diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml
index 6bcbcf9b78..eb03cb8cc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-v2.yml
@@ -117,13 +117,13 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5
-        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.platform == 'android' }}
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "adopt"
 
       - name: Gradle cache
-        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.platform == 'android' }}
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
 
       - name: Setup asdf Node.js (Bitrise)
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build SDK
         if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
         run: yarn build
+        env:
+          PLATFORM: ${{ matrix.platform }}
 
       - uses: actions/cache@27d5ce7f107fe9357f9df03efb73ab90386fccae # v5
         if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
@@ -388,13 +390,13 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5
-        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.platform == 'android' }}
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "adopt"
 
       - name: Gradle cache
-        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.platform == 'android' }}
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
 
       - name: Setup Global Tools
@@ -561,13 +563,13 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ninja-build
 
       - uses: actions/setup-java@ad2b38190b15e4d6bdf0c97fb4fca8412226d287 # v5
-        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.platform == 'android' }}
         with:
           java-version: "17"
           distribution: "adopt"
 
       - name: Gradle cache
-        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.platform-check.outputs.skip != 'true' && matrix.platform == 'android' }}
         uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@3f131e8634966bd73d06cc69884922b02e6faf92 # v6
 
       - name: Setup KVM
diff --git a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs
index 44b9dae1d2..c942c18c25 100755
--- a/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs
+++ b/dev-packages/e2e-tests/cli.mjs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function patchBoostIfNeeded(rnVersion, patchScriptsDir) {
 // Build and publish the SDK - we only need to do this once in CI.
 // Locally, we may want to get updates from the latest build so do it on every app build.
 if (actions.includes('create') || (env.CI === undefined && actions.includes('build'))) {
-  execSync(`yarn build`, { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: workspaceRootDir, env: env });
+  execSync(`yarn build`, { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: workspaceRootDir, env: { ...env, PLATFORM: platform } });
   execSync(`yalc publish --private`, { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: e2eDir, env: env });
   execSync(`yalc publish`, { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: expoUploadSourcemapsPackageDir, env: env });
   execSync(`yalc publish`, { stdio: 'inherit', cwd: corePackageDir, env: env });
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index b11fff5566..7eb32d8a8c 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     "build:tools": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.tools.json",
     "build:tools:watch": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.tools.json -w --preserveWatchOutput",
     "build:plugin": "EXPO_NONINTERACTIVE=true expo-module build plugin",
-    "build:replay-stubs": "cd android/replay-stubs && ./gradlew jar",
+    "build:replay-stubs": "[ \"$PLATFORM\" = \"ios\" ] && echo 'Skipping replay-stubs for iOS' && exit 0 || cd android/replay-stubs && ./gradlew jar",
     "build:tarball": "bash scripts/build-tarball.sh",
     "downlevel": "downlevel-dts dist ts3.8/dist --to=3.8",
     "clean": "rimraf dist coverage && yarn clean:plugin",