diff --git a/Apps/PackageTest/package-lock.json b/Apps/PackageTest/package-lock.json
index a31210990..5c16196f1 100644
--- a/Apps/PackageTest/package-lock.json
+++ b/Apps/PackageTest/package-lock.json
@@ -908,16 +908,16 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-4.2.0-alpha.33.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-4.2.0-beta.1.tgz",
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diff --git a/Apps/PackageTest/package.json b/Apps/PackageTest/package.json
index 1d5999243..53d896d00 100644
--- a/Apps/PackageTest/package.json
+++ b/Apps/PackageTest/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babylonjs/core": "4.2.0-alpha.33",
+    "@babylonjs/core": "^4.2.0-beta.1",
     "@babylonjs/react-native": "file:../../Package/Assembled/babylonjs-react-native-0.0.1.tgz",
     "react": "16.13.1",
     "react-native": "0.63.1",
diff --git a/Apps/Playground/metro.config.js b/Apps/Playground/metro.config.js
index cf47c2ade..56204bd01 100644
--- a/Apps/Playground/metro.config.js
+++ b/Apps/Playground/metro.config.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function getModuleMappings() {
         if (!path.isAbsolute(linkPath)) {
           linkPath = path.resolve(directory, linkPath);
         }
-        const linkStat = fs.lstatSync(linkPath);
+        const linkStat = fs.statSync(linkPath);
         if (linkStat.isDirectory()) {
           const packagePath = path.resolve(linkPath, "package.json");
           if (fs.existsSync(packagePath)) {
diff --git a/Apps/Playground/package-lock.json b/Apps/Playground/package-lock.json
index be42c5090..8f0896fad 100644
--- a/Apps/Playground/package-lock.json
+++ b/Apps/Playground/package-lock.json
@@ -864,21 +864,31 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-4.2.0-alpha.33.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-4.2.0-beta.1.tgz",
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/loaders/-/loaders-4.2.0-alpha.33.tgz",
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+      "version": "4.2.0-beta.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/loaders/-/loaders-4.2.0-beta.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-AKmRpLSewet27eijaZ2W567pPc8qMYIqhcwI4u+XLtDtb3bfWhzLgVDpNZDBWW1VL52ZmINPIg+AtG0cZ/+XVQ==",
       "requires": {
-        "@babylonjs/core": "4.2.0-alpha.33",
-        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "4.2.0-alpha.33",
+        "@babylonjs/core": "4.2.0-beta.1",
+        "babylonjs-gltf2interface": "4.2.0-beta.1",
         "tslib": ">=1.10.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@babylonjs/core": {
+          "version": "4.2.0-beta.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babylonjs/core/-/core-4.2.0-beta.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-+obrGFrLriMttGcinqDTSZDyPFU4slZaGxO0zISdAItnhNxS6d+P0k7OvUQySJgvHoThI3e0J3h8BFO6hpKYcg==",
+          "requires": {
+            "tslib": ">=1.10.0"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@babylonjs/react-native": {
@@ -3053,9 +3063,9 @@
       }
     },
     "babylonjs-gltf2interface": {
-      "version": "4.2.0-alpha.33",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-gltf2interface/-/babylonjs-gltf2interface-4.2.0-alpha.33.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-xOT4ORQmkXSzfp26Spwrw0HIMd9DpgPkHowDhLc7fF+fZ/io5oSMa5GM+OQ1KWWaENxgD6wFTjdPZztP5NH8Dw=="
+      "version": "4.2.0-beta.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babylonjs-gltf2interface/-/babylonjs-gltf2interface-4.2.0-beta.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7aN5ToP377lBhbfsIJNsLXI3+l6GvUjjE9/wWIzBrWcXZh68JiwSTsxZWX5cZChugMf2rxIUNXCF3BYH5tOixA=="
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     "balanced-match": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
diff --git a/Apps/Playground/package.json b/Apps/Playground/package.json
index 676f50dbd..5ee1497c7 100644
--- a/Apps/Playground/package.json
+++ b/Apps/Playground/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@babylonjs/core": "4.2.0-alpha.33",
-    "@babylonjs/loaders": "4.2.0-alpha.33",
+    "@babylonjs/core": "^4.2.0-beta.1",
+    "@babylonjs/loaders": "^4.2.0-beta.1",
     "@babylonjs/react-native": "file:../../Modules/@babylonjs/react-native",
     "@react-native-community/slider": "^2.0.9",
     "logkitty": "^0.7.1",
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md
index 6586636d0..8f3900fb6 100644
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/README.md
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ This package has several **peer dependencies**. If these dependencies are unmet,
 
 The `react-native-permissions` dependency is required for XR capabilities of Babylon.js (to request camera permissions automatically). Be sure to follow the `react-native-permissions` [instructions](https://github.com/react-native-community/react-native-permissions#setup) to update your `Podfile` and `Info.plist` (iOS) and/or `AndroidManifest.xml` (Android).
 
-### C++ Build Requirements
-
-This package includes C++ source, so platform specific tooling to build C++ code must be installed.
-
 ### Android Configuration
 
 The minimum Android SDK version is 18. This must be set as `minSdkVersion` in the consuming project's `build.gradle` file.
diff --git a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative
index 9e57d3719..3a51c6c15 160000
--- a/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative
+++ b/Modules/@babylonjs/react-native/submodules/BabylonNative
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9e57d37192875932c3c668673daaf3e036742bc4
+Subproject commit 3a51c6c1509596b1c5ff183730ac0affa326d0c9