diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/README.md b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/README.md
index e0540e0..9eb3295 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/README.md
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/README.md
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ type ManagedFetchResult = {
 - Read the content of a file.
   - Default encoding of returned string is utf8.
 
+`FileSystem.read(path: string, length?: number, position?: number): Promise<number[]>`
+
+- Read a file as a byte array.
+  - `length` - Optional number of bytes to read.
+  - `position` - Optional position to start reading from.
+
 ```
 FileSystem.stat(path: string): Promise<FileStat>
 
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/main/java/com/alpha0010/fs/FileAccessModule.kt b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/main/java/com/alpha0010/fs/FileAccessModule.kt
index 248a938..cbd4fe7 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/main/java/com/alpha0010/fs/FileAccessModule.kt
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/main/java/com/alpha0010/fs/FileAccessModule.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactMethod
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableArray
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.WritableNativeArray
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -400,6 +402,27 @@ class FileAccessModule internal constructor(context: ReactApplicationContext) :
     }
   }
 
+  @ReactMethod
+  override fun read(path: String, length: Double, position: Double, promise: Promise) {
+    ioScope.launch {
+      try {
+        val data = openForReading(path).use {
+          it.skip(position.toLong())
+          val byteArray = ByteArray(length.toInt())
+          it.read(byteArray)
+          byteArray
+        }
+        val writableArray: WritableArray = WritableNativeArray()
+        for (byte in data) {
+          writableArray.pushInt(byte.toInt() and 0xFF)
+        }
+        promise.resolve(writableArray)
+      } catch (e: Throwable) {
+        promise.reject(e)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   @ReactMethod
   override fun stat(path: String, promise: Promise) {
     ioScope.launch {
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/oldarch/FileAccessSpec.kt b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/oldarch/FileAccessSpec.kt
index 736324b..c223276 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/oldarch/FileAccessSpec.kt
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/android/src/oldarch/FileAccessSpec.kt
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ abstract class FileAccessSpec internal constructor(context: ReactApplicationCont
   abstract fun mkdir(path: String, promise: Promise)
   abstract fun mv(source: String, target: String, promise: Promise)
   abstract fun readFile(path: String, encoding: String, promise: Promise)
+  abstract fun read(path: String, length: Double, position: Double, promise: Promise)
   abstract fun stat(path: String, promise: Promise)
   abstract fun statDir(path: String, promise: Promise)
   abstract fun unlink(path: String, promise: Promise)
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/commonjs/index.js b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/commonjs/index.js
index 88f1c2c..20eb70b 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/commonjs/index.js
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/commonjs/index.js
@@ -209,6 +209,12 @@ const FileSystem = {
     let encoding = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : 'utf8';
     return FileAccessNative.readFile(path, encoding);
   },
+  /**
+   * Read the content of a file as a byte array.
+   */
+  read(path, length, position) {
+    return FileAccessNative.read(path, length, position);
+  },
   /**
    * Read file metadata.
    */
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/module/index.js b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/module/index.js
index 0581920..22c37d3 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/module/index.js
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/module/index.js
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ export const FileSystem = {
     let encoding = arguments.length > 1 && arguments[1] !== undefined ? arguments[1] : 'utf8';
     return FileAccessNative.readFile(path, encoding);
   },
+  /**
+   * Read the content of a file as a byte array.
+   */
+  read(path, length, position) {
+    return FileAccessNative.read(path, length, position);
+  },
   /**
    * Read file metadata.
    */
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/NativeFileAccess.d.ts b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/NativeFileAccess.d.ts
index 0c58874..ed84081 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/NativeFileAccess.d.ts
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/NativeFileAccess.d.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
     mkdir(path: string): Promise<string>;
     mv(source: string, target: string): Promise<void>;
     readFile(path: string, encoding: string): Promise<string>;
+    read(path: string, length: number, position: number): Promise<number[]>;
     stat(path: string): Promise<FileStat>;
     statDir(path: string): Promise<FileStat[]>;
     unlink(path: string): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/index.d.ts b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/index.d.ts
index 5433d53..12854ca 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/index.d.ts
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/lib/typescript/index.d.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ export declare const FileSystem: {
      * Read the content of a file.
      */
     readFile(path: string, encoding?: Encoding): Promise<string>;
+    /**
+     * Read the content of a file as a byte array.
+     */
+    read(path: string, length?: number, position?: number): Promise<number[]>;
     /**
      * Read file metadata.
      */
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/NativeFileAccess.ts b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/NativeFileAccess.ts
index b3a7baa..affd76c 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/NativeFileAccess.ts
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/NativeFileAccess.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export interface Spec extends TurboModule {
   mkdir(path: string): Promise<string>;
   mv(source: string, target: string): Promise<void>;
   readFile(path: string, encoding: string): Promise<string>;
+  read(path: string, length: number, position: number): Promise<number[]>;
   stat(path: string): Promise<FileStat>;
   statDir(path: string): Promise<FileStat[]>;
   unlink(path: string): Promise<void>;
diff --git a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/index.ts b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/index.ts
index 1b38d45..5c9fd5e 100644
--- a/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/index.ts
+++ b/node_modules/react-native-file-access/src/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const LINKING_ERROR =
   '- You rebuilt the app after installing the package\n' +
   '- You are not using Expo Go\n';
 
-// @ts-expect-error
 const isTurboModuleEnabled = global.__turboModuleProxy != null;
 
 const FileAccessModule = isTurboModuleEnabled
@@ -275,6 +274,13 @@ export const FileSystem = {
     return FileAccessNative.readFile(path, encoding);
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Read the content of a file as a byte array.
+   */
+  read(path: string, length: number = 1000, position: number = 0) {
+    return FileAccessNative.read(path, length, position);
+  },
+
   /**
    * Read file metadata.
    */