diff --git a/SampleApp/javascript/ios/Podfile b/SampleApp/javascript/ios/Podfile
index e91a4b006..905ff5e7e 100644
--- a/SampleApp/javascript/ios/Podfile
+++ b/SampleApp/javascript/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
 require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
 
-platform :ios, '10.0'
+platform :ios, '12.0'
 
 target 'SampleApp' do
   config = use_native_modules!
@@ -11,3 +11,18 @@ end
 target 'Rich Notification Extension' do
   pod 'Iterable-iOS-AppExtensions'
 end
+
+deployment_target = '12.0'
+
+post_install do |installer|
+  installer.generated_projects.each do |project|
+      project.targets.each do |target|
+          target.build_configurations.each do |config|
+              config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = deployment_target
+          end
+      end
+      project.build_configurations.each do |config|
+          config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = deployment_target
+      end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/SampleApp/typescript/babel.config.js b/SampleApp/typescript/babel.config.js
index f842b77fc..13acc46d2 100644
--- a/SampleApp/typescript/babel.config.js
+++ b/SampleApp/typescript/babel.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 module.exports = {
-  presets: ['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset'],
+  presets: [['module:metro-react-native-babel-preset', {
+    unstable_disableES6Transforms: true
+  }]],
 };
diff --git a/SampleApp/typescript/ios/Podfile b/SampleApp/typescript/ios/Podfile
index e91a4b006..905ff5e7e 100644
--- a/SampleApp/typescript/ios/Podfile
+++ b/SampleApp/typescript/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 require_relative '../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/native_modules'
 require_relative '../node_modules/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods'
 
-platform :ios, '10.0'
+platform :ios, '12.0'
 
 target 'SampleApp' do
   config = use_native_modules!
@@ -11,3 +11,18 @@ end
 target 'Rich Notification Extension' do
   pod 'Iterable-iOS-AppExtensions'
 end
+
+deployment_target = '12.0'
+
+post_install do |installer|
+  installer.generated_projects.each do |project|
+      project.targets.each do |target|
+          target.build_configurations.each do |config|
+              config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = deployment_target
+          end
+      end
+      project.build_configurations.each do |config|
+          config.build_settings['IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] = deployment_target
+      end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SampleApp/typescript/package.json b/SampleApp/typescript/package.json
index 624cf6d79..add594b7f 100644
--- a/SampleApp/typescript/package.json
+++ b/SampleApp/typescript/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "@types/react-native": "^0.62.10",
     "@types/react-native-vector-icons": "^6.4.5",
     "eslint": "^6.8.0",
-    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.58.0",
+    "metro-react-native-babel-preset": "^0.59.0",
     "react-test-renderer": "16.9.0"
   }
 }