diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/startServeSimRemoteSession.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/startServeSimRemoteSession.ts
index 8daccbced5..bbc9f97acb 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/startServeSimRemoteSession.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/functions/startServeSimRemoteSession.ts
@@ -28,19 +28,18 @@ export function createStartServeSimRemoteSessionBuildFunction(
 
       await selectXcodeDeveloperDirectoryAsync({ env, logger });
 
-      const { previewUrl, streamUrl } = await startServeSimWithTunnelAsync(ctx, {
+      const { previewUrl } = await startServeSimWithTunnelAsync(ctx, {
         baseDomain: ngrokTunnelDomain,
         env,
         logger,
         timeoutMs: STARTUP_TIMEOUT_MS,
       });
       logger.info(`Preview URL: ${previewUrl}`);
-      logger.info(`Stream URL: ${streamUrl}`);
 
       await uploadRemoteSessionConfigAsync({
         ctx,
         deviceRunSessionId,
-        remoteConfig: { previewUrl, streamUrl },
+        remoteConfig: { previewUrl },
         logger,
       });
 
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/__tests__/remoteDeviceRunSession.test.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/__tests__/remoteDeviceRunSession.test.ts
index 4f90de3b03..23aa6cf4a6 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/__tests__/remoteDeviceRunSession.test.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/__tests__/remoteDeviceRunSession.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { CustomBuildContext } from '../../../customBuildContext';
 import { Sentry } from '../../../sentry';
 import { turtleFetch } from '../../../utils/turtleFetch';
 import {
+  createServeSimTunnelArgs,
   fetchServeSimTurnArgsAsync,
   turnIceServersToServeSimArgs,
 } from '../remoteDeviceRunSession';
@@ -36,6 +37,29 @@ function createEnvMock(): BuildStepEnv {
   return { DEVICE_RUN_SESSION_ID: 'drs-id' } as unknown as BuildStepEnv;
 }
 
+describe(createServeSimTunnelArgs, () => {
+  it('builds ngrok H264 serve-sim args without forcing WebRTC', () => {
+    expect(createServeSimTunnelArgs({ baseDomain: 'expo-simulator.ngrok.dev' })).toEqual([
+      'serve-sim-sjchmiela@latest',
+      '--tunnel',
+      '--tunnel-provider',
+      'ngrok',
+      '--tunnel-domain',
+      'expo-simulator.ngrok.dev',
+      '--stream-max-dimension',
+      '1280',
+      '--stream-quality',
+      '0.55',
+      '--stream-fps',
+      '10',
+      '--h264-bitrate',
+      '3000000',
+      '--h264-max-fps',
+      '30',
+    ]);
+  });
+});
+
 describe(turnIceServersToServeSimArgs, () => {
   it('returns no args for an empty ICE server list', () => {
     expect(turnIceServersToServeSimArgs([])).toEqual([]);
diff --git a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/remoteDeviceRunSession.ts b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/remoteDeviceRunSession.ts
index 5e084a1aa6..342d492798 100644
--- a/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/remoteDeviceRunSession.ts
+++ b/packages/build-tools/src/steps/utils/remoteDeviceRunSession.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ import { turtleFetch } from '../../utils/turtleFetch';
 
 const XCODE_DEVELOPER_DIR = '/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer';
 
+const SERVE_SIM_PACKAGE_SPEC = 'serve-sim-sjchmiela@latest';
+const SERVE_SIM_MJPEG_FALLBACK_MAX_DIMENSION = '1280';
+const SERVE_SIM_MJPEG_FALLBACK_QUALITY = '0.55';
+const SERVE_SIM_MJPEG_FALLBACK_FPS = '10';
+const SERVE_SIM_H264_BITRATE = '3000000';
+const SERVE_SIM_H264_MAX_FPS = '30';
+
 const START_DEVICE_RUN_SESSION_MUTATION = graphql(`
   mutation StartDeviceRunSession($deviceRunSessionId: ID!, $remoteConfig: JSONObject!) {
     deviceRunSession {
@@ -246,7 +253,7 @@ export function spawnDetached({
 }
 
 export async function startServeSimWithTunnelAsync(
-  ctx: CustomBuildContext,
+  _ctx: CustomBuildContext,
   {
     baseDomain,
     env,
@@ -258,45 +265,52 @@ export async function startServeSimWithTunnelAsync(
     logger: bunyan;
     timeoutMs: number;
   }
-): Promise<{ previewUrl: string; streamUrl: string }> {
+): Promise<{ previewUrl: string }> {
   logger.info('Launching serve-sim with tunnel.');
-  const turnArgs = await fetchServeSimTurnArgsAsync(ctx, { env, logger });
   const serveSim = spawnDetached({
     command: 'npx',
-    args: [
-      'serve-sim-szdziedzic@latest',
-      '--tunnel',
-      '--tunnel-provider',
-      'ngrok',
-      '--tunnel-domain',
-      baseDomain,
-      '--stream-max-dimension',
-      '1280',
-      '--stream-quality',
-      '0.55',
-      '--codec',
-      'webrtc',
-      ...turnArgs,
-    ],
+    args: createServeSimTunnelArgs({ baseDomain }),
     env,
   });
 
-  logger.info('Waiting for serve-sim to report tunnel and stream URLs.');
+  logger.info('Waiting for serve-sim to report tunnel URL.');
   const deadline = Date.now() + timeoutMs;
   while (Date.now() < deadline) {
     const output = serveSim.getOutput();
     const previewUrl = matchLabeledUrl({ output, label: 'Tunnel', baseDomain });
-    const streamUrl = matchLabeledUrl({ output, label: 'Stream', baseDomain });
-    if (previewUrl && streamUrl) {
-      return { previewUrl, streamUrl };
+    if (previewUrl) {
+      return { previewUrl };
     }
     await sleepAsync(1_000);
   }
   throw new SystemError(
-    `Timed out waiting for serve-sim to report Tunnel and Stream URLs. Last output:\n${serveSim.getOutput() || '<empty>'}`
+    `Timed out waiting for serve-sim to report Tunnel URL. Last output:\n${serveSim.getOutput() || '<empty>'}`
   );
 }
 
+export function createServeSimTunnelArgs({ baseDomain }: { baseDomain: string }): string[] {
+  return [
+    SERVE_SIM_PACKAGE_SPEC,
+    '--tunnel',
+    '--tunnel-provider',
+    'ngrok',
+    '--tunnel-domain',
+    baseDomain,
+    // MJPEG remains the browser fallback when AVCC/H.264 is unavailable.
+    '--stream-max-dimension',
+    SERVE_SIM_MJPEG_FALLBACK_MAX_DIMENSION,
+    '--stream-quality',
+    SERVE_SIM_MJPEG_FALLBACK_QUALITY,
+    '--stream-fps',
+    SERVE_SIM_MJPEG_FALLBACK_FPS,
+    // The tunneled helper advertises /stream.avcc, so keep H.264 network usage bounded.
+    '--h264-bitrate',
+    SERVE_SIM_H264_BITRATE,
+    '--h264-max-fps',
+    SERVE_SIM_H264_MAX_FPS,
+  ];
+}
+
 function matchLabeledUrl({
   output,
   label,