportWideGamut() && value is Double) {
+    if (value is Double) {
       return Color.valueOf(value.toInt())
     }
 
     checkNotNull(context)
 
     if (value is ReadableMap) {
-      if (supportWideGamut() && value.hasKey("space")) {
+      if (value.hasKey("space")) {
         val rawColorSpace = value.getString("space")
         val isDisplayP3 = rawColorSpace == "display-p3"
         val space =
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ public object ColorPropConverter {
 
       for (i in 0 until resourcePaths.size()) {
         val result = resolveResourcePath(context, resourcePaths.getString(i))
-        if (supportWideGamut() && result != null) {
+        if (result != null) {
           return Color.valueOf(result)
         }
       }
@@ -124,11 +122,9 @@ public object ColorPropConverter {
   @JvmStatic
   public fun getColor(value: Any?, context: Context): Int? {
     try {
-      if (supportWideGamut()) {
-        val color = getColorInstance(value, context)
-        if (color != null) {
-          return color.toArgb()
-        }
+      val color = getColorInstance(value, context)
+      if (color != null) {
+        return color.toArgb()
       }
     } catch (ex: JSApplicationCausedNativeException) {
       FLog.w(ReactConstants.TAG, ex, "Error extracting color from WideGamut")
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.kt
index 79f13c0e66ef..418226ded169 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DebugOverlayController.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ internal class DebugOverlayController(private val reactContext: ReactContext) {
                 WindowManager.LayoutParams(
                     WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
                     WindowManager.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT,
-                    WindowOverlayCompat.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY,
+                    WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY,
                     WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE or
                         WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE,
                     PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/WindowOverlayCompat.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/WindowOverlayCompat.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 672af57e0ef1..000000000000
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/WindowOverlayCompat.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-package com.facebook.react.devsupport
-
-import android.os.Build
-import android.view.WindowManager
-
-/**
- * Compatibility wrapper for apps targeting API level 26 or later. See
- * https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/android-8.0-changes.html#cwt
- */
-internal object WindowOverlayCompat {
-
-  private const val TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY = 2038
-
-  @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-  @JvmField
-  val TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY: Int =
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
-          WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_SYSTEM_OVERLAY
-      else TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY
-}
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/inspector/FrameTimingsObserver.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/inspector/FrameTimingsObserver.kt
index 3dabd790956f..5078fd90dc7a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/inspector/FrameTimingsObserver.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/inspector/FrameTimingsObserver.kt
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ internal class FrameTimingsObserver(
       }
 
   private suspend fun captureScreenshot(): String? = suspendCoroutine { continuation ->
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      continuation.resume(null)
-      return@suspendCoroutine
-    }
-
     val decorView = window.decorView
     val width = decorView.width
     val height = decorView.height
@@ -119,18 +114,11 @@ internal class FrameTimingsObserver(
 
   fun start() {
     frameCounter = 0
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
-      return
-    }
 
     window.addOnFrameMetricsAvailableListener(frameMetricsListener, handler)
   }
 
   fun stop() {
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
-      return
-    }
-
     window.removeOnFrameMetricsAvailableListener(frameMetricsListener)
     handler.removeCallbacksAndMessages(null)
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/vibration/VibrationModule.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/vibration/VibrationModule.kt
index 1f47a52f54f3..3a23dbfccc25 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/vibration/VibrationModule.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/vibration/VibrationModule.kt
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ internal class VibrationModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
   override fun vibrate(durationDouble: Double) {
     val duration = durationDouble.toInt()
     val v = getVibrator() ?: return
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      v.vibrate(VibrationEffect.createOneShot(duration.toLong(), VibrationEffect.DEFAULT_AMPLITUDE))
-    } else {
-      @Suppress("DEPRECATION") v.vibrate(duration.toLong())
-    }
+    v.vibrate(VibrationEffect.createOneShot(duration.toLong(), VibrationEffect.DEFAULT_AMPLITUDE))
   }
 
   override fun vibrateByPattern(pattern: ReadableArray, repeatDouble: Double) {
@@ -40,11 +36,7 @@ internal class VibrationModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
     for (i in 0 until pattern.size()) {
       patternLong[i] = pattern.getInt(i).toLong()
     }
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      v.vibrate(VibrationEffect.createWaveform(patternLong, repeat))
-    } else {
-      @Suppress("DEPRECATION") v.vibrate(patternLong, repeat)
-    }
+    v.vibrate(VibrationEffect.createWaveform(patternLong, repeat))
   }
 
   override fun cancel() {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/BorderDrawable.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/BorderDrawable.kt
index d1293ee48d9c..64442007e461 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/BorderDrawable.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/BorderDrawable.kt
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ import android.graphics.PixelFormat
 import android.graphics.PointF
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.graphics.RectF
-import android.graphics.Region
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
-import android.os.Build
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.FloatUtil.floatsEqual
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.LengthPercentage
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.PixelUtil.dpToPx
@@ -413,12 +411,8 @@ internal class BorderDrawable(
         borderPaint.style = Paint.Style.FILL
 
         // Clip inner border
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-          canvas.clipOutPath(checkNotNull(innerClipPathForBorderRadius))
-        } else {
-          @Suppress("DEPRECATION")
-          canvas.clipPath(checkNotNull(innerClipPathForBorderRadius), Region.Op.DIFFERENCE)
-        }
+        canvas.clipOutPath(checkNotNull(innerClipPathForBorderRadius))
+
         val outerClipTempRect = checkNotNull(outerClipTempRectForBorderRadius)
         val left = outerClipTempRect.left
         val right = outerClipTempRect.right
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelper.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelper.kt
index 8bc51730405d..d9fbf4fca068 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelper.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewHelper.kt
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ import android.animation.Animator
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator
 import android.content.Context
 import android.graphics.Point
-import android.os.Build
 import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewGroup
 import android.widget.OverScroller
-import androidx.annotation.RequiresApi
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat.FocusDirection
 import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat.FocusRealDirection
 import com.facebook.common.logging.FLog
@@ -236,7 +234,6 @@ public object ReactScrollViewHelper {
     scrollListeners.add(WeakReference(listener))
   }
 
-  @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
   @JvmStatic
   public fun removeScrollListener(listener: ScrollListener) {
     // Avoid using removeIf, only available in API 26+
@@ -255,7 +252,6 @@ public object ReactScrollViewHelper {
     layoutChangeListeners.add(WeakReference(listener))
   }
 
-  @RequiresApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
   @JvmStatic
   public fun removeLayoutChangeListener(listener: LayoutChangeListener) {
     // Avoid using removeIf, only available in API 26+
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
index 80fba556da12..875e8d90cfed 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.Layout;
 import android.text.Spannable;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
@@ -118,9 +117,7 @@ private void initView() {
     // https://github.com/aosp-mirror/platform_frameworks_base/blob/master/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java#L1061
     setBreakStrategy(Layout.BREAK_STRATEGY_SIMPLE);
     setMovementMethod(getDefaultMovementMethod());
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      setJustificationMode(Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_NONE);
-    }
+    setJustificationMode(Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_NONE);
 
     // reset text
     setLayoutParams(EMPTY_LAYOUT_PARAMS);
@@ -149,9 +146,7 @@ private void initView() {
     //         mViewFlags = SOUND_EFFECTS_ENABLED | HAPTIC_FEEDBACK_ENABLED |
     // LAYOUT_DIRECTION_INHERIT;
     setEnabled(true);
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      setFocusable(View.FOCUSABLE_AUTO);
-    }
+    setFocusable(View.FOCUSABLE_AUTO);
 
     setHyphenationFrequency(Layout.HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY_NONE);
     updateView(); // call after changing ellipsizeLocation in particular
@@ -357,7 +352,7 @@ protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
             // always passing ALIGN_NORMAL here should be fine, since this method doesn't depend on
             // how exactly lines are aligned, just their width
             Layout.Alignment.ALIGN_NORMAL,
-            (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) ? -1 : getJustificationMode(),
+            getJustificationMode(),
             getPaint());
         setText(spanned);
       }
@@ -402,10 +397,8 @@ public void setText(ReactTextUpdate update) {
       if (getBreakStrategy() != update.getTextBreakStrategy()) {
         setBreakStrategy(update.getTextBreakStrategy());
       }
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-        if (getJustificationMode() != update.getJustificationMode()) {
-          setJustificationMode(update.getJustificationMode());
-        }
+      if (getJustificationMode() != update.getJustificationMode()) {
+        setJustificationMode(update.getJustificationMode());
       }
 
       // Ensure onLayout is called so the inline views can be repositioned.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.kt
index 2e3669c113d7..773cb1ece6b7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.views.text
 
-import android.os.Build
 import android.text.Layout
 import android.text.Spannable
 import android.text.Spanned
@@ -164,15 +163,13 @@ public constructor(
         TextAttributeProps.getTextBreakStrategy(
             paragraphAttributes.getString(TextLayoutManager.PA_KEY_TEXT_BREAK_STRATEGY)
         )
-    val currentJustificationMode =
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) 0 else view.justificationMode
 
     return ReactTextUpdate(
         spanned,
         -1, // UNUSED FOR TEXT
         TextLayoutManager.getTextGravity(attributedString, spanned),
         textBreakStrategy,
-        TextAttributeProps.getJustificationMode(props, currentJustificationMode),
+        TextAttributeProps.getJustificationMode(props, view.justificationMode),
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.kt
index 45c8bec4c2b8..bfc07e18d0ca 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 package com.facebook.react.views.text
 
-import android.os.Build
 import android.text.Layout
 import android.text.TextUtils.TruncateAt
 import android.util.LayoutDirection
@@ -387,8 +386,7 @@ public class TextAttributeProps private constructor() {
     private const val PROP_TEXT_TRANSFORM = "textTransform"
 
     private const val DEFAULT_TEXT_SHADOW_COLOR = 0x55000000
-    private val DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION_MODE =
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) 0 else Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_NONE
+    private const val DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION_MODE = Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_NONE
     private const val DEFAULT_BREAK_STRATEGY = Layout.BREAK_STRATEGY_HIGH_QUALITY
     private const val DEFAULT_HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY = Layout.HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY_NONE
 
@@ -499,7 +497,7 @@ public class TextAttributeProps private constructor() {
       }
 
       val textAlignPropValue = props.getString(ViewProps.TEXT_ALIGN)
-      if ("justify" == textAlignPropValue && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+      if ("justify" == textAlignPropValue) {
         return Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD
       }
       return DEFAULT_JUSTIFICATION_MODE
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManager.kt
index d3ca40183401..5fa94127013b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManager.kt
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ internal object TextLayoutManager {
   }
 
   private fun getTextJustificationMode(alignmentAttr: String?): Int {
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      return -1
-    }
-
     if (alignmentAttr != null && alignmentAttr == "justified") {
       return Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD
     }
@@ -715,9 +711,7 @@ internal object TextLayoutManager {
       builder.setEllipsize(ellipsizeMode).setMaxLines(maxNumberOfLines)
     }
 
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      builder.setJustificationMode(justificationMode)
-    }
+    builder.setJustificationMode(justificationMode)
 
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
       builder.setUseLineSpacingFromFallbacks(true)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt
index ff410da5caed..1ee065192615 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt
@@ -214,10 +214,7 @@ public open class ReactEditText public constructor(context: Context) : AppCompat
 
     // Turn off hardware acceleration for Oreo (T40484798)
     // see https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/67102093
-    if (
-        Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O &&
-            Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.O_MR1
-    ) {
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.O_MR1) {
       setLayerType(LAYER_TYPE_SOFTWARE, null)
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
index 21fbfb4d06d9..d56b7ae1af62 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
@@ -271,18 +271,10 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
   }
 
   private fun setImportantForAutofill(view: ReactEditText, mode: Int) {
-    // Autofill hints were added in Android API 26.
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      return
-    }
     view.importantForAutofill = mode
   }
 
   private fun setAutofillHints(view: ReactEditText, vararg hints: String) {
-    // Autofill hints were added in Android API 26.
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      return
-    }
     view.setAutofillHints(*hints)
   }
 
@@ -545,14 +537,10 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.TEXT_ALIGN)
   public fun setTextAlign(view: ReactEditText, textAlign: String?) {
     if ("justify" == textAlign) {
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-        view.justificationMode = Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD
-      }
+      view.justificationMode = Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD
       view.gravityHorizontal = Gravity.LEFT
     } else {
-      if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-        view.justificationMode = Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_NONE
-      }
+      view.justificationMode = Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_NONE
 
       when (textAlign) {
         null,
@@ -1021,12 +1009,6 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
         TextAttributeProps.getTextBreakStrategy(
             paragraphAttributes.getString(TextLayoutManager.PA_KEY_TEXT_BREAK_STRATEGY.toInt())
         )
-    val currentJustificationMode =
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-          0
-        } else {
-          view.justificationMode
-        }
 
     return buildReactTextUpdateFromState(
         spanned,
@@ -1037,7 +1019,7 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
             view.gravityHorizontal,
         ),
         textBreakStrategy,
-        TextAttributeProps.getJustificationMode(props, currentJustificationMode),
+        TextAttributeProps.getJustificationMode(props, view.justificationMode),
     )
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/WindowUtil.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/WindowUtil.kt
index 0cff3bc458d8..53dc0349d03f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/WindowUtil.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/WindowUtil.kt
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ internal fun Window.enableEdgeToEdge() {
   navigationBarColor =
       when {
         Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.Q -> Color.TRANSPARENT
-        Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O && !isDarkMode -> LightNavigationBarColor
-        else -> DarkNavigationBarColor
+        isDarkMode -> DarkNavigationBarColor
+        else -> LightNavigationBarColor
       }
 
   WindowInsetsControllerCompat(this, decorView).run {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt
index 1fc4004dc540..5b5da1ea603f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 package com.facebook.react.views.textinput
 
 import android.graphics.Color
-import android.os.Build
 import android.text.InputFilter
 import android.text.InputFilter.AllCaps
 import android.text.InputType
@@ -346,10 +345,8 @@ class ReactTextInputPropertyTest {
     manager.updateProperties(view, buildStyles("textAlign", null))
     assertThat(view.gravity and Gravity.HORIZONTAL_GRAVITY_MASK).isEqualTo(defaultHorizontalGravity)
 
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-      manager.updateProperties(view, buildStyles("textAlign", "justify"))
-      assertThat(view.justificationMode).isEqualTo(Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD)
-    }
+    manager.updateProperties(view, buildStyles("textAlign", "justify"))
+    assertThat(view.justificationMode).isEqualTo(Layout.JUSTIFICATION_MODE_INTER_WORD)
     // endregion
 
     // region TextAlignVertical
diff --git a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index f21668ffff84..4c9d129c5cc2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/packages/react-native/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [versions]
 # Android versions
-minSdk = "24"
+minSdk = "27"
 targetSdk = "36"
 compileSdk = "36"
 buildTools = "36.0.0"
diff --git a/private/helloworld/android/build.gradle b/private/helloworld/android/build.gradle
index a4422696c1a4..b73902841975 100644
--- a/private/helloworld/android/build.gradle
+++ b/private/helloworld/android/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 buildscript {
     ext {
         buildToolsVersion = "36.0.0"
-        minSdkVersion = 24
+        minSdkVersion = 27
         compileSdkVersion = 36
         targetSdkVersion = 35
         ndkVersion = "27.1.12297006"