diff --git a/apps/paper/ios/Podfile.lock b/apps/paper/ios/Podfile.lock
index 70fbb6cc2b..5342d28e59 100644
--- a/apps/paper/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/apps/paper/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1935,7 +1935,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   React-Mapbuffer: 1c08607305558666fd16678b85ef135e455d5c96
   React-microtasksnativemodule: 87b8de96f937faefece8afd2cb3a518321b2ef99
   react-native-safe-area-context: ab8f4a3d8180913bd78ae75dd599c94cce3d5e9a
-  react-native-skia: 1f36fe252564881d77ad424f84a8986098cc73b7
+  react-native-skia: 1549ee5068efc5a004b84b2e0ba109c6234e2fde
   react-native-slider: 97ce0bd921f40de79cead9754546d5e4e7ba44f8
   react-native-wgpu: 8d0437a304318e0e3d6ccbfed2a39880f8eae4dd
   React-nativeconfig: 57781b79e11d5af7573e6f77cbf1143b71802a6d
diff --git a/packages/skia/android/CMakeLists.txt b/packages/skia/android/CMakeLists.txt
index 3e57f6e0d8..553cc54c31 100644
--- a/packages/skia/android/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packages/skia/android/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4.1)
 set (CMAKE_VERBOSE_MAKEFILE ON)
 set (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(SK_GRAPHITE OFF)
-set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DSK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID -DFOLLY_NO_CONFIG=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_MEMRCHR=1 -DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1 -DFOLLY_MOBILE=1 -DON_ANDROID -DONANDROID")
+set (CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DSK_BUILD_FOR_ANDROID -DSK_IMAGE_READ_PIXELS_DISABLE_LEGACY_API -DFOLLY_NO_CONFIG=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME=1 -DFOLLY_HAVE_MEMRCHR=1 -DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1 -DFOLLY_MOBILE=1 -DON_ANDROID -DONANDROID")
 set (PACKAGE_NAME "rnskia")
 set (SKIA_LIB "skia")
 set (SKIA_SVG_LIB "svg")
diff --git a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLContext.h b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLContext.h
index 5608c141e7..8f524c33ac 100644
--- a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLContext.h
+++ b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLContext.h
@@ -129,9 +129,11 @@ class OpenGLContext {
   std::unique_ptr<WindowContext> MakeWindow(ANativeWindow *window, int width,
                                             int height) {
     return std::make_unique<OpenGLWindowContext>(
-        _directContext, _glDisplay.get(), _glContext.get(), window);
+        _directContext.get(), _glDisplay.get(), _glContext.get(), window);
   }
 
+  GrDirectContext *getDirectContext() { return _directContext.get(); }
+
 private:
   EGLConfig _glConfig;
   std::unique_ptr<gl::Display> _glDisplay;
diff --git a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.cpp b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.cpp
index 3e525504ca..ca390563dd 100644
--- a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.cpp
+++ b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ sk_sp<SkSurface> OpenGLWindowContext::getSurface() {
     sk_sp<SkColorSpace> colorSpace(nullptr);
     SkSurfaceProps surfaceProps(0, kRGB_H_SkPixelGeometry);
     _skSurface = SkSurfaces::WrapBackendRenderTarget(
-        _directContext.get(), backendRT, kBottomLeft_GrSurfaceOrigin,
+        _directContext, backendRT, kBottomLeft_GrSurfaceOrigin,
         kRGBA_8888_SkColorType, colorSpace, &surfaceProps);
   }
   return _skSurface;
diff --git a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.h b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.h
index 63294eb88f..5759ba9642 100644
--- a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.h
+++ b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/OpenGLWindowContext.h
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ namespace RNSkia {
 
 class OpenGLWindowContext : public WindowContext {
 public:
-  OpenGLWindowContext(sk_sp<GrDirectContext> directContext,
-                      gl::Display *display, gl::Context *glContext,
-                      ANativeWindow *window)
+  OpenGLWindowContext(GrDirectContext *directContext, gl::Display *display,
+                      gl::Context *glContext, ANativeWindow *window)
       : _directContext(directContext), _display(display), _glContext(glContext),
         _window(window) {
     ANativeWindow_acquire(_window);
@@ -60,11 +59,11 @@ class OpenGLWindowContext : public WindowContext {
   void resize(int width, int height) override { _skSurface = nullptr; }
 
 private:
-  sk_sp<GrDirectContext> _directContext;
+  GrDirectContext *_directContext;
   gl::Display *_display;
+  gl::Context *_glContext = nullptr;
   ANativeWindow *_window;
   sk_sp<SkSurface> _skSurface = nullptr;
-  gl::Context *_glContext = nullptr;
   std::unique_ptr<gl::Surface> _glSurface = nullptr;
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/RNSkAndroidPlatformContext.h b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/RNSkAndroidPlatformContext.h
index 6bbadd3c38..415ccd5b87 100644
--- a/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/RNSkAndroidPlatformContext.h
+++ b/packages/skia/android/cpp/rnskia-android/RNSkAndroidPlatformContext.h
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ class RNSkAndroidPlatformContext : public RNSkPlatformContext {
 #endif
   }
 
+#if !defined(SK_GRAPHITE)
+  GrDirectContext *getDirectContext() override {
+    return OpenGLContext::getInstance().getDirectContext();
+  }
+#endif
+
   sk_sp<SkFontMgr> createFontMgr() override {
     return SkFontMgr_New_Android(nullptr);
   }
diff --git a/packages/skia/cpp/api/JsiSkImage.h b/packages/skia/cpp/api/JsiSkImage.h
index 585197cc4f..8737007e9b 100644
--- a/packages/skia/cpp/api/JsiSkImage.h
+++ b/packages/skia/cpp/api/JsiSkImage.h
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ class JsiSkImage : public JsiSkWrappingSkPtrHostObject<SkImage> {
     image = DawnContext::getInstance().MakeRasterImage(image);
 #else
     if (image->isTextureBacked()) {
-      image = image->makeNonTextureImage();
+      auto grContext = getContext()->getDirectContext();
+      image = image->makeRasterImage(grContext);
+      if (!image) {
+        return nullptr;
+      }
     }
 #endif
     sk_sp<SkData> data;
@@ -121,6 +125,9 @@ class JsiSkImage : public JsiSkWrappingSkPtrHostObject<SkImage> {
 
   JSI_HOST_FUNCTION(encodeToBytes) {
     auto data = encodeImageData(arguments, count);
+    if (!data) {
+      return jsi::Value::null();
+    }
 
     auto arrayCtor =
         runtime.global().getPropertyAsFunction(runtime, "Uint8Array");
@@ -141,6 +148,9 @@ class JsiSkImage : public JsiSkWrappingSkPtrHostObject<SkImage> {
 
   JSI_HOST_FUNCTION(encodeToBase64) {
     auto data = encodeImageData(arguments, count);
+    if (!data) {
+      return jsi::Value::null();
+    }
 
     auto len = Base64::Encode(data->bytes(), data->size(), nullptr);
     auto buffer = std::string(len, 0);
@@ -182,10 +192,15 @@ class JsiSkImage : public JsiSkWrappingSkPtrHostObject<SkImage> {
             .asObject(runtime)
             .getArrayBuffer(runtime);
     auto bfrPtr = reinterpret_cast<void *>(buffer.data(runtime));
-
-    if (!getObject()->readPixels(info, bfrPtr, bytesPerRow, srcX, srcY)) {
+#if defined(SK_GRAPHITE)
+    throw std::runtime_error("Not implemented yet");
+#else
+    auto grContext = getContext()->getDirectContext();
+    if (!getObject()->readPixels(grContext, info, bfrPtr, bytesPerRow, srcX,
+                                 srcY)) {
       return jsi::Value::null();
     }
+#endif
     return dest;
   }
 
@@ -193,7 +208,8 @@ class JsiSkImage : public JsiSkWrappingSkPtrHostObject<SkImage> {
 #if defined(SK_GRAPHITE)
     auto rasterImage = DawnContext::getInstance().MakeRasterImage(getObject());
 #else
-    auto rasterImage = getObject()->makeNonTextureImage();
+    auto grContext = getContext()->getDirectContext();
+    auto rasterImage = getObject()->makeRasterImage(grContext);
 #endif
     return jsi::Object::createFromHostObject(
         runtime, std::make_shared<JsiSkImage>(getContext(), rasterImage));
diff --git a/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPlatformContext.h b/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPlatformContext.h
index 6ed5ca50d7..1c7b88a748 100644
--- a/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPlatformContext.h
+++ b/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkPlatformContext.h
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ class RNSkPlatformContext {
    */
   virtual sk_sp<SkImage> makeImageFromNativeBuffer(void *buffer) = 0;
 
+#if !defined(SK_GRAPHITE)
+  virtual GrDirectContext *getDirectContext() = 0;
+#endif
+
   virtual void releaseNativeBuffer(uint64_t pointer) = 0;
 
   virtual uint64_t makeNativeBuffer(sk_sp<SkImage> image) = 0;
diff --git a/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkView.h b/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkView.h
index 666da6c8de..447e1a7baf 100644
--- a/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkView.h
+++ b/packages/skia/cpp/rnskia/RNSkView.h
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ class RNSkOffscreenCanvasProvider : public RNSkCanvasProvider {
   RNSkOffscreenCanvasProvider(std::shared_ptr<RNSkPlatformContext> context,
                               std::function<void()> requestRedraw, float width,
                               float height)
-      : RNSkCanvasProvider(requestRedraw), _width(width), _height(height) {
+      : RNSkCanvasProvider(requestRedraw), _context(context), _width(width),
+        _height(height) {
     _surface = context->makeOffscreenSurface(_width, _height);
     _pd = context->getPixelDensity();
   }
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ class RNSkOffscreenCanvasProvider : public RNSkCanvasProvider {
         _surface->recorder()->snap().get());
     return DawnContext::getInstance().MakeRasterImage(image);
 #else
-    return image->makeNonTextureImage();
+    auto grContext = _context->getDirectContext();
+    return image->makeRasterImage(grContext);
 #endif
   }
 
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ class RNSkOffscreenCanvasProvider : public RNSkCanvasProvider {
   float _height;
   float _pd = 1.0f;
   sk_sp<SkSurface> _surface;
+  std::shared_ptr<RNSkPlatformContext> _context;
 };
 
 enum RNSkDrawingMode { Default, Continuous };
diff --git a/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/MetalContext.h b/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/MetalContext.h
index 3a429eea5d..2486d5ecd0 100644
--- a/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/MetalContext.h
+++ b/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/MetalContext.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class MetalContext {
                                                 height);
   }
 
+  GrDirectContext *getDirectContext() { return _context.skContext.get(); }
+
 private:
   friend class RNSkia::RNSkiOSPlatformContext;
   id<MTLDevice> _device;
diff --git a/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.h b/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.h
index 8dab8e789a..52f9dd1a3e 100644
--- a/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.h
+++ b/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.h
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class RNSkiOSPlatformContext : public RNSkPlatformContext {
 
   void raiseError(const std::exception &err) override;
   sk_sp<SkSurface> makeOffscreenSurface(int width, int height) override;
+#if !defined(SK_GRAPHITE)
+  GrDirectContext *getDirectContext() override;
+#endif
   sk_sp<SkFontMgr> createFontMgr() override;
 
   void willInvalidateModules() {
diff --git a/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.mm b/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.mm
index 5588b95e31..46add0e16a 100644
--- a/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.mm
+++ b/packages/skia/ios/RNSkia-iOS/RNSkiOSPlatformContext.mm
@@ -192,6 +192,12 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+#if !defined(SK_GRAPHITE)
+GrDirectContext *RNSkiOSPlatformContext::getDirectContext() {
+  return MetalContext::getInstance().getDirectContext();
+}
+#endif
+
 sk_sp<SkFontMgr> RNSkiOSPlatformContext::createFontMgr() {
   return SkFontMgr_New_CoreText(nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/packages/skia/react-native-skia.podspec b/packages/skia/react-native-skia.podspec
index 8a24dcecd3..c39d5b64ba 100644
--- a/packages/skia/react-native-skia.podspec
+++ b/packages/skia/react-native-skia.podspec
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ use_graphite = ENV['SK_GRAPHITE'] == '1'
 
 # Set preprocessor definitions based on GRAPHITE flag
 preprocessor_defs = use_graphite ? 
-  '$(inherited) SK_GRAPHITE=1' : 
-  '$(inherited) SK_METAL=1 SK_GANESH=1'
+  '$(inherited) SK_GRAPHITE=1 SK_IMAGE_READ_PIXELS_DISABLE_LEGACY_API=1' : 
+  '$(inherited) SK_METAL=1 SK_GANESH=1 SK_IMAGE_READ_PIXELS_DISABLE_LEGACY_API=1'
 
 # Define base frameworks
 base_frameworks = ['libs/ios/libskia.xcframework', 
diff --git a/packages/skia/src/renderer/__tests__/e2e/Image.spec.tsx b/packages/skia/src/renderer/__tests__/e2e/Image.spec.tsx
index ee520d1d73..34b3e16088 100644
--- a/packages/skia/src/renderer/__tests__/e2e/Image.spec.tsx
+++ b/packages/skia/src/renderer/__tests__/e2e/Image.spec.tsx
@@ -43,51 +43,17 @@ describe("Image loading from bundles", () => {
       },
       {
         data: Array.from(
-          loadImage("skia/__tests__/assets/oslo.jpg").encodeToBytes()
+          loadImage("skia/__tests__/assets/oslo-mini.jpg").encodeToBytes()
         ),
       }
     );
     expect(pixels).toBeDefined();
     expect(pixels).toEqual([
-      170, 186, 199, 255, 170, 186, 199, 255, 170, 186, 199, 255, 170, 186, 199,
+      171, 188, 198, 255, 171, 188, 198, 255, 171, 188, 198, 255, 171, 188, 198,
       255,
     ]);
   });
 
-  // it("should read pixels from an image using a preallocated buffer", async () => {
-  //   const pixels = await surface.eval(
-  //     (Skia, { colorType, alphaType, data }) => {
-  //       const image = Skia.Image.MakeImageFromEncoded(
-  //         Skia.Data.fromBytes(new Uint8Array(data))
-  //       )!;
-  //       const result = new Uint8Array(16);
-  //       image.readPixels(
-  //         0,
-  //         0,
-  //         {
-  //           width: 2,
-  //           height: 2,
-  //           colorType,
-  //           alphaType,
-  //         },
-  //         result
-  //       );
-  //       return result;
-  //     },
-  //     {
-  //       colorType: ColorType.RGBA_8888,
-  //       alphaType: AlphaType.Unpremul,
-  //       data: Array.from(
-  //         loadImage("skia/__tests__/assets/oslo.jpg").encodeToBytes()
-  //       ),
-  //     }
-  //   );
-  //   expect(pixels).toBeDefined();
-  //   expect(Array.from(pixels!)).toEqual([
-  //     170, 186, 199, 255, 170, 186, 199, 255, 170, 186, 199, 255, 170, 186, 199,
-  //     255,
-  //   ]);
-  // });
   it("should read pixels from a canvas", async () => {
     const pixels = await surface.eval(
       (Skia, { colorType, alphaType }) => {
@@ -108,32 +74,4 @@ describe("Image loading from bundles", () => {
     expect(pixels).toBeDefined();
     expect(Array.from(pixels!)).toEqual([255, 0, 0, 255]);
   });
-  // it("should read pixels from a canvas using a preallocated buffer", async () => {
-  //   const pixels = await surface.eval(
-  //     (Skia, { colorType, alphaType }) => {
-  //       const offscreen = Skia.Surface.MakeOffscreen(10, 10)!;
-  //       const canvas = offscreen.getCanvas();
-  //       canvas.drawColor(Skia.Color("red"));
-  // const result = new Uint8Array(4);
-  //        canvas.readPixels(0, 0, {
-  //         width: 1,
-  //         height: 1,
-  //         colorType,
-  //         alphaType,
-  //       }, result);
-  //     },
-  //     { colorType: ColorType.RGBA_8888, alphaType: AlphaType.Unpremul }
-  //   );
-  //   expect(pixels).toBeDefined();
-  //   expect(Array.from(pixels!)).toEqual([255, 0, 0, 255]);
-  // });
-  // This test should only run on CI because it will trigger a redbox.
-  // While this is fine on CI, it is undesirable on local dev.
-  // it("should not crash with an invalid viewTag", async () => {
-  //   const result = await surface.eval((Skia) => {
-  //     Skia.Image.MakeImageFromViewTag(-1);
-  //     return true;
-  //   });
-  //   expect(result).toBe(true);
-  // });
 });
diff --git a/packages/skia/src/skia/__tests__/assets/oslo-mini.jpg b/packages/skia/src/skia/__tests__/assets/oslo-mini.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22de5a008d
Binary files /dev/null and b/packages/skia/src/skia/__tests__/assets/oslo-mini.jpg differ