9.5: v9 on old architecture, AbortSignal, published types

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9.5 is why to leave v7 / v8 / 9.4.

Stay on v7 only for React Native < 0.70. On 0.70–0.81, latest v9 loads on old architecture (native rebuild required). On 0.82+, New Architecture is the only option.

Why upgrade

• v9 on old architecture — Android registers as a legacy Native Module when New Architecture is off, so NativeModules.RNZipArchive is non-null. Compile proof on RN 0.81.6 (old-arch.yml).
• AbortSignal — pass { signal } to zip / unzip (and password / unzipAssets variants). Rejects with ZipError code ERR_CANCELLED.
• Published TypeScript types — package.json "types" points at index.d.ts.
• Interop release gate — non-password zips must extract with Node unzipper and Java ZipInputStream before npm publish.

JS call sites from v7 are unchanged. You still need pod install + a native rebuild.

npm install react-native-zip-archive@^9.5.1

• v9.5.1 release
• Migration guide