diff --git a/detox/.detoxrc.json b/detox/.detoxrc.json
index 8fd9e431766..f9e16d87ffe 100644
--- a/detox/.detoxrc.json
+++ b/detox/.detoxrc.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     "ios.simulator": {
       "type": "ios.simulator",
       "device": {
-        "type": "__DEVICE_NAME__",
-        "os": "__DEVICE_OS_VERSION__"
+        "type": "iPhone 16 Pro",
+        "os": "iOS 18.1"
       }
     },
     "android.emulator": {
diff --git a/detox/utils/generate_detox_config_ci.js b/detox/utils/generate_detox_config_ci.js
index cfb44c3c993..910e7bbab9f 100644
--- a/detox/utils/generate_detox_config_ci.js
+++ b/detox/utils/generate_detox_config_ci.js
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-process-env */
 /* eslint-disable no-console */
 const fs = require('fs');
-const deviceName = process.env.DEVICE_NAME || 'iPhone 14';
-const deviceOSVersion = process.env.DEVICE_OS_VERSION || 'iOS 17.2';
+const deviceName = process.env.DEVICE_NAME || 'iPhone 16 Pro';
+const deviceOSVersion = process.env.DEVICE_OS_VERSION || 'iOS 18.1';
 const detoxConfigTemplate = fs.readFileSync('../.detoxrc.json', 'utf8');
 const detoxConfig = detoxConfigTemplate.replace('__DEVICE_NAME__', deviceName).replace('__DEVICE_OS_VERSION__', deviceOSVersion);