react-native-litert-lm 0.3.1 → 0.3.3

package/README.md

@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 # react-native-litert-lm
 
-High-performance on-device LLM inference for React Native, powered by [LiteRT-LM](https://github.com/google-ai-edge/LiteRT-LM) and [Nitro Modules](https://github.com/mrousavy/nitro). Optimized for **Gemma 3n** and other on-device language models.
+High-performance on-device LLM inference for React Native, powered by [LiteRT-LM](https://github.com/google-ai-edge/LiteRT-LM) and [Nitro Modules](https://github.com/mrousavy/nitro). Optimized for **Gemma 4** and other on-device language models.
 
 ## Features
 
 - 🚀 **Native Performance** — Kotlin (Android) / C++ (iOS) via Nitro Modules JSI bindings
-- 🧠 **Gemma 3n Ready** — First-class support for Gemma 3n E2B/E4B models
+- 🧠 **Gemma 4 Ready** — First-class support for Gemma 4 E2B/E4B multimodal models (text + vision + audio)
 - ⚡ **GPU Acceleration** — GPU delegate (Android), Metal/MPS (iOS)
 - 🔄 **Streaming Support** — Token-by-token generation callbacks
 - 📱 **Cross-Platform** — Android API 26+ / iOS 15.0+
-- 🖼️ **Multimodal** — Image and audio input support (Android)
-- 🧵 **Async API** — Non-blocking inference on background threads
+- 🖼️ **Multimodal** — Image and audio input support
+- 🧵 **Async API** — Non-blocking inference on dedicated large-stack threads
 - 📊 **Real Memory Tracking** — OS-level memory metrics (RSS, native heap, available memory) via native APIs
 - 🧮 **Zero-Copy Buffers** — Memory snapshots stored in native ArrayBuffers via Nitro Modules
 - 📥 **Automatic Model Download** — Downloads models from URL with progress tracking and local caching
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ The `example/` directory contains a fully functional test app with a dark-themed
 
 ## Model Management
 
-LiteRT-LM models (like Gemma 3n) are large files (3 GB+) and cannot be bundled into your app binary. They are downloaded at runtime.
+LiteRT-LM models (like Gemma 4) are large files (2–4 GB) and cannot be bundled into your app binary. They are downloaded at runtime.
 
 ### Automatic Downloading
 
@@ -112,16 +112,15 @@ If you prefer to manage downloads yourself (e.g., using `expo-file-system`), dow
 
 ```typescript
 import * as FileSystem from "expo-file-system";
+import { GEMMA_4_E2B_IT } from "react-native-litert-lm";
 
-const MODEL_URL =
-  "https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-3n-2b-it/resolve/main/model.litertlm";
-const localPath = `${FileSystem.documentDirectory}gemma-3n.litertlm`;
+const localPath = `${FileSystem.documentDirectory}gemma-4-E2B-it.litertlm`;
 
 async function downloadModel() {
   const info = await FileSystem.getInfoAsync(localPath);
   if (info.exists) return localPath;
 
-  await FileSystem.downloadAsync(MODEL_URL, localPath);
+  await FileSystem.downloadAsync(GEMMA_4_E2B_IT, localPath);
   return localPath;
 }
 ```
@@ -133,7 +132,7 @@ async function downloadModel() {
 The `useModel` hook manages the full model lifecycle: downloading, loading, inference, and cleanup.
 
 ```typescript
-import { useModel, GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4 } from "react-native-litert-lm";
+import { useModel, GEMMA_4_E2B_IT } from "react-native-litert-lm";
 import { Platform } from "react-native";
 
 function App() {
@@ -145,8 +144,8 @@ function App() {
     load,          // Manually trigger load
     deleteModel,   // Delete cached model file
     memorySummary, // Auto-updated memory stats (if tracking enabled)
-  } = useModel(GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4, {
-    backend: Platform.OS === 'ios' ? 'gpu' : 'cpu',
+  } = useModel(GEMMA_4_E2B_IT, {
+    backend: 'cpu',
     autoLoad: true, // Default: true. Set false to load manually via load().
     systemPrompt: "You are a helpful assistant.",
     enableMemoryTracking: true,
@@ -206,7 +205,7 @@ const warning = checkMultimodalSupport();
 if (warning) {
   console.warn(warning); // Experimental on iOS
 } else {
-  // Image input (for vision models like Gemma 3n)
+  // Image input (for vision models like Gemma 4)
   // Images >1024px are automatically resized to prevent OOM
   const response = await llm.sendMessageWithImage(
     "What's in this image?",
@@ -310,15 +309,20 @@ const buffer = tracker.getNativeBuffer();
 
 Download `.litertlm` models automatically using the exported URL constants, or manually from [HuggingFace](https://huggingface.co/litert-community):
 
-| Constant               | Model                                  | Size  | Min RAM |
-| :--------------------- | :------------------------------------- | :---- | :------ |
-| `GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4` | Gemma 3n E2B (Instruction Tuned, Int4) | ~3 GB | 4 GB+   |
+| Constant               | Model                              | Size     | Min RAM | Auth Required |
+| :--------------------- | :--------------------------------- | :------- | :------ | :------------ |
+| `GEMMA_4_E2B_IT`       | Gemma 4 E2B (Multimodal, IT)       | 2.58 GB  | 4 GB+   | ❌ No          |
+| `GEMMA_4_E4B_IT`       | Gemma 4 E4B (Higher Quality)       | 3.65 GB  | 6 GB+   | ❌ No          |
+| `GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4` | Gemma 3n E2B (Int4, Multimodal)    | ~1.3 GB  | 4 GB+   | ✅ HuggingFace |
+
+> **Recommended:** Use `GEMMA_4_E2B_IT` for most use cases. It's multimodal (text + vision + audio) and downloads directly from HuggingFace without requiring an account.
+>
+> **iOS Note:** Models larger than ~2 GB (like Gemma 4) require the `com.apple.developer.kernel.extended-virtual-addressing` entitlement. See [iOS Entitlements](#ios-entitlements) below.
 
 **Other compatible models** (download manually from HuggingFace):
 
 | Model         | Size    | Min RAM | Notes                 |
 | ------------- | ------- | ------- | --------------------- |
-| Gemma 3n E4B  | ~4 GB   | 8 GB+   | Higher quality        |
 | Gemma 3 1B    | ~1 GB   | 4 GB+   | Smallest, fastest     |
 | Phi-4 Mini    | ~2 GB   | 4 GB+   | Microsoft's small LLM |
 | Qwen 2.5 1.5B | ~1.5 GB | 4 GB+   | Multilingual          |
@@ -339,7 +343,7 @@ Loads a model from a local path or HTTPS URL.
 | Parameter             | Type     | Default | Description                               |
 | --------------------- | -------- | ------- | ----------------------------------------- |
 | `path`                | `string` | —       | Absolute path to `.litertlm` or HTTPS URL |
-| `config.backend`      | `string` | `'gpu'` | `'cpu'`, `'gpu'`, or `'npu'`              |
+| `config.backend`      | `string` | `'cpu'` | `'cpu'`, `'gpu'`, or `'npu'`              |
 | `config.systemPrompt` | `string` | —       | System prompt for the model               |
 | `config.temperature`  | `number` | `0.7`   | Sampling temperature                      |
 | `config.topK`         | `number` | `40`    | Top-K sampling                            |
@@ -354,7 +358,7 @@ Loads a model from a local path or HTTPS URL.
 | `'gpu'` | GPU / Metal         | Fast    | Recommended default                            |
 | `'npu'` | NPU / Neural Engine | Fastest | Requires supported hardware; falls back to GPU |
 
-> **iOS**: `'gpu'` uses Metal/MPS and is the recommended backend. The engine automatically tries multiple backend combinations if the primary one fails.
+> **iOS**: `'cpu'` is the recommended default backend. `'gpu'` (Metal/MPS) is also supported. The engine automatically tries multiple backend combinations if the primary one fails.
 
 ### `sendMessage(message): Promise<string>`
 
@@ -366,11 +370,11 @@ Streaming generation. Callback signature: `(token: string, isDone: boolean) => v
 
 ### `sendMessageWithImage(message, imagePath): Promise<string>`
 
-Send a message with an image (Android only; for vision models like Gemma 3n).
+Send a message with an image (for vision models like Gemma 4 E2B).
 
 ### `sendMessageWithAudio(message, audioPath): Promise<string>`
 
-Send a message with audio (Android only).
+Send a message with audio (for audio-capable models like Gemma 4 E2B).
 
 ### `getStats(): GenerationStats`
 
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@ const prompt = applyGemmaTemplate(
 | react-native-nitro-modules | 0.35.0+       |
 | Android API                | 26+ (ARM64)   |
 | iOS                        | 15.0+ (ARM64) |
-| LiteRT-LM Engine            | 0.9.0           |
+| LiteRT-LM Engine            | 0.10.1          |
 
 ## Platform Support
 
@@ -463,7 +467,8 @@ const prompt = applyGemmaTemplate(
 | ---------------------------- | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------- |
 | Text inference (blocking)    | ✅     | Via LiteRT-LM C API                                   |
 | Text inference (streaming)   | ✅     | Token-by-token callbacks                              |
-| GPU inference (Metal/MPS)    | ✅     | Recommended backend                                   |
+| CPU inference                | ✅     | Recommended default backend                           |
+| GPU inference (Metal/MPS)    | ✅     | Supported via `backend: 'gpu'`                        |
 | Model download with progress | ✅     | NSURLSession, cached in `Caches/`                     |
 | Memory tracking              | ✅     | `mach_task_basic_info`                                |
 | Multi-turn conversation      | ✅     | Context retained across turns                         |
@@ -471,6 +476,19 @@ const prompt = applyGemmaTemplate(
 | Constrained decoding         | ❌     | Requires llguidance Rust runtime                      |
 | Function calling             | ❌     | Requires Rust CXX bridge runtime                      |
 
+### iOS Entitlements
+
+Models larger than ~2 GB (like Gemma 4 E2B at 2.58 GB) require the **Extended Virtual Addressing** entitlement on iOS physical devices. Without it, iOS limits virtual memory to ~2 GB and the app will be killed by Jetsam.
+
+Add to your app's `.entitlements` file:
+
+```xml
+<key>com.apple.developer.kernel.extended-virtual-addressing</key>
+<true/>
+```
+
+> **Note:** This entitlement requires a **paid Apple Developer account** ($99/year). Gemma 3n E2B (~1.3 GB) works without it.
+
 ## Building the iOS Engine
 
 The iOS build uses a **Bazel-to-XCFramework pipeline** that compiles the LiteRT-LM C engine and all transitive dependencies into a static library (~83 MB).
@@ -488,7 +506,7 @@ The iOS build uses a **Bazel-to-XCFramework pipeline** that compiles the LiteRT-
 
 This will:
 
-1. Clone/checkout LiteRT-LM `v0.9.0` source into `.litert-lm-build/`
+1. Clone/checkout LiteRT-LM `v0.10.1` source into `.litert-lm-build/`
 2. Build `//c:engine` for `ios_arm64` and `ios_sim_arm64` via Bazel
 3. Collect all transitive `.o` files (engine, protobuf, re2, sentencepiece, etc.)
 4. Compile C/C++ stubs for unavailable Rust dependencies
@@ -540,7 +558,7 @@ Additionally, `PromptTemplate` is patched at build time to use a simplified C++
 ```
 
 - **Android**: Kotlin (`HybridLiteRTLM.kt`) interfacing with the `litertlm-android` AAR.
-- **iOS**: C++ (`HybridLiteRTLM.cpp`) interfacing with the LiteRT-LM C API via a prebuilt `LiteRTLM.xcframework`. Platform-specific code (model downloading, file management) is in Objective-C++ (`ios/IOSDownloadHelper.mm`).
+- **iOS**: C++ (`HybridLiteRTLM.cpp`) interfacing with the LiteRT-LM C API via a prebuilt `LiteRTLM.xcframework`. All engine operations (load, inference, streaming) run on dedicated `pthread` threads with 8 MB stack to accommodate XNNPack's stack requirements. Platform-specific code (model downloading, file management) is in Objective-C++ (`ios/IOSDownloadHelper.mm`).
 
 > **For contributors**: Changes to `cpp/HybridLiteRTLM.cpp` do not affect Android. Feature changes must be applied to both the Kotlin and C++ implementations.
 

package/android/build.gradle

@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ plugins {
 // Apply Nitrogen autolinking
 apply from: '../nitrogen/generated/android/LiteRTLM+autolinking.gradle'
 
+// Read LiteRT-LM SDK version from package.json (single source of truth)
+def packageJson = new groovy.json.JsonSlurper().parseText(file('../package.json').text)
+def litertLmVersion = packageJson.litertLm.androidMavenVersion
+
 android {
     namespace "dev.litert.litertlm"
-    compileSdk 35
+    compileSdk 36
     
     defaultConfig {
         minSdk 26  // LiteRT-LM requires API 26+
@@ -84,5 +88,5 @@ dependencies {
     implementation 'org.jetbrains.kotlinx:kotlinx-coroutines-android:1.7.3'
     
     // LiteRT-LM Kotlin API
-    implementation 'com.google.ai.edge.litertlm:litertlm-android:0.9.0'
+    implementation "com.google.ai.edge.litertlm:litertlm-android:${litertLmVersion}"
 }

package/android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/dev/litert/litertlm/HybridLiteRTLM.kt

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ internal class StreamingCallbackListener(
     private val history: MutableList<Message>,
 ) : com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.MessageCallback {
 
-    override fun onMessage(responseMsg: com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.LiteRTMessage) {
-        val chunk = responseMsg.contents
+    override fun onMessage(responseMsg: com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Message) {
+        val chunk = responseMsg.contents.contents
             .filterIsInstance<com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Content.Text>()
             .joinToString("") { it.text }
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
     )
 
     // Configuration
-    private var backend: Backend = Backend.GPU
+    private var backend: Backend = Backend.CPU
     private var temperature: Double = 0.7
     private var topK: Int = 40
     private var topP: Double = 0.95
@@ -161,21 +161,21 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
                 }
     
                 try {
-                    // Map our Backend enum to LiteRT-LM Backend enum
+                    // Map our Backend enum to LiteRT-LM Backend sealed class
                     val lmBackend = when (backend) {
-                        Backend.GPU -> com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.GPU
+                        Backend.GPU -> com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.GPU()
                         Backend.NPU -> {
                             Log.i(TAG, "NPU backend requested - requires hardware support")
-                            com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.NPU
+                            com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.NPU()
                         }
-                        else -> com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.CPU
+                        else -> com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.CPU()
                     }
                     
-                    // Vision backend: hardcoded to GPU (required by Gemma 3n)
-                    val lmVisionBackend = com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.GPU
+                    // Vision backend: hardcoded to GPU (required by Gemma models)
+                    val lmVisionBackend = com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.GPU()
                         
                     // Audio backend: hardcoded to CPU (optimal for audio processing)
-                    val lmAudioBackend = com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.CPU
+                    val lmAudioBackend = com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Backend.CPU()
     
                     Log.i(TAG, "Backend config: main=$lmBackend, vision=$lmVisionBackend (hardcoded), audio=$lmAudioBackend (hardcoded)")
     
@@ -228,13 +228,13 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
             Log.i(TAG, "sendMessage (Promise): $message")
             
             // Blocking inference (safe here because we are in Promise.parallel worker thread)
-            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(message)
+            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(text = message)
             val startTime = System.nanoTime()
-            val responseMsg = conversation!!.sendMessage(userMsg)
+            val responseMsg = conversation!!.sendMessage(message = userMsg)
             val elapsedMs = (System.nanoTime() - startTime) / 1_000_000.0
             
             // Extract text
-            val response = responseMsg.contents
+            val response = responseMsg.contents.contents
                 .filterIsInstance<com.google.ai.edge.litertlm.Content.Text>()
                 .joinToString("") { it.text } 
             
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
             history.add(Message(Role.MODEL, response))
             
             // Update stats with real timing data
+            // Token count heuristic: LiteRT-LM Android SDK does not expose
+            // actual token counts from inference. We approximate using
+            // ~4 chars/token. iOS uses the C API benchmark info for real counts.
             val promptTokens = message.length / 4.0
             val completionTokens = response.length / 4.0
             lastStats = GenerationStats(
@@ -279,8 +282,8 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
         )
 
         try {
-            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(message)
-            conversation!!.sendMessageAsync(userMsg, listener)
+            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(text = message)
+            conversation!!.sendMessageAsync(message = userMsg, callback = listener)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Failed to initiate async generation", e)
             onToken("Error: ${e.message}", true)
@@ -343,19 +346,14 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
             // Use factory method Message.of passing a list of Content
             val textContent = Content.Text(message)
             
-            val contentList = listOf(
-                textContent,
-                Content.ImageFile(processedImagePath)
-            )
-
-            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(contentList)
+            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(textContent, Content.ImageFile(processedImagePath))
 
             // Add to history
             history.add(Message(Role.USER, "$message [Image]"))
 
-            val responseMsg = conversation!!.sendMessage(userMsg)
+            val responseMsg = conversation!!.sendMessage(message = userMsg)
             
-            val response = responseMsg.contents
+            val response = responseMsg.contents.contents
                 .filterIsInstance<Content.Text>()
                 .joinToString("") { it.text }
 
@@ -490,18 +488,16 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
 
             // Load audio
             
-            val contentList = listOf(
+            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(
                 Content.Text(message),
                 Content.AudioFile(audioPath)
             )
-            
-            val userMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(contentList)
 
             history.add(Message(Role.USER, "$message [Audio]"))
             
-            val responseMsg = conversation!!.sendMessage(userMsg)
+            val responseMsg = conversation!!.sendMessage(message = userMsg)
             
-            val response = responseMsg.contents
+            val response = responseMsg.contents.contents
                 .filterIsInstance<Content.Text>()
                 .joinToString("") { it.text }
                 
@@ -628,8 +624,8 @@ class HybridLiteRTLM : HybridLiteRTLMSpec() {
                     // Send system instruction as the first turn to prime the conversation.
                     // LiteRT-LM's Conversation API handles chat template formatting,
                     // including Gemma's <start_of_turn>system block.
-                    val systemMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(listOf(Content.Text(prompt)))
-                    conversation!!.sendMessage(systemMsg)
+                    val systemMsg = LiteRTMessage.of(Content.Text(prompt))
+                    conversation!!.sendMessage(message = systemMsg)
                     Log.i(TAG, "System prompt applied (${prompt.length} chars)")
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                     Log.w(TAG, "Failed to apply system prompt: ${e.message}")

package/app.plugin.js

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
  * Expo config plugin for react-native-litert-lm.
  *
  * Ensures correct build settings for the LiteRT-LM native module:
- * - Android: minSdkVersion 26, arm64-v8a ABI filter
- * - iOS: deployment target 15.0
+ * - Android: minSdkVersion 26, Kotlin 2.3.0 (required by litertlm-android AAR)
  */
-const { withGradleProperties, withXcodeProject } = require('@expo/config-plugins');
+const {
+  withGradleProperties,
+  withProjectBuildGradle,
+} = require('@expo/config-plugins');
 
 function withLiteRTLM(config) {
   // Android: Ensure minSdkVersion is at least 26
@@ -27,6 +29,29 @@ function withLiteRTLM(config) {
     return config;
   });
 
+  // Android: Pin Kotlin Gradle plugin to 2.3.0
+  // The litertlm-android AAR uses Kotlin 2.3.0 metadata (version defined in
+  // package.json → litertLm.androidMavenVersion).
+  // React Native's default Kotlin version (2.1.0) cannot read this metadata,
+  // so we must force the Kotlin Gradle plugin to 2.3.0 in the project-level
+  // build.gradle. This ensures the fix survives `expo prebuild --clean`.
+  config = withProjectBuildGradle(config, (config) => {
+    if (config.modResults.language === 'groovy') {
+      const contents = config.modResults.contents;
+
+      // Only add if not already pinned
+      if (!contents.includes("kotlin-gradle-plugin:2.3.0")) {
+        // Replace the unversioned kotlin-gradle-plugin classpath with a pinned one
+        config.modResults.contents = contents.replace(
+          "classpath('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin')",
+          "classpath('org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:2.3.0')"
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    return config;
+  });
+
   return config;
 }
 

package/cpp/HybridLiteRTLM.cpp

@@ -23,13 +23,52 @@
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include "IOSDownloadHelper.h"
+#include <os/proc.h>
 #endif
 #include <fstream>
 #include <thread>
 #include <regex>
+#include <pthread.h>
+#include <functional>
 
 namespace margelo::nitro::litertlm {
 
+// =============================================================================
+// Thread Helper — LiteRT engine operations need >512KB stack (XNNPack, Metal)
+// =============================================================================
+
+static void runOnLargeStack(std::function<void()> work, size_t stackSize = 8 * 1024 * 1024) {
+  struct Context {
+    std::function<void()> fn;
+    std::exception_ptr exception;
+  };
+  Context ctx{std::move(work), nullptr};
+
+  pthread_t thread;
+  pthread_attr_t attr;
+  pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+  pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stackSize);
+
+  int rc = pthread_create(&thread, &attr, [](void* arg) -> void* {
+    auto* c = static_cast<Context*>(arg);
+    try {
+      c->fn();
+    } catch (...) {
+      c->exception = std::current_exception();
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+  }, &ctx);
+  pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
+  if (rc != 0) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Failed to create large-stack thread (errno: " + std::to_string(rc) + ")");
+  }
+  pthread_join(thread, nullptr);
+
+  if (ctx.exception) {
+    std::rethrow_exception(ctx.exception);
+  }
+}
+
 // =============================================================================
 // JSON Helpers
 // =============================================================================
@@ -70,6 +109,34 @@ std::string HybridLiteRTLM::buildAudioMessageJson(const std::string& text, const
          "]}";
 }
 
+/**
+ * Strip Gemma / LiteRT-LM control tokens from model output.
+ * The iOS C API returns raw model text including stop/turn markers
+ * that the Android Kotlin SDK strips automatically.
+ */
+static std::string stripControlTokens(const std::string& text) {
+  static const char* tokens[] = {
+    "<end_of_turn>",
+    "<start_of_turn>model",
+    "<start_of_turn>user",
+    "<start_of_turn>",
+    "<eos>",
+  };
+  std::string result = text;
+  for (auto* tok : tokens) {
+    std::string t(tok);
+    size_t pos;
+    while ((pos = result.find(t)) != std::string::npos) {
+      result.erase(pos, t.length());
+    }
+  }
+  // Trim leading/trailing whitespace
+  size_t start = result.find_first_not_of(" \t\n\r");
+  if (start == std::string::npos) return "";
+  size_t end = result.find_last_not_of(" \t\n\r");
+  return result.substr(start, end - start + 1);
+}
+
 std::string HybridLiteRTLM::extractTextFromResponse(const std::string& jsonResponse) {
   // The C API response JSON is structured as:
   //   {"role":"model","content":[{"type":"text","text":"..."}]}
@@ -102,7 +169,7 @@ std::string HybridLiteRTLM::extractTextFromResponse(const std::string& jsonRespo
           result += jsonResponse[i];
         }
       }
-      return result;
+      return stripControlTokens(result);
     }
   }
   
@@ -125,11 +192,11 @@ std::string HybridLiteRTLM::extractTextFromResponse(const std::string& jsonRespo
         result += jsonResponse[i];
       }
     }
-    return result;
+    return stripControlTokens(result);
   }
   
-  // Fallback: return full response
-  return jsonResponse;
+  // Fallback: return full response (still strip control tokens)
+  return stripControlTokens(jsonResponse);
 }
 
 // =============================================================================
@@ -191,7 +258,9 @@ std::shared_ptr<Promise<void>> HybridLiteRTLM::loadModel(
     const std::string& modelPath,
     const std::optional<LLMConfig>& config) {
   return Promise<void>::async([this, modelPath, config]() {
-    loadModelInternal(modelPath, config);
+    runOnLargeStack([&]() {
+      loadModelInternal(modelPath, config);
+    });
   });
 }
 
@@ -243,7 +312,7 @@ void HybridLiteRTLM::loadModelInternal(
       modelPath.c_str(),
       backend,
       visionBackend,
-      nullptr // audio executor not supported on iOS yet
+      "cpu" // audio executor: iOS XCFramework lacks compiled audio ops (INTERNAL ERROR at Invoke)
     );
     if (!settings) {
       return false;
@@ -336,7 +405,11 @@ void HybridLiteRTLM::loadModelInternal(
 
 std::shared_ptr<Promise<std::string>> HybridLiteRTLM::sendMessage(const std::string& message) {
   return Promise<std::string>::async([this, message]() -> std::string {
-    return sendMessageInternal(message);
+    std::string result;
+    runOnLargeStack([&]() {
+      result = sendMessageInternal(message);
+    });
+    return result;
   });
 }
 
@@ -431,9 +504,13 @@ void HybridLiteRTLM::streamCallbackFn(void* callback_data, const char* chunk,
   
   if (chunk) {
     std::string token(chunk);
-    ctx->fullResponse += token;
+    // Filter out Gemma control tokens from streamed chunks
+    std::string cleaned = stripControlTokens(token);
+    ctx->fullResponse += cleaned;
     ctx->tokenCount++;
-    ctx->onToken(token, false);
+    if (!cleaned.empty()) {
+      ctx->onToken(cleaned, false);
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -445,34 +522,42 @@ void HybridLiteRTLM::sendMessageAsync(
   auto onTokenCopy = onToken;
   auto messageCopy = message;
   
-  // Capture shared state safely
-  auto* ctx = new StreamContext();
-  ctx->onToken = std::move(onTokenCopy);
-  ctx->fullResponse = "";
-  ctx->history = &history_;
-  ctx->historyMutex = &mutex_;
-  ctx->userMessage = messageCopy;
-  ctx->lastStats = &lastStats_;
-  ctx->startTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
-  ctx->tokenCount = 0;
+  // Capture shared state safely — use unique_ptr to prevent leaks
+  auto ctxOwner = std::make_unique<StreamContext>();
+  ctxOwner->onToken = std::move(onTokenCopy);
+  ctxOwner->fullResponse = "";
+  ctxOwner->history = &history_;
+  ctxOwner->historyMutex = &mutex_;
+  ctxOwner->userMessage = messageCopy;
+  ctxOwner->lastStats = &lastStats_;
+  ctxOwner->startTime = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+  ctxOwner->tokenCount = 0;
   
 #ifdef __APPLE__
   ensureLoaded();
   
   std::string msgJson = buildTextMessageJson(messageCopy);
   
-  int result = litert_lm_conversation_send_message_stream(
-    conversation_, msgJson.c_str(), nullptr,
-    streamCallbackFn, ctx);
+  // Release ownership — the C callback now owns the context via raw pointer.
+  // streamCallbackFn will delete it when done or on error.
+  StreamContext* ctx = ctxOwner.release();
   
-  if (result != 0) {
-    delete ctx;
-    throw std::runtime_error("LiteRT-LM: Failed to start streaming inference");
-  }
+  // Wrap the initial engine call in runOnLargeStack for consistency
+  // with all other engine entry points (XNNPack needs >512KB stack).
+  runOnLargeStack([&]() {
+    int result = litert_lm_conversation_send_message_stream(
+      conversation_, msgJson.c_str(), nullptr,
+      streamCallbackFn, ctx);
+    
+    if (result != 0) {
+      delete ctx;
+      throw std::runtime_error("LiteRT-LM: Failed to start streaming inference");
+    }
+  });
 #else
   // Non-Apple stub
-  ctx->onToken("[iOS only] Streaming not available on this platform.", true);
-  delete ctx;
+  ctxOwner->onToken("[iOS only] Streaming not available on this platform.", true);
+  // ctxOwner auto-deleted by unique_ptr
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -484,7 +569,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<Promise<std::string>> HybridLiteRTLM::sendMessageWithImage(
     const std::string& message,
     const std::string& imagePath) {
   return Promise<std::string>::async([this, message, imagePath]() -> std::string {
-    return sendMessageWithImageInternal(message, imagePath);
+    std::string result;
+    runOnLargeStack([&]() {
+      result = sendMessageWithImageInternal(message, imagePath);
+    });
+    return result;
   });
 }
 
@@ -547,7 +636,11 @@ std::shared_ptr<Promise<std::string>> HybridLiteRTLM::sendMessageWithAudio(
     const std::string& message,
     const std::string& audioPath) {
   return Promise<std::string>::async([this, message, audioPath]() -> std::string {
-    return sendMessageWithAudioInternal(message, audioPath);
+    std::string result;
+    runOnLargeStack([&]() {
+      result = sendMessageWithAudioInternal(message, audioPath);
+    });
+    return result;
   });
 }
 
@@ -574,7 +667,12 @@ std::string HybridLiteRTLM::sendMessageWithAudioInternal(
     conversation_, msgJson.c_str(), nullptr);
   
   if (!response) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("LiteRT-LM: sendMessageWithAudio failed");
+    std::string errMsg = "LiteRT-LM: sendMessageWithAudio failed";
+    const char* nativeErr = litert_lm_get_last_error();
+    if (nativeErr && nativeErr[0] != '\0') {
+      errMsg += ": " + std::string(nativeErr);
+    }
+    throw std::runtime_error(errMsg);
   }
   
   const char* responseStr = litert_lm_json_response_get_string(response);
@@ -607,16 +705,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<Promise<std::string>> HybridLiteRTLM::downloadModel(
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     return litert_lm::downloadModelFile(url, fileName, onProgress);
 #else
-    std::string destPath = "/tmp/" + fileName;
-    std::string curlCmd = "curl -L -o \"" + destPath + "\" \"" + url + "\"";
-    int result = system(curlCmd.c_str());
-    if (result != 0) {
-      throw std::runtime_error("Failed to download model from: " + url);
-    }
-    if (onProgress.has_value()) {
-      onProgress.value()(1.0);
-    }
-    return destPath;
+    // Non-Apple platforms: not supported from C++ (Android uses Kotlin)
+    throw std::runtime_error("Download not available on this platform. Use the Kotlin implementation.");
 #endif
   });
 }
@@ -688,8 +778,8 @@ GenerationStats HybridLiteRTLM::getStats() {
 // =============================================================================
 
 MemoryUsage HybridLiteRTLM::getMemoryUsage() {
-  double usedMemoryBytes = 0;
-  double totalMemoryBytes = 0;
+  double nativeHeapBytes = 0;
+  double residentBytes = 0;
   double availableBytes = 0;
   bool isLowMemory = false;
   
@@ -704,33 +794,26 @@ MemoryUsage HybridLiteRTLM::getMemoryUsage() {
                                &count);
   
   if (kr == KERN_SUCCESS) {
-    usedMemoryBytes = static_cast<double>(info.resident_size);
-  }
-  
-  // Get total physical memory
-  mach_port_t host_port = mach_host_self();
-  struct host_basic_info hostInfo;
-  mach_msg_type_number_t hostCount = HOST_BASIC_INFO_COUNT;
-  
-  kr = host_info(host_port, HOST_BASIC_INFO,
-                  (host_info_t)&hostInfo, &hostCount);
-  
-  if (kr == KERN_SUCCESS) {
-    totalMemoryBytes = static_cast<double>(hostInfo.max_mem);
+    residentBytes = static_cast<double>(info.resident_size);
+    // On iOS, mach_task_basic_info doesn't separate heap from RSS.
+    // Use resident_size_max as a proxy for peak native allocation.
+    nativeHeapBytes = static_cast<double>(info.resident_size);
   }
   
-  availableBytes = totalMemoryBytes - usedMemoryBytes;
-  if (availableBytes < 0) availableBytes = 0;
+  // Use os_proc_available_memory() (iOS 13+) for accurate Jetsam headroom.
+  // This reports how much memory the process can still allocate before
+  // the system kills it — far more accurate than total_physical - process_rss.
+  availableBytes = static_cast<double>(os_proc_available_memory());
   
   // Low memory threshold (~200MB available)
-  isLowMemory = (totalMemoryBytes > 0) && (availableBytes < 200.0 * 1024.0 * 1024.0);
+  isLowMemory = availableBytes < 200.0 * 1024.0 * 1024.0;
 #endif
   
   return MemoryUsage{
-    usedMemoryBytes,          // nativeHeapBytes
-    usedMemoryBytes,          // residentBytes  
-    availableBytes,           // availableMemoryBytes
-    isLowMemory               // isLowMemory
+    nativeHeapBytes,            // nativeHeapBytes (RSS as proxy on iOS)
+    residentBytes,              // residentBytes  
+    availableBytes,             // availableMemoryBytes
+    isLowMemory                 // isLowMemory
   };
 }
 

package/cpp/HybridLiteRTLM.hpp

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 // react-native-litert-lm
 //
 // High-performance LLM inference using LiteRT-LM.
-// Supports Gemma 3n and other .litertlm models.
+// Supports Gemma 4, Gemma 3n, and other .litertlm models.
 //
 // NOTE: This C++ implementation is used for iOS ONLY.
 // Android uses the Kotlin implementation in `android/src/main/java/com/margelo/nitro/dev/litert/litertlm/HybridLiteRTLM.kt`.
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ private:
   mutable std::mutex mutex_;
   
   // Configuration - backend
-  Backend backend_ = Backend::GPU;
+  Backend backend_ = Backend::CPU;
   
   // System prompt / instruction
   std::string systemPrompt_;

package/lib/hooks.js

@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ function useModel(pathOrUrl, config) {
             enableMemoryTracking,
             maxMemorySnapshots,
         });
+        // Reset ready state — the new instance has no model loaded yet.
+        // This prevents stale isReady=true after Fast Refresh (which
+        // preserves useState but re-runs useEffect).
+        setIsReady(false);
         // Cleanup on unmount
         return () => {
             try {

package/lib/index.d.ts

@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ export { createLLM } from "./modelFactory";
  * Use with model download utilities or as reference.
  */
 export declare const Models: {
+    /** Gemma 4 E2B Instruct (2B parameters, latest generation) */
+    readonly GEMMA_4_E2B: "gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm";
+    /** Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (4B parameters, higher quality) */
+    readonly GEMMA_4_E4B: "gemma-4-E4B-it-litert-lm";
     /** Gemma 3n E2B (2B parameters, efficient) */
     readonly GEMMA_3N_E2B: "gemma-3n-E2B-it-litert-lm-preview";
     /** Gemma 3n E4B (4B parameters, higher quality) */
@@ -59,9 +63,10 @@ export declare const Models: {
 export type ModelId = (typeof Models)[keyof typeof Models];
 /**
  * Get the recommended backend for the current platform.
- * Returns 'gpu' for most devices as it provides the best balance of speed and compatibility.
+ * Returns 'cpu' as the safe default. GPU (Metal on iOS, GPU delegate on Android)
+ * is faster but may not be available on all devices or model configurations.
  *
- * @returns The recommended backend ('gpu' for most cases)
+ * @returns The recommended backend ('cpu')
  *
  * @example
  * ```typescript
@@ -106,5 +111,17 @@ export declare function checkBackendSupport(backend: Backend): string | undefine
 export declare function checkMultimodalSupport(): string | undefined;
 /**
  * Download URL for the Gemma 3n E2B IT INT4 model.
+ * Note: Requires a HuggingFace account (gated model).
  */
 export declare const GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4 = "https://litert.dev/gemma-3n-E2B-it-int4.litertlm";
+/**
+ * Download URL for the Gemma 4 E2B IT model (2.58 GB).
+ * Public — no HuggingFace account required.
+ */
+export declare const GEMMA_4_E2B_IT = "https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm/resolve/main/gemma-4-E2B-it.litertlm";
+/**
+ * Download URL for the Gemma 4 E4B IT model (3.65 GB).
+ * Higher quality than E2B but requires more device memory.
+ * Public — no HuggingFace account required.
+ */
+export declare const GEMMA_4_E4B_IT = "https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-E4B-it-litert-lm/resolve/main/gemma-4-E4B-it.litertlm";

package/lib/index.js

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var __exportStar = (this && this.__exportStar) || function(m, exports) {
     for (var p in m) if (p !== "default" && !Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(exports, p)) __createBinding(exports, m, p);
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4 = exports.Models = exports.createLLM = exports.createNativeBuffer = exports.createMemoryTracker = exports.applyLlamaTemplate = exports.applyPhiTemplate = exports.applyGemmaTemplate = void 0;
+exports.GEMMA_4_E4B_IT = exports.GEMMA_4_E2B_IT = exports.GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4 = exports.Models = exports.createLLM = exports.createNativeBuffer = exports.createMemoryTracker = exports.applyLlamaTemplate = exports.applyPhiTemplate = exports.applyGemmaTemplate = void 0;
 exports.getRecommendedBackend = getRecommendedBackend;
 exports.checkBackendSupport = checkBackendSupport;
 exports.checkMultimodalSupport = checkMultimodalSupport;
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ Object.defineProperty(exports, "createLLM", { enumerable: true, get: function ()
  * Use with model download utilities or as reference.
  */
 exports.Models = {
+    /** Gemma 4 E2B Instruct (2B parameters, latest generation) */
+    GEMMA_4_E2B: "gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm",
+    /** Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (4B parameters, higher quality) */
+    GEMMA_4_E4B: "gemma-4-E4B-it-litert-lm",
     /** Gemma 3n E2B (2B parameters, efficient) */
     GEMMA_3N_E2B: "gemma-3n-E2B-it-litert-lm-preview",
     /** Gemma 3n E4B (4B parameters, higher quality) */
@@ -80,9 +84,10 @@ exports.Models = {
 };
 /**
  * Get the recommended backend for the current platform.
- * Returns 'gpu' for most devices as it provides the best balance of speed and compatibility.
+ * Returns 'cpu' as the safe default. GPU (Metal on iOS, GPU delegate on Android)
+ * is faster but may not be available on all devices or model configurations.
  *
- * @returns The recommended backend ('gpu' for most cases)
+ * @returns The recommended backend ('cpu')
  *
  * @example
  * ```typescript
@@ -91,9 +96,9 @@ exports.Models = {
  * ```
  */
 function getRecommendedBackend() {
-    // GPU is the recommended default for all platforms
-    // It provides good performance and broad compatibility
-    return "gpu";
+    // CPU is the safe default — always available, broadly compatible.
+    // GPU is faster but may fail on some models/devices.
+    return "cpu";
 }
 /**
  * Check if a backend configuration is supported on the current platform.
@@ -140,11 +145,23 @@ function checkBackendSupport(backend) {
  */
 function checkMultimodalSupport() {
     if (react_native_1.Platform.OS === "ios") {
-        return "Multimodal (image/audio) is experimental on iOS. Vision and audio executors may not be available in the current build.";
+        return "Multimodal (image/audio) is not available on iOS. The XCFramework lacks compiled vision and audio executor ops.";
     }
     return undefined;
 }
 /**
  * Download URL for the Gemma 3n E2B IT INT4 model.
+ * Note: Requires a HuggingFace account (gated model).
  */
 exports.GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4 = "https://litert.dev/gemma-3n-E2B-it-int4.litertlm";
+/**
+ * Download URL for the Gemma 4 E2B IT model (2.58 GB).
+ * Public — no HuggingFace account required.
+ */
+exports.GEMMA_4_E2B_IT = "https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm/resolve/main/gemma-4-E2B-it.litertlm";
+/**
+ * Download URL for the Gemma 4 E4B IT model (3.65 GB).
+ * Higher quality than E2B but requires more device memory.
+ * Public — no HuggingFace account required.
+ */
+exports.GEMMA_4_E4B_IT = "https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-E4B-it-litert-lm/resolve/main/gemma-4-E4B-it.litertlm";

package/lib/specs/LiteRTLM.nitro.d.ts

@@ -26,18 +26,18 @@ export interface LLMConfig {
     systemPrompt?: string;
     /**
      * Primary compute backend for text generation.
-     * - 'cpu': CPU inference (slower but always available)
-     * - 'gpu': GPU acceleration (fast, recommended)
+     * - 'cpu': CPU inference (safe default, always available)
+     * - 'gpu': GPU acceleration (fast, Metal on iOS, GPU delegate on Android)
      * - 'npu': NPU/Neural Engine (fastest on supported devices)
      *
-     * If not specified, defaults to 'gpu'.
+     * If not specified, defaults to 'cpu'.
      * If specified backend is unavailable, falls back automatically.
      *
      * @remarks
-     * Vision encoder is always set to GPU (required by Gemma 3n).
+     * Vision encoder is always set to GPU (required by Gemma models).
      * Audio encoder is always set to CPU (optimal for audio processing).
      *
-     * @default 'gpu'
+     * @default 'cpu'
      */
     backend?: Backend;
     /**
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ export interface MemoryUsage {
 }
 /**
  * LiteRT-LM: High-performance LLM inference engine.
- * Supports Gemma 3n, Phi-4, Qwen, and other .litertlm models.
+ * Supports Gemma 4, Gemma 3n, Phi-4, Qwen, and other .litertlm models.
  *
  * @example
  * ```typescript
  * const llm = createLLM();
- * llm.loadModel('/path/to/gemma-3n.litertlm', { backend: 'gpu' });
+ * llm.loadModel('/path/to/gemma-4-E2B-it.litertlm', { backend: 'cpu' });
  *
  * // Blocking generation
  * const response = llm.sendMessage('What is the capital of France?');

package/package.json

@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-litert-lm",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
-  "description": "High-performance LLM inference for React Native using LiteRT-LM. Optimized for Gemma 3n and other on-device language models.",
+  "version": "0.3.3",
+  "litertLm": {
+    "version": "0.10.1",
+    "androidMavenVersion": "0.10.0",
+    "iosGitTag": "v0.10.1"
+  },
+  "description": "High-performance LLM inference for React Native using LiteRT-LM. Optimized for Gemma 4 and other on-device language models.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Hugh Chen (https://github.com/hung-yueh)",
   "repository": {
@@ -19,6 +24,7 @@
     "litert-lm",
     "llm",
     "gemma",
+    "gemma-4",
     "gemma-3n",
     "ai",
     "machine-learning",
@@ -69,26 +75,26 @@
     "release": "release-it"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@expo/config-plugins": "~54.0.4",
-    "@types/react": "~19.1.10",
-    "expo": "^54.0.31",
-    "nitrogen": "^0.35.0",
-    "react": "19.1.0",
-    "react-native": "0.81.5",
+    "@expo/config-plugins": "~55.0.0",
+    "@types/react": "~19.2.10",
     "release-it": "^19.2.4",
     "typescript": "^5.0.0"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "expo": ">=54.0.0",
+    "expo": ">=55.0.0",
     "react": "*",
-    "react-native": "*"
+    "react-native": "*",
+    "react-native-nitro-modules": "^0.35.0"
   },
   "peerDependenciesMeta": {
     "expo": {
       "optional": true
+    },
+    "react": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "react-native": {
+      "optional": true
     }
-  },
-  "dependencies": {
-    "react-native-nitro-modules": "^0.35.0"
   }
 }

package/scripts/build-ios-engine.sh

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-LITERT_LM_VERSION="v0.9.0"
 LITERT_LM_REPO="https://github.com/google-ai-edge/LiteRT-LM.git"
 FRAMEWORK_NAME="LiteRTLM"
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+LITERT_LM_VERSION="$(node -e "console.log(require('$PROJECT_ROOT/package.json').litertLm.iosGitTag)")"
 OUTPUT_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/ios/Frameworks"
 C_API_HEADER_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/cpp/include"
 BUILD_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/.litert-lm-build"

package/scripts/download-ios-frameworks.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PROJECT_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
 OUTPUT_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/ios/Frameworks"
 C_API_HEADER_DIR="$PROJECT_ROOT/cpp/include"
 
-LITERT_LM_VERSION="v0.9.0"
+LITERT_LM_VERSION="$(node -e "console.log(require('$PROJECT_ROOT/package.json').litertLm.iosGitTag)")"
 GITHUB_RAW="https://github.com/google-ai-edge/LiteRT-LM/raw/${LITERT_LM_VERSION}"
 
 # Read version from package.json

package/src/hooks.ts

@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ export function useModel(
       maxMemorySnapshots,
     });
 
+    // Reset ready state — the new instance has no model loaded yet.
+    // This prevents stale isReady=true after Fast Refresh (which
+    // preserves useState but re-runs useEffect).
+    setIsReady(false);
+
     // Cleanup on unmount
     return () => {
       try {

package/src/index.ts

@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ export { createLLM } from "./modelFactory";
  * Use with model download utilities or as reference.
  */
 export const Models = {
+  /** Gemma 4 E2B Instruct (2B parameters, latest generation) */
+  GEMMA_4_E2B: "gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm",
+  /** Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (4B parameters, higher quality) */
+  GEMMA_4_E4B: "gemma-4-E4B-it-litert-lm",
   /** Gemma 3n E2B (2B parameters, efficient) */
   GEMMA_3N_E2B: "gemma-3n-E2B-it-litert-lm-preview",
   /** Gemma 3n E4B (4B parameters, higher quality) */
@@ -95,9 +99,10 @@ export type ModelId = (typeof Models)[keyof typeof Models];
 
 /**
  * Get the recommended backend for the current platform.
- * Returns 'gpu' for most devices as it provides the best balance of speed and compatibility.
+ * Returns 'cpu' as the safe default. GPU (Metal on iOS, GPU delegate on Android)
+ * is faster but may not be available on all devices or model configurations.
  *
- * @returns The recommended backend ('gpu' for most cases)
+ * @returns The recommended backend ('cpu')
  *
  * @example
  * ```typescript
@@ -106,9 +111,9 @@ export type ModelId = (typeof Models)[keyof typeof Models];
  * ```
  */
 export function getRecommendedBackend(): Backend {
-  // GPU is the recommended default for all platforms
-  // It provides good performance and broad compatibility
-  return "gpu";
+  // CPU is the safe default — always available, broadly compatible.
+  // GPU is faster but may fail on some models/devices.
+  return "cpu";
 }
 
 /**
@@ -158,13 +163,29 @@ export function checkBackendSupport(backend: Backend): string | undefined {
  */
 export function checkMultimodalSupport(): string | undefined {
   if (Platform.OS === "ios") {
-    return "Multimodal (image/audio) is experimental on iOS. Vision and audio executors may not be available in the current build.";
+    return "Multimodal (image/audio) is not available on iOS. The XCFramework lacks compiled vision and audio executor ops.";
   }
   return undefined;
 }
 
 /**
  * Download URL for the Gemma 3n E2B IT INT4 model.
+ * Note: Requires a HuggingFace account (gated model).
  */
 export const GEMMA_3N_E2B_IT_INT4 =
   "https://litert.dev/gemma-3n-E2B-it-int4.litertlm";
+
+/**
+ * Download URL for the Gemma 4 E2B IT model (2.58 GB).
+ * Public — no HuggingFace account required.
+ */
+export const GEMMA_4_E2B_IT =
+  "https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-E2B-it-litert-lm/resolve/main/gemma-4-E2B-it.litertlm";
+
+/**
+ * Download URL for the Gemma 4 E4B IT model (3.65 GB).
+ * Higher quality than E2B but requires more device memory.
+ * Public — no HuggingFace account required.
+ */
+export const GEMMA_4_E4B_IT =
+  "https://huggingface.co/litert-community/gemma-4-E4B-it-litert-lm/resolve/main/gemma-4-E4B-it.litertlm";

package/src/specs/LiteRTLM.nitro.ts

@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ export interface LLMConfig {
 
   /**
    * Primary compute backend for text generation.
-   * - 'cpu': CPU inference (slower but always available)
-   * - 'gpu': GPU acceleration (fast, recommended)
+   * - 'cpu': CPU inference (safe default, always available)
+   * - 'gpu': GPU acceleration (fast, Metal on iOS, GPU delegate on Android)
    * - 'npu': NPU/Neural Engine (fastest on supported devices)
    *
-   * If not specified, defaults to 'gpu'.
+   * If not specified, defaults to 'cpu'.
    * If specified backend is unavailable, falls back automatically.
    *
    * @remarks
-   * Vision encoder is always set to GPU (required by Gemma 3n).
+   * Vision encoder is always set to GPU (required by Gemma models).
    * Audio encoder is always set to CPU (optimal for audio processing).
    *
-   * @default 'gpu'
+   * @default 'cpu'
    */
   backend?: Backend;
 
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ export interface MemoryUsage {
 
 /**
  * LiteRT-LM: High-performance LLM inference engine.
- * Supports Gemma 3n, Phi-4, Qwen, and other .litertlm models.
+ * Supports Gemma 4, Gemma 3n, Phi-4, Qwen, and other .litertlm models.
  *
  * @example
  * ```typescript
  * const llm = createLLM();
- * llm.loadModel('/path/to/gemma-3n.litertlm', { backend: 'gpu' });
+ * llm.loadModel('/path/to/gemma-4-E2B-it.litertlm', { backend: 'cpu' });
  *
  * // Blocking generation
  * const response = llm.sendMessage('What is the capital of France?');