diff --git a/apps/automated/package.json b/apps/automated/package.json
index 67a19b86e..9198b309f 100644
--- a/apps/automated/package.json
+++ b/apps/automated/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nativescript/android": "7.0.1",
-    "@nativescript/ios": "7.1.0",
+    "@nativescript/ios": "7.2.0",
     "@nativescript/webpack": "file:../../dist/packages/nativescript-webpack.tgz",
     "typescript": "file:../../node_modules/typescript"
   },
diff --git a/apps/toolbox/package.json b/apps/toolbox/package.json
index 4bca9f519..b48c530fa 100644
--- a/apps/toolbox/package.json
+++ b/apps/toolbox/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nativescript/android": "7.0.1",
-    "@nativescript/ios": "7.1.0",
+    "@nativescript/ios": "7.2.0",
     "@nativescript/webpack": "file:../../dist/packages/nativescript-webpack.tgz",
     "typescript": "file:../../node_modules/typescript"
   }
diff --git a/apps/ui/package.json b/apps/ui/package.json
index 600d2fd41..a28bb6f74 100644
--- a/apps/ui/package.json
+++ b/apps/ui/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@nativescript/android": "7.0.1",
-    "@nativescript/ios": "7.1.0",
+    "@nativescript/ios": "7.2.0",
     "@nativescript/webpack": "file:../../dist/packages/nativescript-webpack.tgz",
     "typescript": "file:../../node_modules/typescript"
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 716575868..af5fa1226 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 		"mocha": "^8.0.1",
 		"mocha-typescript": "^1.1.17",
 		"module-alias": "^2.2.2",
-		"nativescript": "~7.1.0",
+		"nativescript": "~7.2.0",
 		"node-sass": "~4.14.1",
 		"parse-css": "git+https://github.com/tabatkins/parse-css.git",
 		"parserlib": "^1.1.1",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 44b6c3108..63407ee0e 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "main": "index",
   "types": "index.d.ts",
   "description": "NativeScript Core Modules",
-  "version": "7.1.4",
+  "version": "7.2.0",
   "homepage": "https://nativescript.org",
   "repository": {
       "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/ios/Podfile b/packages/core/platforms/ios/Podfile
index 7ba729baa..4a935d972 100644
--- a/packages/core/platforms/ios/Podfile
+++ b/packages/core/platforms/ios/Podfile
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-platform :ios, '9.0'
+platform :ios, '12.0'
 use_frameworks!
 
-pod 'MaterialComponents/Tabs', '~> 94.5'
\ No newline at end of file
+pod 'MaterialComponents/Tabs', '~> 94.5'
+
+post_install do |installer|
+  installer.pods_project.targets.each do |target|
+    target.build_configurations.each do |config|
+      config.build_settings.delete 'IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/Info.plist b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/Info.plist
index 83ff73fcd..953413568 100644
--- a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/Info.plist
+++ b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/Info.plist
@@ -4,6 +4,20 @@
 <dict>
 	<key>AvailableLibraries</key>
 	<array>
+		<dict>
+			<key>DebugSymbolsPath</key>
+			<string>dSYMs</string>
+			<key>LibraryIdentifier</key>
+			<string>ios-arm64</string>
+			<key>LibraryPath</key>
+			<string>TNSWidgets.framework</string>
+			<key>SupportedArchitectures</key>
+			<array>
+				<string>arm64</string>
+			</array>
+			<key>SupportedPlatform</key>
+			<string>ios</string>
+		</dict>
 		<dict>
 			<key>DebugSymbolsPath</key>
 			<string>dSYMs</string>
@@ -21,20 +35,6 @@
 			<key>SupportedPlatformVariant</key>
 			<string>simulator</string>
 		</dict>
-		<dict>
-			<key>DebugSymbolsPath</key>
-			<string>dSYMs</string>
-			<key>LibraryIdentifier</key>
-			<string>ios-arm64</string>
-			<key>LibraryPath</key>
-			<string>TNSWidgets.framework</string>
-			<key>SupportedArchitectures</key>
-			<array>
-				<string>arm64</string>
-			</array>
-			<key>SupportedPlatform</key>
-			<string>ios</string>
-		</dict>
 	</array>
 	<key>CFBundlePackageType</key>
 	<string>XFWK</string>
diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets
index 7c2885ee5..6078a3943 100755
Binary files a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets and b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets differ
diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64/dSYMs/TNSWidgets.framework.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/TNSWidgets b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64/dSYMs/TNSWidgets.framework.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/TNSWidgets
index 2ab572afa..28407f0a9 100644
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diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets
index 8a8740446..3c467383e 100755
Binary files a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets and b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/TNSWidgets.framework/TNSWidgets differ
diff --git a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/dSYMs/TNSWidgets.framework.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/TNSWidgets b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/dSYMs/TNSWidgets.framework.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/TNSWidgets
index 206c42de9..3124a3365 100644
Binary files a/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/dSYMs/TNSWidgets.framework.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/TNSWidgets and b/packages/core/platforms/ios/TNSWidgets.xcframework/ios-arm64_x86_64-simulator/dSYMs/TNSWidgets.framework.dSYM/Contents/Resources/DWARF/TNSWidgets differ
diff --git a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
index 7d1856f4f..65459fdb9 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/styling/background.android.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,8 @@ export namespace ad {
 			androidView._cachedDrawable = constantState || drawable;
 		}
 		const isBorderDrawable = drawable instanceof org.nativescript.widgets.BorderDrawable;
-		const isColorDrawable = drawable instanceof android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 		const onlyColor = !background.hasBorderWidth() && !background.hasBorderRadius() && !background.clipPath && !background.image && !!background.color;
-		if (!isBorderDrawable && isColorDrawable && onlyColor) {
+		if (!isBorderDrawable && drawable instanceof android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable && onlyColor) {
 			drawable.setColor(background.color.android);
 			drawable.invalidateSelf();
 		} else if (isSetColorFilterOnlyWidget(nativeView) && drawable && onlyColor) {
diff --git a/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/build.xcconfig b/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/build.xcconfig
index e77e78db9..f8e9da181 100644
--- a/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/build.xcconfig
+++ b/tools/assets/App_Resources/iOS/build.xcconfig
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@
 // To build for device with Xcode 8 you need to specify your development team. More info: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/content/releasenotes/DeveloperTools/RN-Xcode/Introduction.html
 // DEVELOPMENT_TEAM = YOUR_TEAM_ID;
 ASSETCATALOG_COMPILER_APPICON_NAME = AppIcon;
+IPHONEOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 12.0;