diff --git a/package/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/package/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index 8fad3f5..f407850 100644
--- a/package/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/package/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5.1-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.13-all.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/package/android/src/main/cpp/VisionCamera.cpp b/package/android/src/main/cpp/VisionCamera.cpp
index e46a7f0..9e73f90 100644
--- a/package/android/src/main/cpp/VisionCamera.cpp
+++ b/package/android/src/main/cpp/VisionCamera.cpp
@@ -9,11 +9,13 @@
 
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL JNI_OnLoad(JavaVM* vm, void*) {
   return facebook::jni::initialize(vm, [] {
+    // VideoPipeline is needed for video recording even without Frame Processors
+    vision::VideoPipeline::registerNatives();
+#if VISION_CAMERA_ENABLE_FRAME_PROCESSORS
+    // Frame Processor JNI bindings - only register when Frame Processors are enabled
     vision::VisionCameraInstaller::registerNatives();
     vision::JVisionCameraProxy::registerNatives();
     vision::JVisionCameraScheduler::registerNatives();
-    vision::VideoPipeline::registerNatives();
-#if VISION_CAMERA_ENABLE_FRAME_PROCESSORS
     vision::JFrameProcessor::registerNatives();
     vision::JSharedArray::registerNatives();
 #endif
diff --git a/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/CameraViewModule.kt b/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/CameraViewModule.kt
index 15075d7..baeafba 100644
--- a/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/CameraViewModule.kt
+++ b/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/CameraViewModule.kt
@@ -29,10 +29,16 @@ class CameraViewModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) : ReactContextBase
     var sharedRequestCode = 10
 
     init {
-      // Skip loading native library for React Native 0.79+ compatibility
-      // Frame Processors are disabled (react-native-worklets-core not installed)
-      // The native library has incompatible JNI signatures for RN 0.79+
-      Log.i(TAG, "VisionCamera native library not loaded - Frame Processors disabled for RN 0.79+ compatibility")
+      try {
+        // Load the native part of VisionCamera.
+        // Includes the OpenGL VideoPipeline (needed for video recording)
+        // Frame Processors remain disabled for RN 0.79+ compatibility
+        System.loadLibrary("VisionCamera")
+        Log.i(TAG, "VisionCamera native library loaded successfully")
+      } catch (e: UnsatisfiedLinkError) {
+        Log.e(TAG, "Failed to load VisionCamera C++ library!", e)
+        throw e
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/frameprocessor/VisionCameraProxy.kt b/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/frameprocessor/VisionCameraProxy.kt
index d77a2fe..9918b7a 100644
--- a/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/frameprocessor/VisionCameraProxy.kt
+++ b/package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/frameprocessor/VisionCameraProxy.kt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import com.facebook.jni.HybridData
 import com.facebook.proguard.annotations.DoNotStrip
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.UiThreadUtil
-// import com.facebook.react.turbomodule.core.CallInvokerHolderImpl // Commented out due to RN 0.79+ compatibility
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerHelper
 import com.mrousavy.camera.CameraView
 import com.mrousavy.camera.core.ViewNotFoundError
@@ -78,9 +77,9 @@ class VisionCameraProxy(private val reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) {
     FrameProcessorPluginRegistry.getPlugin(name, this, options)
 
   // private C++ funcs
-  // Keep this declared (even though we don't call it) so JNI can register it
-  // The native library expects this method signature to exist
-  @DoNotStrip
-  @Keep
-  private external fun initHybrid(jsContext: Long, jsCallInvokerHolder: Any, scheduler: VisionCameraScheduler): HybridData
+  // Frame Processors are disabled - native registration is skipped via VISION_CAMERA_ENABLE_FRAME_PROCESSORS=OFF
+  // This method is never called or registered, kept for reference only
+  // @DoNotStrip
+  // @Keep
+  // private external fun initHybrid(jsContext: Long, jsCallInvokerHolder: Any, scheduler: VisionCameraScheduler): HybridData
 }