diff --git a/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 6c2096a8d6a829..27817d923a46ca 100644
--- a/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -6,15 +6,21 @@
 	objectVersion = 77;
 	objects = {
 
-/* Begin PBXBuildFile section */
-		C0AD1A072F180C2B005A1DBD /* hermes.xcframework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C0AD1A052F180C2B005A1DBD /* hermes.xcframework */; };
-		C0AD1A0E2F182AAA005A1DBD /* minimaltesterbrownfield.xcframework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = C0AD1A0D2F182AAA005A1DBD /* minimaltesterbrownfield.xcframework */; };
-/* End PBXBuildFile section */
+/* Begin PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase section */
+		87F31DDB2F47363100B37DF8 /* Embed Frameworks */ = {
+			isa = PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase;
+			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
+			dstPath = "";
+			dstSubfolderSpec = 10;
+			files = (
+			);
+			name = "Embed Frameworks";
+			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
+		};
+/* End PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
 		C0AD19F12F180368005A1DBD /* BrownfieldIntegratedTester.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = BrownfieldIntegratedTester.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
-		C0AD1A052F180C2B005A1DBD /* hermes.xcframework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.xcframework; path = hermes.xcframework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
-		C0AD1A0D2F182AAA005A1DBD /* minimaltesterbrownfield.xcframework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.xcframework; path = minimaltesterbrownfield.xcframework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 /* End PBXFileReference section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileSystemSynchronizedRootGroup section */
@@ -30,8 +36,6 @@
 			isa = PBXFrameworksBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
-				C0AD1A0E2F182AAA005A1DBD /* minimaltesterbrownfield.xcframework in Frameworks */,
-				C0AD1A072F180C2B005A1DBD /* hermes.xcframework in Frameworks */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
@@ -43,8 +47,6 @@
 			children = (
 				C0AD19F32F180368005A1DBD /* BrownfieldIntegratedTester */,
 				C0AD19F22F180368005A1DBD /* Products */,
-				C0AD1A052F180C2B005A1DBD /* hermes.xcframework */,
-				C0AD1A0D2F182AAA005A1DBD /* minimaltesterbrownfield.xcframework */,
 			);
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@
 				C0AD19ED2F180368005A1DBD /* Sources */,
 				C0AD19EE2F180368005A1DBD /* Frameworks */,
 				C0AD19EF2F180368005A1DBD /* Resources */,
+				87F31DDB2F47363100B37DF8 /* Embed Frameworks */,
 			);
 			buildRules = (
 			);
diff --git a/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/BrownfieldIntegratedTesterApp.swift b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/BrownfieldIntegratedTesterApp.swift
index 7fa5fbd8119321..fef64713546f30 100644
--- a/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/BrownfieldIntegratedTesterApp.swift
+++ b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/BrownfieldIntegratedTesterApp.swift
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import SwiftUI
-import minimaltesterbrownfield
+import expoappbrownfield
 
 @main
 struct BrownfieldIntegratedTesterApp: App {
diff --git a/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/BrownfieldTester.swift b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/BrownfieldTester.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..132af438c013ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/BrownfieldTester.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import Combine
+import SwiftUI
+import expoappbrownfield
+
+class BrownfieldTester: ObservableObject {
+    @Published var alertMessage: String = ""
+    @Published var showAlert: Bool = false
+    
+    // MARK: - Internal State
+    
+    private var listenerId: String?
+    private var messageTimer: Timer?
+    private var messageCounter = 0
+    
+    // MARK: - Lifecycle Methods
+    
+    func start() {
+        setupListener()
+        startTimer()
+    }
+    
+    func stop() {
+        if let listenerId = listenerId {
+            BrownfieldMessaging.removeListener(id: listenerId)
+        }
+        messageTimer?.invalidate()
+        messageTimer = nil
+    }
+    
+    // MARK: - Private Logic
+    
+    private func setupListener() {
+        listenerId = BrownfieldMessaging.addListener { [weak self] message in
+            guard let self = self else { return }
+            
+            let sender = message["sender"] as? String ?? "Unknown"
+            let nested = message["source"] as? [String: Any?] ?? [:]
+            let platform = nested["platform"] as? String ?? "Unknown"
+            
+            DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                self.alertMessage = "\(platform)(\(sender))"
+                self.showAlert = true
+                print(self.alertMessage, self.showAlert)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private func startTimer() {
+        messageTimer = Timer.scheduledTimer(withTimeInterval: 2.5, repeats: true) { [weak self] _ in
+            self?.sendMessage()
+        }
+    }
+    
+    private func sendMessage() {
+        messageCounter += 1
+        
+        let nativeMessage: [String: Any] = [
+            "source": ["platform": "iOS"],
+            "counter": messageCounter,
+            "timestamp": Int64(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 * 1000),
+            "array": ["ab", "c", false, 1, 2.45] as [Any]
+        ]
+        
+        BrownfieldMessaging.sendMessage(nativeMessage)
+        print("Sent: \(nativeMessage)")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/ContentView.swift b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/ContentView.swift
index 1696389cb4edc1..158cf1089a9daf 100644
--- a/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/ContentView.swift
+++ b/apps/brownfield-tester/ios-integrated/BrownfieldIntegratedTester/ContentView.swift
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
 import SwiftUI
-import minimaltesterbrownfield
+import expoappbrownfield
 
 struct ContentView: View {
+    @StateObject private var brownfieldTester = BrownfieldTester()
+    
     var body: some View {
-        VStack {
-            Image(systemName: "globe")
-                .imageScale(.large)
-                .foregroundStyle(.tint)
-            Text("Hello, world!")
-            ReactNativeView(moduleName: "main")
+        NavigationStack {
+            NavigationLink(destination: ReactNativeView(moduleName: "main"), label: {
+                Text("Open React Native App")
+                    .accessibilityIdentifier("openReactNativeButton")
+                    .font(.largeTitle)
+            })
+        }
+        .onAppear { brownfieldTester.start() }
+        .onDisappear { brownfieldTester.stop() }
+        .alert("Message from Native", isPresented: $brownfieldTester.showAlert) {
+            Button("OK", role: .cancel) { }
+        } message: {
+            Text(brownfieldTester.alertMessage)
         }
-        .padding()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/pages/guides/local-app-development.mdx b/docs/pages/guides/local-app-development.mdx
index 4f2e735d27b28d..0ad14a26501179 100644
--- a/docs/pages/guides/local-app-development.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/guides/local-app-development.mdx
@@ -33,16 +33,29 @@ To build your project locally you can use compile commands from Expo CLI which g
   ]}
 />
 
-The above commands compile your project, using your locally installed Android SDK or Xcode, into a debug build of your app.
+The above commands compile your project, using your locally installed Android SDK or Xcode, into a debug build of your app. Each command performs two steps: it compiles and installs the native binary on your device or emulator, then starts the Metro bundler to serve your JavaScript or TypeScript code.
 
 - These compilation commands initially run `npx expo prebuild` to generate native directories (**android** and **ios**) before building, if they do not exist yet. If they already exist, this will be skipped.
 - You can also add the `--device` flag to select a device to run the app on — you can select a physically connected device or emulator/simulator.
-- You can pass in `--variant release` (Android) or `--configuration Release` (iOS) to build a [production build of your app](/deploy/build-project/#production-builds-locally). Note that these builds are not signed and you cannot submit them to app stores. To sign your production build, see [Local app production](/guides/local-app-production/).
+- You can pass in `--variant release` (Android) or `--configuration Release` (iOS) to build a [production build of your app](/deploy/build-project/#release-builds-locally). Note that these builds are not signed and you cannot submit them to app stores. To sign your production build, see [Local app production](/guides/local-app-production/).
 - **Android only**: Starting in SDK 54, you can pass the `--variant debugOptimized` variant for faster development iteration. See [Compiling Android in Expo CLI reference](/more/expo-cli/#compiling-android) for more information.
 
-To modify your project's configuration or native code after the first build, you will have to rebuild your project. Running `npx expo prebuild` again layers the changes on top of existing files. It may also produce different results after the build.
+### After the first build: use `npx expo start`
 
-To avoid this, the native directories are automatically added to the project's **.gitignore** when you create a new project, and you can use `npx expo prebuild --clean` command. This ensures that the project is always managed, and the [`--clean` flag](/workflow/prebuild/#clean) will delete existing directories before regenerating them. You can use [app config](/workflow/configuration/) or create a [config plugin](/config-plugins/introduction/) to modify your project's configuration or code inside the native directories.
+Once the app is compiled and installed on your device or emulator, you don't need to rebuild every time you make a change. If you're only modifying JavaScript or TypeScript code, you can start the Metro bundler on its own:
+
+<Terminal cmd={['$ npx expo start']} />
+
+Then press <kbd>a</kbd> for Android or <kbd>i</kbd> for iOS in the terminal to launch the already-installed app. Metro serves your updated JavaScript bundle without recompiling native code, so the app loads in seconds instead of minutes.
+
+| Command                                     | What it does                                          | When to use it                                                                  |
+| ------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `npx expo run:android` / `npx expo run:ios` | Compiles native code, installs the app, starts Metro. | First build, after adding a native library, or after modifying a config plugin. |
+| `npx expo start`                            | Starts only the Metro bundler.                        | Daily development when only changing JavaScript or TypeScript code.             |
+
+To modify your project's configuration or native code after the first build, you will have to rebuild your project using `npx expo run:android|ios` again. Running `npx expo prebuild` again layers the changes on top of existing files. It may also produce different results after the build.
+
+To avoid this, the native directories are automatically added to the project's **.gitignore** when you create a new project, and you can use `npx expo prebuild --clean` command. This ensures that the project is always managed, and the [`--clean` flag](/workflow/continuous-native-generation/#clean) will delete existing directories before regenerating them. You can use [app config](/workflow/configuration/) or create a [config plugin](/config-plugins/introduction/) to modify your project's configuration or code inside the native directories.
 
 To learn more about how compilation and prebuild works, see the following guides:
 
@@ -61,13 +74,13 @@ To learn more about how compilation and prebuild works, see the following guides
 <BoxLink
   title="Prebuild"
   description="Learn how Expo CLI generates native code of your project before compiling it."
-  href="/workflow/prebuild"
+  href="/workflow/continuous-native-generation"
   Icon={BookOpen02Icon}
 />
 
 ## Local builds with `expo-dev-client`
 
-If you install [`expo-dev-client`](/develop/development-builds/introduction/#what-is-expo-dev-client) to your project, then a debug build of your project will include the `expo-dev-client` UI and tooling, and we call these development builds.
+If you install [`expo-dev-client`](/develop/development-builds/introduction/) to your project, then a debug build of your project will include the `expo-dev-client` UI and tooling, and we call these development builds.
 
 <Terminal cmd={['$ npx expo install expo-dev-client']} />
 
diff --git a/docs/pages/tutorial/gestures.mdx b/docs/pages/tutorial/gestures.mdx
index 93dd262bc30f61..7a8193da020868 100644
--- a/docs/pages/tutorial/gestures.mdx
+++ b/docs/pages/tutorial/gestures.mdx
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Let's take a look at our app on Android, iOS and the web:
 
 <ContentSpotlight file="tutorial/tap-gesture.mp4" />
 
-> For a complete reference of the tap gesture API, see the [React Native Gesture Handler](https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-gesture-handler/docs/gestures/tap-gesture) documentation.
+> For a complete reference of the tap gesture API, see the [React Native Gesture Handler](https://docs.swmansion.com/react-native-gesture-handler/docs/2.x/gestures/tap-gesture) documentation.
 
 </Step>
 
diff --git a/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.test.ts b/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.test.ts
index 31a2201e8e3e8f..adb22ff75af628 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.test.ts
+++ b/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.test.ts
@@ -1378,6 +1378,35 @@ describe('extractFrontmatter', () => {
       path.join(tmpDir, 'no-frontmatter.mdx'),
       "import Foo from './Foo';\n\n# Hello\n"
     );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tmpDir, 'ui-fields.mdx'),
+      [
+        '---',
+        'title: Camera',
+        'description: A camera component.',
+        'hideTOC: true',
+        'maxHeadingDepth: 4',
+        'hideFromSearch: true',
+        'hideInSidebar: true',
+        'sidebar_title: Cam',
+        'searchRank: 10',
+        'searchPosition: 5',
+        'hasVideoLink: true',
+        'packageName: expo-camera',
+        'isDeprecated: true',
+        'isAlpha: true',
+        '---',
+        '',
+        '# Camera',
+        '',
+      ].join('\n')
+    );
+
+    fs.writeFileSync(
+      path.join(tmpDir, 'only-ui-fields.mdx'),
+      '---\nhideTOC: true\nmaxHeadingDepth: 4\n---\n\n# Page\n'
+    );
   });
 
   afterAll(() => {
@@ -1421,4 +1450,29 @@ describe('extractFrontmatter', () => {
     const result = extractFrontmatter(path.join(tmpDir, 'no-frontmatter.mdx'));
     expect(result).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  it('strips UI-only fields and keeps semantic fields', () => {
+    const result = extractFrontmatter(path.join(tmpDir, 'ui-fields.mdx'));
+    expect(result).not.toBeNull();
+    // Semantic fields are preserved
+    expect(result).toContain('title: Camera');
+    expect(result).toContain('description: A camera component.');
+    expect(result).toContain('isDeprecated: true');
+    expect(result).toContain('isAlpha: true');
+    expect(result).toContain('packageName: expo-camera');
+    // UI-only fields are stripped
+    expect(result).not.toContain('hideTOC');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('maxHeadingDepth');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('hideFromSearch');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('hideInSidebar');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('sidebar_title');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('searchRank');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('searchPosition');
+    expect(result).not.toContain('hasVideoLink');
+  });
+
+  it('returns null when all fields are UI-only', () => {
+    const result = extractFrontmatter(path.join(tmpDir, 'only-ui-fields.mdx'));
+    expect(result).toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.ts b/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.ts
index 0f7527a0aba89b..b512bf8cdfe00c 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.ts
+++ b/docs/scripts/generate-markdown-pages-utils.ts
@@ -23,10 +23,28 @@ export function findMdxSource(htmlPath: string, outDir: string, pagesDir: string
   return null;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Frontmatter fields that only affect the docs website UI (sidebar, TOC, search ranking)
+ * and carry no semantic value for LLM or MCP consumers. Stripped during markdown generation.
+ *
+ * Note: `packageName` is intentionally kept because the Expo docs MCP tool uses it
+ * to map pages to their npm packages.
+ */
+const UI_ONLY_FRONTMATTER_FIELDS = new Set([
+  'hideTOC',
+  'maxHeadingDepth',
+  'hideFromSearch',
+  'hideInSidebar',
+  'sidebar_title',
+  'searchRank',
+  'searchPosition',
+  'hasVideoLink',
+]);
+
 /**
  * Extract the raw YAML frontmatter block (including --- delimiters) from an MDX file.
  * Strips lines with empty values (e.g. `modificationDate:` injected by append-dates.js
- * with no value in shallow CI clones).
+ * with no value in shallow CI clones) and UI-only fields that are irrelevant to LLM consumers.
  * Returns the frontmatter string with trailing newline, or null if no frontmatter found.
  */
 export function extractFrontmatter(mdxPath: string): string | null {
@@ -38,6 +56,10 @@ export function extractFrontmatter(mdxPath: string): string | null {
   const filtered = match[1]
     .split('\n')
     .filter(line => !/^\w+:\s*$/.test(line))
+    .filter(line => {
+      const key = line.match(/^(\w+):/)?.[1];
+      return !key || !UI_ONLY_FRONTMATTER_FIELDS.has(key);
+    })
     .join('\n');
   if (!filtered.trim()) {
     return null;
diff --git a/packages/expo/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo/CHANGELOG.md
index 94acf959207db5..ea9770c764d74c 100644
--- a/packages/expo/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
+- Add missing `Request`-like input handling, `method` normalization, and URL argument support to `fetch` ([#43194](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/43194) by [@kitten](https://github.com/kitten))
+
 ### 💡 Others
 
 ## 55.0.0-preview.11 — 2026-02-16
diff --git a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts
index 3b76e0acaffc5b..ac611055061b1e 100644
--- a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,6 @@ export declare function normalizeHeadersInit(headers: HeadersInit | null | undef
  * Create a new header array by overriding the existing headers with new headers (by header key).
  */
 export declare function overrideHeaders(headers: NativeHeadersType, newHeaders: NativeHeadersType): NativeHeadersType;
+/** Normalizes known HTTP methods to uppercase */
+export declare function normalizeMethod(method: string): string;
 //# sourceMappingURL=RequestUtils.d.ts.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts.map b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts.map
index 64bb401476d7a9..59db63fcedc106 100644
--- a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts.map
+++ b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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+{"version":3,"file":"RequestUtils.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../../../src/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAAA,OAAO,EAAE,KAAK,iBAAiB,EAAE,MAAM,iBAAiB,CAAC;AAIzD;;GAEG;AACH,wBAAsB,sCAAsC,CAC1D,MAAM,EAAE,cAAc,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,GACjC,OAAO,CAAC,UAAU,CAAC,CAsBrB;AAgBD;;GAEG;AACH,wBAAsB,sBAAsB,CAC1C,IAAI,EAAE,QAAQ,GAAG,IAAI,GAAG,SAAS,GAChC,OAAO,CAAC;IAAE,IAAI,EAAE,UAAU,GAAG,IAAI,CAAC;IAAC,iBAAiB,CAAC,EAAE,iBAAiB,CAAA;CAAE,CAAC,CA6C7E;AAED;;GAEG;AACH,wBAAgB,oBAAoB,CAAC,OAAO,EAAE,WAAW,GAAG,IAAI,GAAG,SAAS,GAAG,iBAAiB,CAe/F;AAED;;GAEG;AACH,wBAAgB,eAAe,CAC7B,OAAO,EAAE,iBAAiB,EAC1B,UAAU,EAAE,iBAAiB,GAC5B,iBAAiB,CAYnB;AAED,iDAAiD;AACjD,wBAAgB,eAAe,CAAC,MAAM,EAAE,MAAM,GAAG,MAAM,CAatD"}
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diff --git a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts
index 94053b955a1af9..bf49e54ec83c71 100644
--- a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 import { FetchResponse } from './FetchResponse';
-import type { FetchRequestInit } from './fetch.types';
-export declare function fetch(url: string, init?: FetchRequestInit): Promise<FetchResponse>;
+import type { FetchRequestInit, FetchRequestLike } from './fetch.types';
+export declare function fetch(input: string | URL | FetchRequestLike, init?: FetchRequestInit): Promise<FetchResponse>;
 //# sourceMappingURL=fetch.d.ts.map
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts.map b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts.map
index dbd1bfdbbdbb86..9d76f859d3820d 100644
--- a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts.map
+++ b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"version":3,"file":"fetch.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../../../src/winter/fetch/fetch.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAEA,OAAO,EAAE,aAAa,EAAyC,MAAM,iBAAiB,CAAC;AAGvF,OAAO,KAAK,EAAE,gBAAgB,EAAE,MAAM,eAAe,CAAC;AAGtD,wBAAsB,KAAK,CAAC,GAAG,EAAE,MAAM,EAAE,IAAI,CAAC,EAAE,gBAAgB,GAAG,OAAO,CAAC,aAAa,CAAC,CAsCxF"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"version":3,"file":"fetch.d.ts","sourceRoot":"","sources":["../../../src/winter/fetch/fetch.ts"],"names":[],"mappings":"AAEA,OAAO,EAAE,aAAa,EAAyC,MAAM,iBAAiB,CAAC;AAQvF,OAAO,KAAK,EAAE,gBAAgB,EAAE,gBAAgB,EAAE,MAAM,eAAe,CAAC;AAOxE,wBAAsB,KAAK,CACzB,KAAK,EAAE,MAAM,GAAG,GAAG,GAAG,gBAAgB,EACtC,IAAI,CAAC,EAAE,gBAAgB,GACtB,OAAO,CAAC,aAAa,CAAC,CAiDxB"}
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diff --git a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts
index c2f9fb4c97e038..fc83ef19c53819 100644
--- a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
  * A fetch RequestInit compatible structure.
  */
 export interface FetchRequestInit {
-    body?: BodyInit;
+    body?: BodyInit | null;
     credentials?: RequestCredentials;
     headers?: HeadersInit;
     method?: string;
-    signal?: AbortSignal;
+    signal?: AbortSignal | null;
     redirect?: RequestRedirect;
     integrity?: string;
     keepalive?: boolean;
@@ -14,4 +14,16 @@ export interface FetchRequestInit {
     referrer?: string;
     window?: any;
 }
+/**
+ * A fetch Request compatible structure.
+ */
+export interface FetchRequestLike {
+    readonly url: string;
+    readonly body: BodyInit | null;
+    readonly method: string;
+    readonly headers: Headers;
+    readonly credentials?: RequestCredentials;
+    readonly signal?: AbortSignal;
+    readonly redirect?: RequestRedirect;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts.map b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts.map
index b7ed9c54b276f1..69002a736edada 100644
--- a/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts.map
+++ b/packages/expo/build/winter/fetch/fetch.types.d.ts.map
@@ -1 +1 @@
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diff --git a/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.ts b/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.ts
index c731629e9210d0..4dabadd08777b8 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/RequestUtils.ts
@@ -136,3 +136,19 @@ export function overrideHeaders(
   }
   return result;
 }
+
+/** Normalizes known HTTP methods to uppercase */
+export function normalizeMethod(method: string): string {
+  const normalized = method.toUpperCase();
+  switch (method.toUpperCase()) {
+    case 'DELETE':
+    case 'GET':
+    case 'HEAD':
+    case 'OPTIONS':
+    case 'POST':
+    case 'PUT':
+      return normalized;
+    default:
+      return method;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.ts b/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.ts
index ebdda4389d488b..47f76872bd8f7f 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.ts
@@ -2,40 +2,63 @@ import { ExpoFetchModule } from './ExpoFetchModule';
 import { FetchError } from './FetchErrors';
 import { FetchResponse, type AbortSubscriptionCleanupFunction } from './FetchResponse';
 import { NativeRequest, NativeRequestInit } from './NativeRequest';
-import { normalizeBodyInitAsync, normalizeHeadersInit, overrideHeaders } from './RequestUtils';
-import type { FetchRequestInit } from './fetch.types';
+import {
+  normalizeBodyInitAsync,
+  normalizeHeadersInit,
+  overrideHeaders,
+  normalizeMethod,
+} from './RequestUtils';
+import type { FetchRequestInit, FetchRequestLike } from './fetch.types';
+
+/** Returns if `input` is a Request object */
+const isRequest = (input: any): input is FetchRequestLike =>
+  input != null && typeof input === 'object' && 'body' in input;
 
 // TODO(@kitten): Do we really want to use our own types for web standards?
-export async function fetch(url: string, init?: FetchRequestInit): Promise<FetchResponse> {
+export async function fetch(
+  input: string | URL | FetchRequestLike,
+  init?: FetchRequestInit
+): Promise<FetchResponse> {
+  const initFromRequest = isRequest(input);
+  const url = initFromRequest ? input.url : input;
+  const body = init?.body ?? (initFromRequest ? input.body : null);
+  const signal = init?.signal ?? (initFromRequest ? input.signal : undefined);
+  const redirect = init?.redirect ?? (initFromRequest ? input.redirect : undefined);
+  const method = init?.method ?? (initFromRequest ? input.method : undefined);
+  const credentials = init?.credentials ?? (initFromRequest ? input.credentials : undefined);
+
+  let headers = normalizeHeadersInit(
+    init?.headers ?? (initFromRequest ? input.headers : undefined)
+  );
+
   let abortSubscription: AbortSubscriptionCleanupFunction | null = null;
 
   const response = new FetchResponse(() => {
     abortSubscription?.();
   });
-  const request = new ExpoFetchModule.NativeRequest(response) as NativeRequest;
 
-  let headers = normalizeHeadersInit(init?.headers);
+  const request = new ExpoFetchModule.NativeRequest(response) as NativeRequest;
 
-  const { body: requestBody, overriddenHeaders } = await normalizeBodyInitAsync(init?.body);
+  const { body: requestBody, overriddenHeaders } = await normalizeBodyInitAsync(body);
   if (overriddenHeaders) {
     headers = overrideHeaders(headers, overriddenHeaders);
   }
 
   const nativeRequestInit: NativeRequestInit = {
-    credentials: init?.credentials ?? 'include',
+    credentials: credentials ?? 'include',
     headers,
-    method: init?.method ?? 'GET',
-    redirect: init?.redirect ?? 'follow',
+    method: method != null ? normalizeMethod(method) : 'GET',
+    redirect: redirect ?? 'follow',
   };
 
-  if (init?.signal && init.signal.aborted) {
+  if (signal && signal.aborted) {
     throw new FetchError('The operation was aborted.');
   }
-  abortSubscription = addAbortSignalListener(init?.signal, () => {
+  abortSubscription = addAbortSignalListener(signal, () => {
     request.cancel();
   });
   try {
-    await request.start(url, nativeRequestInit, requestBody);
+    await request.start(`${url}`, nativeRequestInit, requestBody);
   } catch (e: unknown) {
     if (e instanceof Error) {
       throw FetchError.createFromError(e);
diff --git a/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.types.ts b/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.types.ts
index 7ae525e7a31230..70f4f0e67ca7cb 100644
--- a/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.types.ts
+++ b/packages/expo/src/winter/fetch/fetch.types.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
  * A fetch RequestInit compatible structure.
  */
 export interface FetchRequestInit {
-  body?: BodyInit;
+  body?: BodyInit | null;
   credentials?: RequestCredentials; // same-origin is not supported
   headers?: HeadersInit;
   method?: string;
-  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  signal?: AbortSignal | null;
   redirect?: RequestRedirect;
 
   // Not supported fields
@@ -16,3 +16,18 @@ export interface FetchRequestInit {
   referrer?: string;
   window?: any;
 }
+
+/**
+ * A fetch Request compatible structure.
+ */
+export interface FetchRequestLike {
+  readonly url: string;
+  readonly body: BodyInit | null;
+  readonly method: string;
+  readonly headers: Headers;
+
+  // Not always supported, marked as optional
+  readonly credentials?: RequestCredentials;
+  readonly signal?: AbortSignal;
+  readonly redirect?: RequestRedirect;
+}