diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
index f2570238226a01..1b7d2e53ca8489 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/__tests__/new_architecture-test.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 require_relative "./test_utils/InstallerMock.rb"
 require_relative "./test_utils/PodMock.rb"
 require_relative "./test_utils/SpecMock.rb"
+require_relative "./test_utils/FileMock.rb"
 
 class NewArchitectureTests < Test::Unit::TestCase
     def teardown
         Pod::UI.reset()
+        FileMock.reset()
+        ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] = nil
     end
 
     # ============================= #
@@ -181,6 +184,141 @@ def test_installModulesDependencies_whenNewArchDisabledAndSearchPathsAndCompiler
             ]
         )
     end
+
+    # =============================== #
+    # Test - Compute New Arch Enabled #
+    # =============================== #
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOnMainAndFlagTrue_returnTrue
+        version = '1000.0.0'
+        new_arch_enabled = true
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("1", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOnMainAndFlagFalse_returnFalse
+        version = '1000.0.0'
+        new_arch_enabled = false
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("0", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOnStableAndFlagTrue_returnTrue
+        version = '0.73.0'
+        new_arch_enabled = true
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("1", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOnStableAndFlagFalse_returnFalse
+        version = '0.73.0'
+        new_arch_enabled = false
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("0", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOn100AndFlagTrue_returnTrue
+        version = '1.0.0-prealpha.0'
+        new_arch_enabled = true
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("1", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOn100PrealphaWithDotsAndFlagFalse_returnTrue
+        version = '1.0.0-prealpha.0'
+        new_arch_enabled = false
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("1", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOn100PrealphaWithDashAndFlagFalse_returnTrue
+        version = '1.0.0-prealpha-0'
+        new_arch_enabled = false
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("1", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOn100PrealphaOnlyWordsAndFlagFalse_returnTrue
+        version = '1.0.0-prealpha0'
+        new_arch_enabled = false
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("1", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_computeNewArchEnabled_whenOnGreaterThan100AndFlagFalse_returnTrue
+        version = '3.2.1'
+        new_arch_enabled = false
+
+        isEnabled = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, version)
+
+        assert_equal("1", isEnabled)
+    end
+
+    # =================================== #
+    # Test - Extract React Native Version #
+    # =================================== #
+    def test_extractReactNativeVersion_whenFileDoesNotExists_raiseError()
+        react_native_path = './node_modules/react-native/'
+
+        exception = assert_raise(RuntimeError) do
+            NewArchitectureHelper.extract_react_native_version(react_native_path, :file_manager => FileMock)
+        end
+
+        assert_equal("Couldn't find the React Native package.json file at ./node_modules/react-native/package.json", exception.message)
+    end
+
+    def test_extractReactNativeVersion_whenFileExists_returnTheRightVersion()
+        react_native_path = "./node_modules/react-native/"
+        full_path = File.join(react_native_path, "package.json")
+        json = "{\"version\": \"1.0.0-prealpha.0\"}"
+        FileMock.mocked_existing_files([full_path])
+        FileMock.files_to_read({
+            full_path => json
+        })
+
+        version = NewArchitectureHelper.extract_react_native_version(react_native_path, :file_manager => FileMock)
+
+        assert_equal("1.0.0-prealpha.0", version)
+    end
+
+    # =============================== #
+    # Test - New Architecture Enabled #
+    # =============================== #
+    def test_newArchEnabled_whenRCTNewArchEnabledIsSetTo1_returnTrue
+        ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] = "1"
+        is_enabled = NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled
+        assert_true(is_enabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_newArchEnabled_whenRCTNewArchEnabledIsSetTo0_returnFalse
+        ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] = "0"
+        is_enabled = NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled
+        assert_false(is_enabled)
+    end
+
+    def test_newArchEnabled_whenRCTNewArchEnabledIsNotSet_returnFalse
+        ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] = nil
+        is_enabled = NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled
+        assert_false(is_enabled)
+    end
+
+
 end
 
 # ================ #
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
index 956582032070fa..42556e332037ed 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/new_architecture.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
+require 'json'
+
 class NewArchitectureHelper
     @@shared_flags = "-DFOLLY_NO_CONFIG -DFOLLY_MOBILE=1 -DFOLLY_USE_LIBCPP=1"
 
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ def self.modify_flags_for_new_architecture(installer, is_new_arch_enabled)
             # Set "RCT_DYNAMIC_FRAMEWORKS=1" if pod are installed with USE_FRAMEWORKS=dynamic
             # This helps with backward compatibility.
             if pod_name == 'React-RCTFabric' && ENV['USE_FRAMEWORKS'] == 'dynamic'
+                Pod::UI.puts "Setting -DRCT_DYNAMIC_FRAMEWORKS=1 to React-RCTFabric".green
                 rct_dynamic_framework_flag = " -DRCT_DYNAMIC_FRAMEWORKS=1"
                 target_installation_result.native_target.build_configurations.each do |config|
                     prev_build_settings = config.build_settings['OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS'] != nil ? config.build_settings['OTHER_CPLUSPLUSFLAGS'] : "$(inherithed)"
@@ -158,4 +161,40 @@ def self.install_modules_dependencies(spec, new_arch_enabled, folly_version)
     def self.folly_compiler_flags
         return @@folly_compiler_flags
     end
+
+    def self.extract_react_native_version(react_native_path, file_manager: File, json_parser: JSON)
+        package_json_file = File.join(react_native_path, "package.json")
+        if !file_manager.exist?(package_json_file)
+            raise "Couldn't find the React Native package.json file at #{package_json_file}"
+        end
+        package = json_parser.parse(file_manager.read(package_json_file))
+        return package["version"]
+    end
+
+    def self.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, react_native_version)
+        # Regex that identify a version with the syntax `<major>.<minor>.<patch>[-<prerelease>[.-]k]
+        # where
+        # - major is a number
+        # - minor is a number
+        # - patch is a number
+        # - prerelease is a string (can include numbers)
+        # - k is a number
+        version_regex = /^(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)(?:-(\w+(?:[-.]\d+)?))?$/
+
+        if match_data = react_native_version.match(version_regex)
+
+            major = match_data[1].to_i
+
+            # We want to enforce the new architecture for 1.0.0 and greater,
+            # but not for 1000 as version 1000 is currently main.
+            if major > 0 && major < 1000
+                return "1"
+            end
+        end
+        return new_arch_enabled ? "1" : "0"
+    end
+
+    def self.new_arch_enabled
+        return ENV["RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED"] == "1"
+    end
 end
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
index 4582d541506be5..87f8d1966306b5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/cocoapods/utils.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ def self.warn_if_not_on_arm64
         end
     end
 
+    # deprecated. These checks are duplicated in the react_native_pods function
+    # and we don't really need them. Removing this function will make it easy to
+    # move forward.
     def self.get_default_flags
         flags = {
             :fabric_enabled => false,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
index 0d7e0bfcd2d092..4c1904443487be 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
+++ b/packages/react-native/scripts/react_native_pods.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def prepare_react_native_project!
 def use_react_native! (
   path: "../node_modules/react-native",
   fabric_enabled: false,
-  new_arch_enabled: ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] == '1',
+  new_arch_enabled: NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled,
   production: false, # deprecated
   hermes_enabled: ENV['USE_HERMES'] && ENV['USE_HERMES'] == '0' ? false : true,
   flipper_configuration: FlipperConfiguration.disabled,
@@ -93,8 +93,11 @@ def use_react_native! (
 
   # We are relying on this flag also in third parties libraries to proper install dependencies.
   # Better to rely and enable this environment flag if the new architecture is turned on using flags.
-  ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] = new_arch_enabled ? "1" : "0"
-  fabric_enabled = fabric_enabled || new_arch_enabled
+  relative_path_from_current = Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from(Pathname.pwd)
+  react_native_version = NewArchitectureHelper.extract_react_native_version(File.join(relative_path_from_current, path))
+  ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] = NewArchitectureHelper.compute_new_arch_enabled(new_arch_enabled, react_native_version)
+
+  fabric_enabled = fabric_enabled || NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled
   ENV['RCT_FABRIC_ENABLED'] = fabric_enabled ? "1" : "0"
   ENV['USE_HERMES'] = hermes_enabled ? "1" : "0"
 
@@ -104,7 +107,7 @@ def use_react_native! (
 
   # The Pods which should be included in all projects
   pod 'FBLazyVector', :path => "#{prefix}/Libraries/FBLazyVector"
-  pod 'FBReactNativeSpec', :path => "#{prefix}/React/FBReactNativeSpec" if !new_arch_enabled
+  pod 'FBReactNativeSpec', :path => "#{prefix}/React/FBReactNativeSpec" if !NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled
   pod 'RCTRequired', :path => "#{prefix}/Libraries/RCTRequired"
   pod 'RCTTypeSafety', :path => "#{prefix}/Libraries/TypeSafety", :modular_headers => true
   pod 'React', :path => "#{prefix}/"
@@ -156,7 +159,7 @@ def use_react_native! (
   run_codegen!(
     app_path,
     config_file_dir,
-    :new_arch_enabled => new_arch_enabled,
+    :new_arch_enabled => NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled,
     :disable_codegen => ENV['DISABLE_CODEGEN'] == '1',
     :react_native_path => prefix,
     :fabric_enabled => fabric_enabled,
@@ -172,14 +175,14 @@ def use_react_native! (
   # If the New Arch is turned off, we will use the Old Renderer, though.
   # RNTester always installed Fabric, this change is required to make the template work.
   setup_fabric!(:react_native_path => prefix)
-  checkAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider!(prefix, new_arch_enabled)
+  checkAndGenerateEmptyThirdPartyProvider!(prefix, NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled)
 
   if !fabric_enabled
     relative_installation_root = Pod::Config.instance.installation_root.relative_path_from(Pathname.pwd)
     build_codegen!(prefix, relative_installation_root)
   end
 
-  if new_arch_enabled
+  if NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled
     setup_bridgeless!(:react_native_path => prefix, :use_hermes => hermes_enabled)
   end
 
@@ -212,12 +215,15 @@ def folly_flags()
 # Parameters:
 # - spec: The spec that has to be configured with the New Architecture code
 # - new_arch_enabled: Whether the module should install dependencies for the new architecture
-def install_modules_dependencies(spec, new_arch_enabled: ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] == "1")
+def install_modules_dependencies(spec, new_arch_enabled: NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled)
   NewArchitectureHelper.install_modules_dependencies(spec, new_arch_enabled, $FOLLY_VERSION)
 end
 
 # It returns the default flags.
+# deprecated.
 def get_default_flags()
+  warn 'get_default_flags is deprecated. Please remove the keys from the `use_react_native!` function'
+  warn 'if you are using the default already and pass the value you need in case you don\'t want the default'
   return ReactNativePodsUtils.get_default_flags()
 end
 
@@ -268,8 +274,7 @@ def react_native_post_install(
   ReactNativePodsUtils.apply_ats_config(installer)
 
   NewArchitectureHelper.set_clang_cxx_language_standard_if_needed(installer)
-  is_new_arch_enabled = ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] == "1"
-  NewArchitectureHelper.modify_flags_for_new_architecture(installer, is_new_arch_enabled)
+  NewArchitectureHelper.modify_flags_for_new_architecture(installer, NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled)
 
   Pod::UI.puts "Pod install took #{Time.now.to_i - $START_TIME} [s] to run".green
 end
@@ -278,7 +283,7 @@ def react_native_post_install(
 # We need to keep this while we continue to support the old architecture.
 # =====================
 def use_react_native_codegen!(spec, options={})
-  return if ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] == "1"
+  return if NewArchitectureHelper.new_arch_enabled
   # TODO: Once the new codegen approach is ready for use, we should output a warning here to let folks know to migrate.
 
   # The prefix to react-native
diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/ios/Podfile b/packages/react-native/template/ios/Podfile
index 9e19c2319bd1bc..8a7176582a8408 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/ios/Podfile
@@ -28,14 +28,8 @@ end
 target 'HelloWorld' do
   config = use_native_modules!
 
-  # Flags change depending on the env values.
-  flags = get_default_flags()
-
   use_react_native!(
     :path => config[:reactNativePath],
-    # Hermes is now enabled by default. Disable by setting this flag to false.
-    :hermes_enabled => flags[:hermes_enabled],
-    :fabric_enabled => flags[:fabric_enabled],
     # Enables Flipper.
     #
     # Note that if you have use_frameworks! enabled, Flipper will not work and
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
index 6c278245086cd9..443048d7b2dead 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/Podfile
@@ -44,11 +44,6 @@ def pods(target_name, options = {}, use_flipper: $shouldUseFlipper)
   hermes_enabled = !ENV.has_key?('USE_HERMES') || ENV['USE_HERMES'] == '1'
   puts "Configuring #{target_name} with Fabric #{fabric_enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled"}.#{hermes_enabled ? " Using Hermes engine." : ""}"
 
-  if ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] == '1'
-    # Custom fabric component is only supported when using codegen discovery.
-    pod 'MyNativeView', :path => "NativeComponentExample"
-  end
-
   use_react_native!(
     path: @prefix_path,
     fabric_enabled: fabric_enabled,
@@ -68,7 +63,9 @@ def pods(target_name, options = {}, use_flipper: $shouldUseFlipper)
 
   # RNTester native modules and components
   pod 'ScreenshotManager', :path => "NativeModuleExample"
+
   if ENV['RCT_NEW_ARCH_ENABLED'] == '1'
+    pod 'MyNativeView', :path => "NativeComponentExample"
     pod 'NativeCxxModuleExample', :path => "NativeCxxModuleExample"
   end
 end