diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.mm b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.mm
index a803387b98bfb68e0c9bbb783e25bc649566e6a3..53adfdd413797871d29e13770f50e9be6377c3e1 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.mm
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.mm
@@ -326,6 +326,11 @@ static UIColor *defaultPlaceholderColor(void)
 
 #pragma mark - Dictation
 
+- (void)resetDictationRecognition
+{
+  _dictationRecognizing = NO;
+}
+
 - (void)dictationRecordingDidEnd
 {
   _dictationRecognizing = YES;
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputViewProtocol.h b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputViewProtocol.h
index 2f32b96d2a17b1fd512c2d985dd536ffd4c011c8..4089c3a940a7c389c17500667b6c026bc741034d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputViewProtocol.h
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputViewProtocol.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 - (void)setSelectedTextRange:(nullable UITextRange *)selectedTextRange NS_UNAVAILABLE;
 - (void)setSelectedTextRange:(nullable UITextRange *)selectedTextRange notifyDelegate:(BOOL)notifyDelegate;
 - (void)scrollRangeToVisible:(NSRange)selectedTextRange;
+- (void)resetDictationRecognition;
 
 // This protocol disallows direct access to `text` property because
 // unwise usage of it can break the `attributeText` behavior.
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm
index 064b48bb372074df29f961ff8d79e7caba8520c5..b0b73ecba1f42a7789ede064aa83f4ae9f62c1fb 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm
@@ -197,6 +197,11 @@
 
 #pragma mark - Dictation
 
+- (void)resetDictationRecognition
+{
+  _dictationRecognizing = NO;
+}
+
 - (void)dictationRecordingDidEnd
 {
   _dictationRecognizing = YES;
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
index 228ec0d2a28feeee886e1105f4b1e6cd18649b42..c50f79b48e0d4ae0fcdcfb49d0b9db949f55f5d7 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
 {
   [super prepareForRecycle];
   _textView.state = nullptr;
+  _textView.layoutMetrics = EmptyLayoutMetrics;
   _accessibilityProvider = nil;
 }
 
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
index 8f55121cd23d27577bab45716d91d6cdad878e41..05529db1a074652d2ca45abd70e421484b38e87b 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ static NSSet<NSNumber *> *returnKeyTypesSet;
   _backedTextInputView.inputAccessoryView = nil;
   _hasInputAccessoryView = false;
   [_backedTextInputView resignFirstResponder];
+  [_backedTextInputView resetDictationRecognition];
 }
 
 #pragma mark - RCTBackedTextInputDelegate
@@ -733,6 +734,7 @@ static NSSet<NSNumber *> *returnKeyTypesSet;
 {
   return {
       .text = RCTStringFromNSString(_backedTextInputView.attributedText.string),
+      .isComposing = _backedTextInputView.markedTextRange != nil,
       .selectionRange = [self _selectionRange],
       .contentSize = RCTSizeFromCGSize(_backedTextInputView.contentSize),
       .contentOffset = RCTPointFromCGPoint(_backedTextInputView.contentOffset),
@@ -892,8 +894,10 @@ static NSSet<NSNumber *> *returnKeyTypesSet;
                      }
                    }];
 
+  // Preserve the native recognition placeholder while iOS finalizes dictation.
   BOOL shouldFallbackToBareTextComparison =
       [_backedTextInputView.textInputMode.primaryLanguage isEqualToString:@"dictation"] ||
+      _backedTextInputView.dictationRecognizing ||
       [_backedTextInputView.textInputMode.primaryLanguage isEqualToString:@"ko-KR"] ||
       _backedTextInputView.markedTextRange || _backedTextInputView.isSecureTextEntry || fontHasBeenUpdatedBySystem;
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
index 7da2622926dcb85968d0d8f17a2ec57098117bdd..42d814740d9cfd46bfd40f1cc5b9e851d3765fbd 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ static jsi::Value textInputMetricsPayload(
 
   payload.setProperty(runtime, "eventCount", textInputMetrics.eventCount);
 
+  if (textInputMetrics.isComposing.has_value()) {
+    payload.setProperty(runtime, "isComposing", *textInputMetrics.isComposing);
+  }
+
   if (includeSelectionState) {
     auto selection = jsi::Object(runtime);
     selection.setProperty(
diff --git a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h
index 8c1a443f9e5f769ea0a1e50e818ab7aae63c72b2..cf6aa26c9a1b6469f110fb0d39e2456bb464bb4f 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 #include <react/cxxstableapi/FrameworksGuard.h>
 
+#include <optional>
+
 #include <react/renderer/attributedstring/AttributedString.h>
 #include <react/renderer/components/view/ViewEventEmitter.h>
 
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ class TextInputEventEmitter : public ViewEventEmitter {
 
   struct Metrics {
     std::string text;
+    std::optional<bool> isComposing;
     AttributedString::Range selectionRange;
     // ScrollView-like metrics
     Size contentSize;
diff --git a/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js b/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
index 2eccf43..b5dfad2 100644
--- a/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
+++ b/Libraries/WebSocket/WebSocket.js
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
   _eventEmitter: NativeEventEmitter<WebSocketEventDefinitions>;
   _subscriptions: Array<EventSubscription>;
   _binaryType: ?BinaryType;
+  // Orca: opt-in per socket; binary messages arrive as {base64} so the app decodes them natively.
+  orcaBinaryAsBase64: boolean = false;
 
   bufferedAmount: number;
   extension: ?string;
@@ -241,11 +243,14 @@ class WebSocket extends EventTarget {
         if (ev.id !== this._socketId) {
           return;
         }
-        let data: Blob | BlobData | ArrayBuffer | string = ev.data;
+        let data: Blob | BlobData | ArrayBuffer | string | {base64: string} =
+          ev.data;
         switch (ev.type) {
           case 'binary':
-            // $FlowFixMe[incompatible-type]
-            data = base64.toByteArray(ev.data).buffer;
+            data = this.orcaBinaryAsBase64
+              ? {base64: ev.data}
+              : // $FlowFixMe[incompatible-type]
+                base64.toByteArray(ev.data).buffer;
             break;
           case 'blob':
             data = BlobManager.createFromOptions(ev.data);