diff --git a/examples/SampleApp/ios/Podfile.lock b/examples/SampleApp/ios/Podfile.lock
index 4169819bc6..472d5c20c4 100644
--- a/examples/SampleApp/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/examples/SampleApp/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ PODS:
     - nanopb/encode (= 3.30910.0)
   - nanopb/decode (3.30910.0)
   - nanopb/encode (3.30910.0)
-  - NitroModules (0.35.9):
+  - NitroModules (0.31.3):
     - hermes-engine
     - RCTRequired
     - RCTTypeSafety
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ PODS:
     - ReactCommon/turbomodule/core
     - ReactNativeDependencies
     - Yoga
-  - NitroSound (0.2.15):
+  - NitroSound (0.2.9):
     - hermes-engine
     - NitroModules
     - RCTRequired
@@ -3232,8 +3232,8 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   libdav1d: 23581a4d8ec811ff171ed5e2e05cd27bad64c39f
   libwebp: 02b23773aedb6ff1fd38cec7a77b81414c6842a8
   nanopb: fad817b59e0457d11a5dfbde799381cd727c1275
-  NitroModules: fa3f01c46ec724812c2a1a7074eeb528980f6a47
-  NitroSound: 90d19ad981456113476388338d5b6b2a7d58999d
+  NitroModules: e2c4f7166ca860e21959433f70818e97be498b88
+  NitroSound: cb3c7c6b9d9d4329cc0fed7e566bb58842a1f895
   op-sqlite: 8e86ae95b132eb4364492e44e848a5272f3ca582
   PromisesObjC: f5707f49cb48b9636751c5b2e7d227e43fba9f47
   PromisesSwift: 9d77319bbe72ebf6d872900551f7eeba9bce2851
diff --git a/examples/SampleApp/package.json b/examples/SampleApp/package.json
index 10f4ab1e81..a51a9a6a06 100644
--- a/examples/SampleApp/package.json
+++ b/examples/SampleApp/package.json
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     "react-native-haptic-feedback": "^3.0.0",
     "react-native-image-picker": "^8.2.1",
     "react-native-maps": "^1.27.2",
-    "react-native-nitro-modules": "^0.35.9",
-    "react-native-nitro-sound": "^0.2.15",
+    "react-native-nitro-modules": "0.31.3",
+    "react-native-nitro-sound": "0.2.9",
     "react-native-reanimated": "4.3.1",
     "react-native-safe-area-context": "^5.8.0",
     "react-native-screens": "^4.25.2",
diff --git a/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts b/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
index 58b1b8c436..5c76ddcba4 100644
--- a/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
+++ b/package/native-package/src/optionalDependencies/Audio.ts
@@ -111,15 +111,6 @@ class _Audio {
       audioSet: {
         // Android specific properties
         AudioEncoderAndroid: AudioEncoderAndroidType.AAC,
-        // Pin nitro-sound 0.2.10+'s bitrate to 128 kbps. Its `.high` quality
-        // preset otherwise defaults to (48 kHz, 2ch, 192 kbps), a combination
-        // the iOS hardware AAC encoder rejects with
-        // kAudioFormatUnsupportedDataFormatError ('fmt?', OSStatus 1718449215)
-        // in AppStore signed binaries.
-        // https://www.osstatus.com/search/results?search=1718449215
-        // Older nitro-sound and the legacy `react-native-audio-recorder-player`
-        // ignore this key.
-        AudioEncodingBitRate: 128000,
         AudioSourceAndroid: AudioSourceAndroidType.MIC,
         OutputFormatAndroid: OutputFormatAndroidType.AAC_ADTS,
 
@@ -130,11 +121,6 @@ class _Audio {
           ? AVModeIOSOptionNitroSound.spokenaudio
           : AVModeIOSOption.spokenaudio,
         AVNumberOfChannelsKeyIOS: 2,
-        // Pair with `AudioEncodingBitRate` above override nitro-sound 0.2.10+'s
-        // 48 kHz default back to 44.1 kHz so the encoder gets the combo that
-        // 0.2.9 was implicitly using. Idempotent for older nitro-sound and the
-        // legacy lib (their default is already 44.1 kHz).
-        AVSampleRateKeyIOS: 44100,
       },
       isMeteringEnabled: true,
     },
diff --git a/package/src/types/types.ts b/package/src/types/types.ts
index 90e10bfe10..27a4ef5e50 100644
--- a/package/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/package/src/types/types.ts
@@ -501,15 +501,6 @@ type AVEncodingType =
 export interface AudioSet {
   AudioChannelsAndroid?: number;
   AudioEncoderAndroid?: AudioEncoderAndroidType;
-  /**
-   * Cross-platform bitrate hint introduced in `react-native-nitro-sound` 0.2.10+.
-   * Sits alongside the iOS-native `AVEncoderBitRateKeyIOS` because nitro-sound
-   * reads `AudioEncodingBitRate` on iOS (mapping it to `AVEncoderBitRateKey`),
-   * not the platform-specific key. Older nitro-sound builds and the legacy
-   * `react-native-audio-recorder-player` ignore this field, so it's safe to
-   * include unconditionally.
-   */
-  AudioEncodingBitRate?: number;
   AudioEncodingBitRateAndroid?: number;
   AudioSamplingRateAndroid?: number;
   AudioSourceAndroid?: AudioSourceAndroidType;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ea2bb3a437..0fe6f28563 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5420,7 +5420,7 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"@react-native-community/slider@npm:^5.2.0":
+"@react-native-community/slider@npm:^5.0.1":
   version: 5.2.0
   resolution: "@react-native-community/slider@npm:5.2.0"
   checksum: 10c0/58ec6a47b5aafefd98a61c79aeae05f1ab8371782eb497d9af665bf2f62a1c372da8fed6dead30e1d6c9e01bfb12bfdbafcde7890736f4f5d55502dabf2e01ad
@@ -17872,26 +17872,26 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react-native-nitro-modules@npm:^0.35.9":
-  version: 0.35.9
-  resolution: "react-native-nitro-modules@npm:0.35.9"
+"react-native-nitro-modules@npm:0.31.3":
+  version: 0.31.3
+  resolution: "react-native-nitro-modules@npm:0.31.3"
   peerDependencies:
     react: "*"
     react-native: "*"
-  checksum: 10c0/2e5c1b3eed1d187e7c2bbbf661e6405cb69c6a20b01427ea4c8a3bfe07a4baf2efbeb170a21f8c17fb0e18f022244f4b1fe1ce69a7ec824a7a4cf72441893cf1
+  checksum: 10c0/ec37750c9ae0a1c433c307cfba78474cb1c2593f6b4780d00250755688ed049602e28fa3c4e2b9f922a815353b6ed8c74db580973e736a4d8aba4f06eed7c91b
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"react-native-nitro-sound@npm:^0.2.15":
-  version: 0.2.15
-  resolution: "react-native-nitro-sound@npm:0.2.15"
+"react-native-nitro-sound@npm:0.2.9":
+  version: 0.2.9
+  resolution: "react-native-nitro-sound@npm:0.2.9"
   dependencies:
-    "@react-native-community/slider": "npm:^5.2.0"
+    "@react-native-community/slider": "npm:^5.0.1"
   peerDependencies:
     react: "*"
     react-native: "*"
-    react-native-nitro-modules: ">=0.35.4"
-  checksum: 10c0/215624ccc6303475ee21ac734b40bcddb9bf8ad8996a3ea8af3c98d507280261686f8d7289a5eac56736ad33c0e20395fb843d78c5441c58f79f70086c5759fe
+    react-native-nitro-modules: "*"
+  checksum: 10c0/10fdb135ef226b0de845ae91d4cfb88fec8a55ee5350919b8005589fa08750b934c76b5ccd0265ae38e7d9aa14b28f83d156d3d3582cfef15e9b9f93873a2505
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
@@ -18874,8 +18874,8 @@ __metadata:
     react-native-haptic-feedback: "npm:^3.0.0"
     react-native-image-picker: "npm:^8.2.1"
     react-native-maps: "npm:^1.27.2"
-    react-native-nitro-modules: "npm:^0.35.9"
-    react-native-nitro-sound: "npm:^0.2.15"
+    react-native-nitro-modules: "npm:0.31.3"
+    react-native-nitro-sound: "npm:0.2.9"
     react-native-reanimated: "npm:4.3.1"
     react-native-safe-area-context: "npm:^5.8.0"
     react-native-screens: "npm:^4.25.2"