jestjs · cpojer · Sep 26, 2025 · Sep 21, 2025 · Sep 21, 2025 · Sep 21, 2025
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
+- `[*]` Update example repo for testing React Native projects ([#15832](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15832))
 - `[*]` Update `jest-watch-typeahead` to v3 ([#15830](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15830))
+
 ## Features
 
 - `[jest-environment-jsdom-abstract]` Add support for JSDOM v27 ([#15834](https://github.com/jestjs/jest/pull/15834))

diff --git a/docs/TutorialReactNative.md b/docs/TutorialReactNative.md
@@ -5,28 +5,26 @@ title: Testing React Native Apps
 
 At Facebook, we use Jest to test [React Native](https://reactnative.dev/) applications.
 
-Get a deeper insight into testing a working React Native app example by reading the following series: [Part 1: Jest – Snapshot come into play](https://callstack.com/blog/testing-react-native-with-the-new-jest-part-1-snapshots-come-into-play/) and [Part 2: Jest – Redux Snapshots for your Actions and Reducers](https://callstack.com/blog/testing-react-native-with-the-new-jest-part-2-redux-snapshots-for-your-actions-and-reducers/).
+Get a deeper insight into testing a working React Native app example by reading the following series:
+
+- [Part 1: Jest – Snapshot come into play](https://callstack.com/blog/testing-react-native-with-the-new-jest-part-1-snapshots-come-into-play/)
+- [Part 2: Jest – Redux Snapshots for your Actions and Reducers](https://callstack.com/blog/testing-react-native-with-the-new-jest-part-2-redux-snapshots-for-your-actions-and-reducers/).
 
 ## Setup
 
-Starting from react-native version 0.38, a Jest setup is included by default when running `react-native init`. The following configuration should be automatically added to your package.json file:
+Starting from react-native version 0.38, a Jest setup is included by default when running `npx @react-native-community/cli init`. The following configuration should be automatically added to your React Native's `jest.config.js` file:
 
-```json
-{
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "jest"
-  },
-  "jest": {
-    "preset": "react-native"
-  }
-}
+```js
+module.exports = {
+  preset: 'react-native',
+};
 ```
 
 Run `yarn test` to run tests with Jest.
 
 :::tip
 
-If you are upgrading your react-native application and previously used the `jest-react-native` preset, remove the dependency from your `package.json` file and change the preset to `react-native` instead.
+If you are upgrading your react-native application and previously used the `jest-react-native` or `react-native` preset, remove the dependency from your `package.json` file and change the preset to `react-native` in `jest.config.js` instead.
 
 :::
 
@@ -133,7 +131,7 @@ The preset sets up the environment and is very opinionated and based on what we
 
 ### Environment
 
-`react-native` ships with a Jest preset, so the `jest.preset` field of your `package.json` should point to `react-native`. The preset is a node environment that mimics the environment of a React Native app. Because it doesn't load any DOM or browser APIs, it greatly improves Jest's startup time.
+`react-native` ships with a Jest preset, so the `preset` field of your `jest.config.js` should point to `react-native`. The preset is a node environment that mimics the environment of a React Native app. Because it doesn't load any DOM or browser APIs, it greatly improves Jest's startup time.
 
 ### transformIgnorePatterns customization
 

diff --git a/examples/react-native/package.json b/examples/react-native/package.json
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     "test": "jest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@react-native/babel-preset": "^0.79.2",
+    "@react-native/babel-preset": "^0.81.1",
     "react": "18.3.1",
-    "react-native": "0.76.6"
+    "react-native": "0.81.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/core": "^7.27.4",