diff --git a/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/blueskyswissarmy/platforminfo/ExpoPlatformInfoModule.kt b/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/blueskyswissarmy/platforminfo/ExpoPlatformInfoModule.kt
index 189796f817..15d2a150e9 100644
--- a/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/blueskyswissarmy/platforminfo/ExpoPlatformInfoModule.kt
+++ b/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/blueskyswissarmy/platforminfo/ExpoPlatformInfoModule.kt
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ class ExpoPlatformInfoModule : Module() {
       Function("getIsReducedMotionEnabled") {
         val resolver = appContext.reactContext?.contentResolver ?: return@Function false
         val scale = Settings.Global.getString(resolver, Settings.Global.TRANSITION_ANIMATION_SCALE) ?: return@Function false
-
-        try {
-          return@Function scale.toFloat() == 0f
-        } catch (_: Error) {
-          return@Function false
-        }
+        return@Function scale.toFloatOrNull() == 0f
       }
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/src/PlatformInfo/index.native.ts b/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/src/PlatformInfo/index.native.ts
index 09fa3824d5..7e224ef6f4 100644
--- a/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/src/PlatformInfo/index.native.ts
+++ b/modules/expo-bluesky-swiss-army/src/PlatformInfo/index.native.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,20 @@ import {type AudioCategory} from './types'
 
 const NativeModule = requireNativeModule('ExpoPlatformInfo')
 
+/**
+ * Whether the user has enabled reduced motion at the OS level.
+ *
+ * This is called at module scope during boot via src/state/persisted/schema.ts,
+ * so a rejected native call would crash the app on startup. We catch any native
+ * failure and fall back to false to keep boot safe. See Sentry issue APP-T2EW,
+ * where a malformed TRANSITION_ANIMATION_SCALE setting threw at startup.
+ */
 export function getIsReducedMotionEnabled(): boolean {
-  return NativeModule.getIsReducedMotionEnabled()
+  try {
+    return NativeModule.getIsReducedMotionEnabled()
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
 }
 
 export function setAudioActive(active: boolean): void {