diff --git a/ios/Podfile.lock b/ios/Podfile.lock
index fad95e1b9c..93fb63985b 100644
--- a/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 PODS:
-  - Amplitude (8.7.1)
-  - amplitude-react-native (2.7.0):
-    - Amplitude (= 8.7.1)
+  - Amplitude (8.18.0):
+    - AnalyticsConnector (~> 1.0.0)
+  - amplitude-react-native (2.17.3):
+    - Amplitude (= 8.18.0)
     - React-Core
+  - AnalyticsConnector (1.0.3)
   - AppAuth (1.7.5):
     - AppAuth/Core (= 1.7.5)
     - AppAuth/ExternalUserAgent (= 1.7.5)
@@ -1321,6 +1323,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES:
 SPEC REPOS:
   trunk:
     - Amplitude
+    - AnalyticsConnector
     - AppAuth
     - CocoaLumberjack
     - Firebase
@@ -1495,8 +1498,9 @@ EXTERNAL SOURCES:
     :path: "../node_modules/react-native/ReactCommon/yoga"
 
 SPEC CHECKSUMS:
-  Amplitude: 834c7332dfb9640a751e21c13efb22a07c0c12d4
-  amplitude-react-native: 0ed8cab759aafaa94961b82122bf56297da607ad
+  Amplitude: 184def4f87aa26f94a93a7faa334e06b1cae704d
+  amplitude-react-native: 9e5e0f4609366a2f714ab05dd7924f3c3073c075
+  AnalyticsConnector: a53214d38ae22734c6266106c0492b37832633a9
   AppAuth: 501c04eda8a8d11f179dbe8637b7a91bb7e5d2fa
   boost: d3f49c53809116a5d38da093a8aa78bf551aed09
   CocoaLumberjack: 543c79c114dadc3b1aba95641d8738b06b05b646
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 02f190ef0d..418f658bb5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@amplitude/react-native": "2.7.0",
+        "@amplitude/react-native": "2.17.3",
         "@braintree/sanitize-url": "7.0.0",
         "@emotion/react": "11.10.6",
         "@emotion/styled": "11.10.6",
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         "punycode": "2.3.0",
         "react": "18.2.0",
         "react-dom": "18.2.0",
-        "react-emoji-render": "1.2.4",
+        "react-emoji-render": "2.0.1",
         "react-focus-on": "3.8.1",
         "react-i18next": "10.11.4",
         "react-linkify": "1.0.0-alpha",
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     "node_modules/@amplitude/react-native": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@amplitude/react-native/-/react-native-2.7.0.tgz",
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+      "version": "2.17.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@amplitude/react-native/-/react-native-2.17.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UjXjbt/rPotjJ5hHZjYI8q9TQ/LpcLjWGtOsswHVL4+Vh7FlMzvDSum6QDdXW00rBP0ibCMQBcng1lLG4dh/Ug==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "peerDependencies": {
         "react": "*",
         "react-native": "*"
@@ -9093,9 +9094,10 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/emoji-regex": {
-      "version": "6.5.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-6.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PAHp6TxrCy7MGMFidro8uikr+zlJJKJ/Q6mm2ExZ7HwkyR9lSVFfE3kt36qcwa24BQL7y0G9axycGjK1A/0uNQ=="
+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
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+      "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/emojis-list": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
@@ -15107,12 +15109,13 @@
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     "node_modules/react-emoji-render": {
-      "version": "1.2.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-emoji-render/-/react-emoji-render-1.2.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-AqktVXV38uDpgf02BoCXrzLYFsHAsxfdWwjrLexSJ22l1JgB01y1KejjxW/zTuCzod6O7BZfiMS866LEEfMHmA==",
+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-emoji-render/-/react-emoji-render-2.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-SKtsdwgEf2BFNiE9y4UBFZBWjkRcyWmhMprVly52+J77/zxThcfaQ3sCA0+2LtGJIRMpm4DGWSvyLg72fd1rXQ==",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "classnames": "^2.2.5",
-        "emoji-regex": "^6.4.1",
+        "emoji-regex": "^8.0.0",
         "lodash.flatten": "^4.4.0",
         "prop-types": "^15.5.8",
         "string-replace-to-array": "^1.0.1"
@@ -17447,12 +17450,6 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/string-width/node_modules/emoji-regex": {
-      "version": "8.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-MSjYzcWNOA0ewAHpz0MxpYFvwg6yjy1NG3xteoqz644VCo/RPgnr1/GGt+ic3iJTzQ8Eu3TdM14SawnVUmGE6A==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
     "node_modules/string-width/node_modules/is-fullwidth-code-point": {
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-3.0.0.tgz",
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     "@amplitude/react-native": {
-      "version": "2.7.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@amplitude/react-native/-/react-native-2.7.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2dMxCVgRPwReHRDm9JKbL+sZGyozJlcdr5Jokv8TQR7idNxxGmm4YSYkjhGjSWkoEyGEyy+lh9kRJQL/DcUWJQ=="
+      "version": "2.17.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@amplitude/react-native/-/react-native-2.17.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-UjXjbt/rPotjJ5hHZjYI8q9TQ/LpcLjWGtOsswHVL4+Vh7FlMzvDSum6QDdXW00rBP0ibCMQBcng1lLG4dh/Ug=="
     },
     "@amplitude/types": {
       "version": "1.10.2",
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     "emoji-regex": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-6.5.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PAHp6TxrCy7MGMFidro8uikr+zlJJKJ/Q6mm2ExZ7HwkyR9lSVFfE3kt36qcwa24BQL7y0G9axycGjK1A/0uNQ=="
+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-MSjYzcWNOA0ewAHpz0MxpYFvwg6yjy1NG3xteoqz644VCo/RPgnr1/GGt+ic3iJTzQ8Eu3TdM14SawnVUmGE6A=="
     },
     "emojis-list": {
       "version": "3.0.0",
@@ -29875,12 +29872,12 @@
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     "react-emoji-render": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-emoji-render/-/react-emoji-render-1.2.4.tgz",
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+      "version": "2.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/react-emoji-render/-/react-emoji-render-2.0.1.tgz",
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       "requires": {
         "classnames": "^2.2.5",
-        "emoji-regex": "^6.4.1",
+        "emoji-regex": "^8.0.0",
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         "prop-types": "^15.5.8",
         "string-replace-to-array": "^1.0.1"
@@ -31512,11 +31509,6 @@
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-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-regex/-/emoji-regex-8.0.0.tgz",
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         "is-fullwidth-code-point": {
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           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-fullwidth-code-point/-/is-fullwidth-code-point-3.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2719826c8..f1a4f5506a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   "author": "",
   "readmeFilename": "README.md",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@amplitude/react-native": "2.7.0",
+    "@amplitude/react-native": "2.17.3",
     "@braintree/sanitize-url": "7.0.0",
     "@emotion/react": "11.10.6",
     "@emotion/styled": "11.10.6",
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     "punycode": "2.3.0",
     "react": "18.2.0",
     "react-dom": "18.2.0",
-    "react-emoji-render": "1.2.4",
+    "react-emoji-render": "2.0.1",
     "react-focus-on": "3.8.1",
     "react-i18next": "10.11.4",
     "react-linkify": "1.0.0-alpha",