diff --git a/e2e/sharedFlows/switchPowerMode.js b/e2e/sharedFlows/switchPowerMode.js
index fc9ef91d6..6f1940a30 100644
--- a/e2e/sharedFlows/switchPowerMode.js
+++ b/e2e/sharedFlows/switchPowerMode.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const TIMEOUT = 10_000;
 
 export default async function switchPowerMode() {
   const menuButton = element( by.id( "OPEN_MENU" ) );
+  // Temporarily disable synchronization to work around fade animation timing
+  // issues that can cause Detox to wait indefinitely for animations to complete
   await device.disableSynchronization();
   await waitFor( menuButton ).toBeVisible().withTimeout( TIMEOUT );
   await menuButton.tap( { x: 0, y: 0 } );
diff --git a/src/navigation/BottomTabNavigator/index.tsx b/src/navigation/BottomTabNavigator/index.tsx
index fbf83c2b0..d2949fc9e 100644
--- a/src/navigation/BottomTabNavigator/index.tsx
+++ b/src/navigation/BottomTabNavigator/index.tsx
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ const Tab = createBottomTabNavigator( );
 const BottomTabs = ( ) => {
   const renderTabBar = ( props: BottomTabBarProps ) => <CustomTabBarContainer {...props} />;
 
-  const isTest = process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID !== undefined;
-
   // DEVELOPERS: do you need to add any screens here? All the rest of our screens live in
   // NoBottomTabStackNavigator, TabStackNavigator, or LoginStackNavigator
 
@@ -33,9 +31,7 @@ const BottomTabs = ( ) => {
           lazy: true,
           freezeOnBlur: true,
           headerShown: false,
-          animation: isTest
-            ? "none"
-            : "fade"
+          animation: "fade"
         }}
       >
         <Tab.Screen
diff --git a/tests/jest.setup.js b/tests/jest.setup.js
index 9f6eac302..00f1c78fc 100644
--- a/tests/jest.setup.js
+++ b/tests/jest.setup.js
@@ -175,6 +175,30 @@ jest.mock( "components/Camera/FadeInOutView", () => {
   return jest.fn( ( ) => React.createElement( View, null ) );
 } );
 
+// Mock @react-navigation/bottom-tabs to disable animations in Jest tests
+// This prevents the act() warnings caused by fade animations triggering state updates
+jest.mock( "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs", () => {
+  const React = require( "react" );
+  const actual = jest.requireActual( "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs" );
+  const createBottomTabNavigator = () => {
+    const Tab = actual.createBottomTabNavigator();
+    const OriginalNavigator = Tab.Navigator;
+    Tab.Navigator = function Navigator( props ) {
+      const { screenOptions, ...restProps } = props;
+      // Override animation to "none" for both function and object screenOptions
+      const modifiedScreenOptions = typeof screenOptions === "function"
+        ? route => ( { ...screenOptions( route ), animation: "none" } )
+        : { ...screenOptions, animation: "none" };
+      return React.createElement(
+        OriginalNavigator,
+        { ...restProps, screenOptions: modifiedScreenOptions }
+      );
+    };
+    return Tab;
+  };
+  return { ...actual, createBottomTabNavigator };
+} );
+
 // this silences console methods in jest tests, to make them less noisy
 // and easier to debug. uncomment if you want to silence them
 global.console = {