diff --git a/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 20219e28..fbd859c6 100644
--- a/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/template/ios/HelloWorld.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = NO;
 				ENABLE_STRICT_OBJC_MSGSEND = YES;
 				ENABLE_TESTABILITY = YES;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = i386;
+				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = ”;
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu99;
 				GCC_DYNAMIC_NO_PIC = NO;
 				GCC_NO_COMMON_BLOCKS = YES;
@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@
 					"-DFOLLY_MOBILE=1",
 					"-DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1",
 				);
-				REACT_NATIVE_PATH = "${PODS_ROOT}/../../node_modules/react-native";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
 			};
 			name = Debug;
@@ -634,7 +633,7 @@
 				COPY_PHASE_STRIP = YES;
 				ENABLE_NS_ASSERTIONS = NO;
 				ENABLE_STRICT_OBJC_MSGSEND = YES;
-				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = i386;
+				"EXCLUDED_ARCHS[sdk=iphonesimulator*]" = "";
 				GCC_C_LANGUAGE_STANDARD = gnu99;
 				GCC_NO_COMMON_BLOCKS = YES;
 				GCC_WARN_64_TO_32_BIT_CONVERSION = YES;
@@ -660,7 +659,6 @@
 					"-DFOLLY_MOBILE=1",
 					"-DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1",
 				);
-				REACT_NATIVE_PATH = "${PODS_ROOT}/../../node_modules/react-native";
 				SDKROOT = iphoneos;
 				VALIDATE_PRODUCT = YES;
 			};
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 96bf5443..8220a42d 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "react": "18.1.0",
-    "react-native": "0.70.3"
+    "react-native": "0.70.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.12.9",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "@tsconfig/react-native": "^2.0.2",
     "@types/jest": "^26.0.23",
     "@types/react": "^18.0.21",
-    "@types/react-native": "^0.70.4",
+    "@types/react-native": "^0.70.6",
     "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^5.37.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.37.0",