diff --git a/packages/create/ios/TvRemoteHandler.swift b/packages/create/ios/TvRemoteHandler.swift
index b62988d0..e9a73ae7 100644
--- a/packages/create/ios/TvRemoteHandler.swift
+++ b/packages/create/ios/TvRemoteHandler.swift
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ class TvRemoteHandler: RCTEventEmitter, UIGestureRecognizerDelegate {
                     timer.invalidate()
                     return
                 }
-                self.sendAppleTVEvent(eventType: direction!, eventKeyAction: "down", velocity: 0.0)
+                self.sendAppleTVEvent(eventType: direction!, eventKeyAction: "longPress", velocity: 0.0)
+                timer.invalidate()
             }
             
         } else if gesture.state == .ended || gesture.state == .cancelled {
diff --git a/packages/create/src/focusManager/service/core.ts b/packages/create/src/focusManager/service/core.ts
index d5b4b018..6333ead6 100644
--- a/packages/create/src/focusManager/service/core.ts
+++ b/packages/create/src/focusManager/service/core.ts
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class CoreManager {
 
                 const nextForcedFocusKey = this.getNextForcedFocusKey(parent, direction);
                 if (nextForcedFocusKey) {
-                    if (findFocusInParent) {
+                    if (findFocusInParent && closestView.getParent()?.getType() !== MODEL_TYPES.SCREEN) {
                         currentFocus.getParent()?.onBlur();
                         closestView.getParent()?.onFocus();
                     }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class CoreManager {
                     return currentFocus;
                 }
 
-                if (findFocusInParent) {
+                if (findFocusInParent && closestView.getParent()?.getType() !== MODEL_TYPES.SCREEN) {
                     currentFocus.getParent()?.onBlur();
                     closestView.getParent()?.onFocus();
                 }