diff --git a/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-android-test.js b/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-android-test.js
index c07def601b2..bf353061d97 100644
--- a/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-android-test.js
+++ b/.github/workflow-scripts/__tests__/maestro-android-test.js
@@ -47,22 +47,16 @@ describe('Maestro Android runner', () => {
   });
 
   it('excludes flows with matching tags', () => {
-    const releaseOnlyFlow = path.join(
-      temporaryDirectory,
-      'android-release-only.yml',
-    );
+    const releaseOnlyFlow = path.join(temporaryDirectory, 'release-only.yml');
     const regularFlow = path.join(temporaryDirectory, 'regular.yml');
     fs.writeFileSync(
       releaseOnlyFlow,
-      'appId: x\ntags:\n  - android-release-only\n---\n- launchApp\n',
+      'appId: x\ntags:\n  - release-only\n---\n- launchApp\n',
     );
     fs.writeFileSync(regularFlow, 'appId: x\n---\n- launchApp\n');
 
     expect(
-      filterFlowsByTags(
-        [releaseOnlyFlow, regularFlow],
-        ['android-release-only'],
-      ),
+      filterFlowsByTags([releaseOnlyFlow, regularFlow], ['release-only']),
     ).toEqual([regularFlow]);
   });
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-android-rntester.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-android-rntester.yml
index f3ff2fc0dc9..ef91256ce37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-android-rntester.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-android-rntester.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           # These timing-sensitive flows remain covered by the release APK.
           # Running the debug ARM64 APK through native translation can delay
           # React commits long enough for Maestro to miss taps and assertions.
-          exclude-tags: ${{ matrix.flavor == 'debug' && 'android-release-only' || '' }}
+          exclude-tags: ${{ matrix.flavor == 'debug' && 'release-only' || '' }}
       - name: Store per-flow test state
         if: always()
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload-artifact
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml
index 4fba45819de..b904cc43f6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-ios-rntester.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ jobs:
           device-model: iPhone-17-Pro
           device-os: iOS-26-2
           test-state-path: /tmp/maestro-ios-state/results.json
-          exclude-tags: android-only
+          # The `release-only` flows (FlatList maintainVisibleContentPosition)
+          # are half of the suite and test scroll behavior that doesn't depend
+          # on the build flavor. Nearly 90% of their failed attempts were in
+          # Debug, so like on Android they only run against Release.
+          exclude-tags: ${{ matrix.flavor == 'Debug' && 'android-only,release-only' || 'android-only' }}
       - name: Store per-flow test state
         if: always()
         uses: ./.github/actions/upload-artifact
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-append-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-append-maintainvisible.yml
index 47a3097fe68..e477f1ce16f 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-append-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-append-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Appending items should NOT affect scroll offset (delta ~0)
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-complex-mutations-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-complex-mutations-maintainvisible.yml
index 72781f1a9a3..188ccf4570b 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-complex-mutations-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-complex-mutations-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Tests prepend + append + delete in sequence
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 - setOrientation: portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-anchor-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-anchor-maintainvisible.yml
index 7e6dd3a5f6c..162f8c1f812 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-anchor-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-anchor-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # When the anchor item (first visible) is deleted, MVCP should select a new anchor
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 - setOrientation: portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-middle-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-middle-maintainvisible.yml
index 8ca036af020..03620b2dd22 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-middle-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-delete-middle-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # When items are deleted from the middle, MVCP should adjust scroll offset
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 - setOrientation: portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-empty-list-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-empty-list-maintainvisible.yml
index be79c35b7a6..f2c549e5355 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-empty-list-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-empty-list-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # correction.
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml
index 8305cbc874c..b7d032a94b9 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Single prepend with fixed-height items: delta should be ~44px (40px height + 4px margin)
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-add50-reset-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-add50-reset-maintainvisible.yml
index 04d9c3c2072..44b9e863afa 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-add50-reset-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-add50-reset-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # reset returns offset to 0.
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 - setOrientation: portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-maintainvisible.yml
index c53fcd8db23..bc629d5155d 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # In inverted mode, prepending adds items to the right end
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
index ce9234cae13..2d8e39090dd 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Items are 200px wide + 4px margin = 204px each
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-maintainvisible.yml
index 8258d117230..e625f861ace 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Horizontal: items are 200px wide, delta should be ~204px (200px + 4px margin)
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-recycle-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
index c63531017e3..b80c7f975b6 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-horizontal-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Items are 200px wide + 4px margin = 204px each
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-maintainvisible.yml
index 28f585f95f4..132565d9cce 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # not logical order. Prepending shifts anchor view frame downward in both modes.
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
index ded9fe4c987..ed0041bdedb 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-inverted-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # In inverted mode, items display in reverse order but MVCP delta behavior is the same
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-maintainvisible.yml
index d0e05fc6287..f767288857c 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # - Delta should equal height of prepended items (~44px per item with margin)
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ tags:
 # Test that user scroll is not interrupted during prepend
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 - assertVisible: 'Components'
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-momentum-scroll-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-momentum-scroll-maintainvisible.yml
index 820c6586db2..cb1baa52e5a 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-momentum-scroll-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-momentum-scroll-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # post-prepend. MVCP correction runs asynchronously in didMountItems.
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-orientation-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-orientation-maintainvisible.yml
index 8ecefd77df5..5f1a5f00c25 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-orientation-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-orientation-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # to work correctly after the change.
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-prepend-delete-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-prepend-delete-maintainvisible.yml
index ad116f7a61e..c42ca0bee0a 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-prepend-delete-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-prepend-delete-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # the first visible view, but re-ordering edge case is untested.
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-pull-to-refresh-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-pull-to-refresh-maintainvisible.yml
index 31445c02d9a..a4d561a73bc 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-pull-to-refresh-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-pull-to-refresh-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Simulates scroll-to-top then prepend (like pull-to-refresh with new items)
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 - setOrientation: portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-rapid-prepends-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-rapid-prepends-maintainvisible.yml
index c7434fb6a12..ac203a99c83 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-rapid-prepends-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-rapid-prepends-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # promptly, blocking render window updates. All prepends fired without waiting.
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-recycle-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
index 16cb6cf3132..69072f4afc5 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-recycle-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # With windowSize=3, only ~3 pages of items are rendered
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-scrolltooffset-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-scrolltooffset-maintainvisible.yml
index db298cc2b2f..c3736d81676 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-scrolltooffset-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-scrolltooffset-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # of the scrollTo target).
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-throttle-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-throttle-maintainvisible.yml
index 5b0e4103f5e..02ffcf6c982 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-throttle-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-throttle-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Throttle affects timing but not final delta: should be ~44px
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml
index 385b1d20952..2c69fd301fc 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-first-prepend-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Single prepend with variable height: delta should be 28-112px
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-maintainvisible.yml b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-maintainvisible.yml
index da034ec4b2b..26b4d01ed96 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-maintainvisible.yml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/.maestro/flatlist-variable-height-maintainvisible.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Delta should be between 28-112px (random height from [30,50,70,90,110])
 appId: ${APP_ID}
 tags:
-  - android-release-only
+  - release-only
 ---
 - launchApp
 # Change to portrait