diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index 858bc5e..d91c528 100644
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   useNavigation as useAppNavigation,
   type NavigationProp,
 } from '@react-navigation/native';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import { createStackNavigator } from '@react-navigation/stack';
 import { View, Button, Text } from 'react-native';
 import { CommonStyles } from './styles/components';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export type StackNavigation = NavigationProp<RootStackParamList>;
 const HomeScreen = () => {
   const { navigate } = useAppNavigation<StackNavigation>();
   const isFocused = useIsFocused();
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const [sdkVersion, setSdkVersion] = useState<string>('');
 
   const { navigationController } = useNavigation();
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ const HomeScreen = () => {
   }, [navigationController]);
 
   return (
-    <View style={CommonStyles.centered}>
+    <View style={[CommonStyles.centered, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom }]}>
       {/* SDK Version Display */}
       <View style={{ padding: 16, alignItems: 'center' }}>
         <Text style={{ fontSize: 16, fontWeight: 'bold', color: '#333' }}>
diff --git a/example/src/screens/IntegrationTestsScreen.tsx b/example/src/screens/IntegrationTestsScreen.tsx
index 4f9fb79..63ddb58 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/IntegrationTestsScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/IntegrationTestsScreen.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Button, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import Snackbar from 'react-native-snackbar';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import {
   type Circle,
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ const IntegrationTestsScreen = () => {
   const [failureMessage, setFailuremessage] = useState('');
   const [navigationViewController, setNavigationViewController] =
     useState<NavigationViewController | null>(null);
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
 
   const onMapReady = useCallback(async () => {
     console.log('Map is ready, initializing navigator...');
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ const IntegrationTestsScreen = () => {
   }, [testStatus, detoxStepNumber]);
 
   return (
-    <View style={CommonStyles.container}>
+    <View style={[CommonStyles.container, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom }]}>
       <Text>See CONTRIBUTING.md to see how to run integration tests.</Text>
       <View style={{ flex: 6, margin: 5 }}>
         <NavigationView
diff --git a/example/src/screens/MapIdScreen.tsx b/example/src/screens/MapIdScreen.tsx
index 453879c..9d08a03 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/MapIdScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/MapIdScreen.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import {
   type NavigationViewCallbacks,
   useNavigation,
 } from '@googlemaps/react-native-navigation-sdk';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 import usePermissions from '../checkPermissions';
 
 const MapIdScreen = () => {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ const MapIdScreen = () => {
     useState<NavigationViewController | null>(null);
   const [navigationUiEnabled, setNavigationUIEnabled] = useState(true);
   const [nightMode, setNightMode] = useState<number>(0); // 0: Auto, 1: Force Day, 2: Force Night
-
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const { arePermissionsApproved } = usePermissions();
   const { navigationController, addListeners, removeListeners } =
     useNavigation();
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ const MapIdScreen = () => {
   return (
     <ScrollView
       style={CommonStyles.container}
-      contentContainerStyle={styles.content}
+      contentContainerStyle={[styles.content, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom }]}
     >
       {confirmedMapId === null ? (
         // Configuration screen
diff --git a/example/src/screens/MultipleMapsScreen.tsx b/example/src/screens/MultipleMapsScreen.tsx
index af2b785..d3ec2f6 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/MultipleMapsScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/MultipleMapsScreen.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import PagerView, {
   type PagerViewOnPageSelectedEvent,
 } from 'react-native-pager-view';
 import Snackbar from 'react-native-snackbar';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import {
   NavigationInitErrorCode,
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ enum OverlayType {
 }
 
 const MultipleMapsScreen = () => {
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const [mapsVisible, setMapsVisible] = useState(true);
   const { arePermissionsApproved } = usePermissions();
   const [overlayType, setOverlayType] = useState<OverlayType>(OverlayType.None);
@@ -81,10 +83,6 @@ const MultipleMapsScreen = () => {
   const { navigationController, addListeners, removeListeners } =
     useNavigation();
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    console.log('mapViewController1 changed', mapViewController1);
-  }, [mapViewController1]);
-
   const onArrival = useCallback(
     (event: ArrivalEvent) => {
       if (event.isFinalDestination) {
@@ -303,7 +301,7 @@ const MultipleMapsScreen = () => {
   }, []);
 
   return arePermissionsApproved ? (
-    <View style={CommonStyles.container}>
+    <View style={[CommonStyles.container, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom }]}>
       <View style={CommonStyles.buttonContainer}>
         <Button
           title={mapsVisible ? 'Hide maps' : 'Show maps'}
diff --git a/example/src/screens/NavigationScreen.tsx b/example/src/screens/NavigationScreen.tsx
index 1bbf1ba..6b86bef 100644
--- a/example/src/screens/NavigationScreen.tsx
+++ b/example/src/screens/NavigationScreen.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState, useMemo, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { Button, View } from 'react-native';
 import Snackbar from 'react-native-snackbar';
+import { useSafeAreaInsets } from 'react-native-safe-area-context';
 
 import {
   NavigationInitErrorCode,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ enum OverlayType {
 
 const NavigationScreen = () => {
   const { arePermissionsApproved } = usePermissions();
+  const insets = useSafeAreaInsets();
   const [overlayType, setOverlayType] = useState<OverlayType>(OverlayType.None);
   const [mapViewController, setMapViewController] =
     useState<MapViewController | null>(null);
@@ -294,7 +296,7 @@ const NavigationScreen = () => {
   };
 
   return arePermissionsApproved ? (
-    <View style={CommonStyles.container}>
+    <View style={[CommonStyles.container, { paddingBottom: insets.bottom }]}>
       <NavigationView
         style={MapStyles.mapView}
         androidStylingOptions={MapStylingOptions.android}
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/BaseCarSceneDelegate.m b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/BaseCarSceneDelegate.m
index c74fb45..a455a80 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/BaseCarSceneDelegate.m
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/BaseCarSceneDelegate.m
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ - (void)sceneDidBecomeActive:(UIScene *)scene {
 - (void)attachSession {
   if ([NavModule sharedInstance] != nil && [[NavModule sharedInstance] hasSession] &&
       !_sessionAttached) {
-    [self.navViewController attachToNavigationSession:[[NavModule sharedInstance] getSession]];
+    [self.navViewController attachToNavigationSessionIfNeeded];
     [self.navViewController setHeaderEnabled:NO];
     [self.navViewController setRecenterButtonEnabled:NO];
     [self.navViewController setFooterEnabled:NO];
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavModule.m b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavModule.m
index d59eb8a..8648e50 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavModule.m
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavModule.m
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ - (void)initializeSession {
   [self->_session.roadSnappedLocationProvider addListener:self];
 
   NavViewModule *navViewModule = [NavViewModule sharedInstance];
-  [navViewModule attachViewsToNavigationSession:_session];
+  [navViewModule attachViewsToNavigationSession];
 
   [self onNavigationReady];
 }
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ - (void)showTermsAndConditionsDialog {
     }
 
     if (self->_session.navigator != nil) {
+      [self->_session.navigator removeListener:self];
       [self->_session.navigator clearDestinations];
       self->_session.navigator.guidanceActive = NO;
       self->_session.navigator.sendsBackgroundNotifications = NO;
@@ -186,6 +187,10 @@ - (void)showTermsAndConditionsDialog {
 
     self->_session.started = NO;
     self->_session = nil;
+
+    NavViewModule *navViewModule = [NavViewModule sharedInstance];
+    [navViewModule navigationSessionDestroyed];
+
     if (_navigationSessionDisposedCallback) {
       _navigationSessionDisposedCallback();
     }
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.m b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.m
index d65fb7b..9d6b466 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.m
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.m
@@ -151,10 +151,24 @@ - (void)handleGroundOverlayClick:(GMSGroundOverlay *)groundOverlay {
 
 - (void)willMoveToSuperview:(UIView *)newSuperview {
   [super willMoveToSuperview:newSuperview];
-  if (newSuperview == nil && _viewController && self.cleanupBlock) {
-    // As newSuperview is nil, the view is being removed from its superview,
-    // call the cleanup block provided by the view manager
+  if (newSuperview == nil && _viewController) {
+    // View is being removed from hierarchy, cleanup the view controller
+    [self cleanup];
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc {
+  [self cleanup];
+}
+
+- (void)cleanup {
+  if (self.cleanupBlock) {
     self.cleanupBlock(self.reactTag);
+    self.cleanupBlock = nil;
+  }
+
+  if (_viewController) {
+    [_viewController.view removeFromSuperview];
     _viewController = nil;
   }
 }
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.h b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.h
index 543cda1..8c4303b 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.h
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.h
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ typedef void (^OnArrayResult)(NSArray *_Nullable result);
 - (void)removePolygon:(NSString *)polygonId;
 - (void)removeCircle:(NSString *)circleId;
 - (void)removeGroundOverlay:(NSString *)overlayId;
-- (BOOL)attachToNavigationSession:(GMSNavigationSession *)session;
+- (BOOL)attachToNavigationSessionIfNeeded;
+- (void)navigationSessionDestroyed;
 - (void)onPromptVisibilityChange:(BOOL)visible;
 - (void)setTravelMode:(GMSNavigationTravelMode)travelMode;
 - (void)setPadding:(UIEdgeInsets)insets;
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.m b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.m
index c2040f8..73d8306 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.m
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewController.m
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ @implementation NavViewController {
   NSString *_mapId;
   MapViewType _mapViewType;
   id<INavigationViewCallback> _viewCallbacks;
+  BOOL _isSessionAttached;
+  NSNumber *_isNavigationUIEnabled;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithMapViewType:(MapViewType)mapViewType {
@@ -62,17 +64,126 @@ - (void)loadView {
   }
 
   _mapView = [[GMSMapView alloc] initWithOptions:options];
-
+  if (_mapViewType == NAVIGATION) {
+    _mapView.navigationEnabled = YES;
+  }
   self.view = _mapView;
   _mapView.delegate = self;
+}
+
+- (void)viewDidLoad {
+  [super viewDidLoad];
+
+  [_viewCallbacks handleMapReady];
+}
+
+- (void)viewDidLayoutSubviews {
+  [super viewDidLayoutSubviews];
+
+  [self attachToNavigationSessionIfNeeded];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)attachToNavigationSessionIfNeeded {
+  // Only attach if view has proper type, state and dimensions (not zero size)
+  if (_mapViewType != NAVIGATION || _isSessionAttached || _mapView.bounds.size.width == 0 ||
+      _mapView.bounds.size.height == 0) {
+    return NO;
+  }
 
   NavModule *navModule = [NavModule sharedInstance];
-  if (navModule != nil && [navModule hasSession]) {
-    [self attachToNavigationSession:[navModule getSession]];
+  if (navModule == nil || ![navModule hasSession]) {
+    return NO;
   }
-  dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
-    [_viewCallbacks handleMapReady];
-  });
+
+  GMSNavigationSession *session = [navModule getSession];
+  if (_mapView == nil || session == nil) {
+    return NO;
+  }
+
+  // `enableNavigationWithSession` returns false if TOS is not accepted.
+  // This should not be possible in normal usage as the NavModule ensures TOS acceptance before
+  // navigation session creation.
+  BOOL result = [_mapView enableNavigationWithSession:session];
+
+  if (result) {
+    _mapView.navigationUIDelegate = self;
+    [self applyStylingOptions];
+
+    [self restoreNavigationUIState];
+
+    _isSessionAttached = YES;
+
+    [self forceInvalidateView];
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
+- (void)forceInvalidateView {
+  if (_mapView) {
+    // Defer to next run loop to ensure view is properly sized
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+      if (self->_mapView) {
+        [self->_mapView setNeedsLayout];
+        [self->_mapView.layer setNeedsDisplay];
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)restoreNavigationUIState {
+  if (_mapView) {
+    if (_isNavigationUIEnabled != nil) {
+      _mapView.navigationEnabled = [_isNavigationUIEnabled boolValue];
+    } else {
+      _mapView.navigationEnabled = _mapViewType == NAVIGATION;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)navigationSessionDestroyed {
+  _isSessionAttached = NO;
+  if (_mapView) {
+    _mapView.navigationUIDelegate = nil;
+    _mapView.navigationEnabled = NO;
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)cleanup {
+  _isSessionAttached = NO;
+
+  // Remove all delegates to break retain cycles
+  if (_mapView) {
+    _mapView.delegate = nil;
+    _mapView.navigationUIDelegate = nil;
+    _mapView.navigationEnabled = NO;
+    [_mapView clear];
+
+    [_mapView removeFromSuperview];
+    _mapView = nil;
+  }
+
+  // Clear local arrays and set to nil
+  [_markerList removeAllObjects];
+  [_polylineList removeAllObjects];
+  [_polygonList removeAllObjects];
+  [_circleList removeAllObjects];
+  [_groundOverlayList removeAllObjects];
+
+  _markerList = nil;
+  _polylineList = nil;
+  _polygonList = nil;
+  _circleList = nil;
+  _groundOverlayList = nil;
+
+  // Clear callbacks
+  _viewCallbacks = nil;
+}
+
+- (void)dealloc {
+  [self cleanup];
+  [self.view removeFromSuperview];
+  self.view = nil;
 }
 
 - (void)mapViewDidTapRecenterButton:(GMSMapView *)mapView {
@@ -195,6 +306,7 @@ - (void)setNavigationUIEnabled:(BOOL)isEnabled {
   if (_mapViewType != NAVIGATION) {
     return;
   }
+  _isNavigationUIEnabled = @(isEnabled);
   _mapView.navigationEnabled = isEnabled;
 }
 
@@ -327,16 +439,6 @@ - (void)setSpeedLimitIconEnabled:(BOOL)isEnabled {
 
 #pragma mark - View Controller functions
 
-- (BOOL)attachToNavigationSession:(GMSNavigationSession *)session {
-  if (_mapViewType != NAVIGATION) {
-    return NO;
-  }
-  BOOL result = [_mapView enableNavigationWithSession:session];
-  _mapView.navigationUIDelegate = self;
-  [self applyStylingOptions];
-  return result;
-}
-
 - (void)onPromptVisibilityChange:(BOOL)isVisible {
   [_viewCallbacks handlePromptVisibilityChanged:isVisible];
 }
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.h b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.h
index a7cdb08..6fed52a 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.h
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.h
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @interface NavViewModule : NSObject <RCTBridgeModule>
 @property(nonatomic, strong) NSMapTable<NSNumber *, NavViewController *> *viewControllers;
 
-- (void)attachViewsToNavigationSession:(GMSNavigationSession *)session;
+- (void)attachViewsToNavigationSession;
+- (void)navigationSessionDestroyed;
 - (void)informPromptVisibilityChange:(BOOL)visible;
 - (void)setTravelMode:(GMSNavigationTravelMode)travelMode;
 
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.m b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.m
index 9b05e2d..01304ae 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.m
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavViewModule.m
@@ -37,9 +37,15 @@ + (instancetype)sharedInstance {
   return sharedInstance;
 }
 
-- (void)attachViewsToNavigationSession:(GMSNavigationSession *)session {
+- (void)attachViewsToNavigationSession {
   for (NavViewController *viewController in self.viewControllers.objectEnumerator) {
-    [viewController attachToNavigationSession:session];
+    [viewController attachToNavigationSessionIfNeeded];
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)navigationSessionDestroyed {
+  for (NavViewController *viewController in self.viewControllers.objectEnumerator) {
+    [viewController navigationSessionDestroyed];
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/RCTNavViewManager.m b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/RCTNavViewManager.m
index 4ef4abf..65f3ccb 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/RCTNavViewManager.m
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/RCTNavViewManager.m
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ - (instancetype)init {
   return self;
 }
 
+- (void)dealloc {
+  @synchronized(_viewControllers) {
+    [_viewControllers removeAllObjects];
+  }
+}
+
 - (UIView *)view {
   NavView *navView = [[NavView alloc] init];
 
@@ -74,9 +80,17 @@ - (void)registerViewController:(NavViewController *)viewController forTag:(NSNum
 
 - (void)unregisterViewControllerForTag:(NSNumber *)reactTag {
   @synchronized(_viewControllers) {
+    NavViewController *viewController = [_viewControllers objectForKey:reactTag];
+    if (viewController) {
+      // Explicitly cleanup the view controller to release resources
+      dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        [viewController.view removeFromSuperview];
+      });
+    }
     [_viewControllers removeObjectForKey:reactTag];
   }
 }
+
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onRecenterButtonClick, RCTDirectEventBlock);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onMapReady, RCTDirectEventBlock);
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onMapClick, RCTDirectEventBlock);