diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm
index da03a2565e..d54be9db61 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/apple/Handlers/RNNativeViewHandler.mm
@@ -253,11 +253,6 @@ - (void)handleTouchDown:(UIView *)sender forEvent:(UIEvent *)event
             withExtraData:[RNGestureHandlerEventExtraData forPointerInside:YES
                                                        withNumberOfTouches:event.allTouches.count
                                                            withPointerType:_pointerType]];
-
-  [self sendActiveStateEventIfChangedForView:sender
-                                   extraData:[RNGestureHandlerEventExtraData forPointerInside:YES
-                                                                          withNumberOfTouches:event.allTouches.count
-                                                                              withPointerType:_pointerType]];
 }
 
 - (void)handleTouchUpOutside:(UIView *)sender forEvent:(UIEvent *)event
@@ -275,11 +270,12 @@ - (void)handleTouchUpOutside:(UIView *)sender forEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 
 - (void)handleTouchUpInside:(UIView *)sender forEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
-  [self sendEventsInState:RNGestureHandlerStateEnd
-           forViewWithTag:sender.reactTag
-            withExtraData:[RNGestureHandlerEventExtraData forPointerInside:YES
-                                                       withNumberOfTouches:event.allTouches.count
-                                                           withPointerType:_pointerType]];
+  RNGestureHandlerEventExtraData *extraData = [RNGestureHandlerEventExtraData forPointerInside:YES
+                                                                           withNumberOfTouches:event.allTouches.count
+                                                                               withPointerType:_pointerType];
+
+  [self sendActiveStateEventIfChangedForView:sender extraData:extraData];
+  [self sendEventsInState:RNGestureHandlerStateEnd forViewWithTag:sender.reactTag withExtraData:extraData];
 }
 
 - (void)handleDragExit:(UIView *)sender forEvent:(UIEvent *)event
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx
index e579863201..aba80c8a8f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/__tests__/api_v3.test.tsx
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ describe('[API v3] Components', () => {
       >;
       const { jsEventHandler } = gesture.detectorCallbacks;
 
-      // Fire BEGAN
+      // Fire BEGAN — long press timer starts here
       act(() => {
         jsEventHandler?.({
           oldState: State.UNDETERMINED,
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('[API v3] Components', () => {
         });
       });
 
-      // Fire ACTIVE — long press timer starts here (on iOS / non-Android)
+      // Fire ACTIVE
       act(() => {
         jsEventHandler?.({
           oldState: State.BEGAN,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx
index 151e2da48c..aeef28dca5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/GestureButtons.tsx
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ class InnerBaseButton extends React.Component<BaseButtonWithRefProps> {
     delayLongPress: 600,
   };
 
-  private lastActive: boolean;
+  private lastIsPressed: boolean;
   private longPressTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | undefined;
   private longPressDetected: boolean;
 
   constructor(props: BaseButtonWithRefProps) {
     super(props);
-    this.lastActive = false;
+    this.lastIsPressed = false;
     this.longPressDetected = false;
   }
 
@@ -50,23 +50,24 @@ class InnerBaseButton extends React.Component<BaseButtonWithRefProps> {
     nativeEvent,
   }: HandlerStateChangeEvent<NativeViewGestureHandlerPayload>) => {
     const { state, oldState, pointerInside } = nativeEvent;
-    const active = pointerInside && state === State.ACTIVE;
+    const isPressed =
+      pointerInside && (state === State.BEGAN || state === State.ACTIVE);
 
-    if (active !== this.lastActive && this.props.onActiveStateChange) {
-      this.props.onActiveStateChange(active);
+    if (isPressed !== this.lastIsPressed && this.props.onActiveStateChange) {
+      this.props.onActiveStateChange(isPressed);
     }
 
     if (
       !this.longPressDetected &&
       oldState === State.ACTIVE &&
       state !== State.CANCELLED &&
-      this.lastActive &&
+      this.lastIsPressed &&
       this.props.onPress
     ) {
       this.props.onPress(pointerInside);
     }
 
-    if (!this.lastActive && state === State.BEGAN && pointerInside) {
+    if (!this.lastIsPressed && state === State.BEGAN && pointerInside) {
       this.longPressDetected = false;
       if (this.props.onLongPress) {
         this.longPressTimeout = setTimeout(
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class InnerBaseButton extends React.Component<BaseButtonWithRefProps> {
       this.longPressTimeout = undefined;
     }
 
-    this.lastActive = active;
+    this.lastIsPressed = isPressed;
   };
 
   private onLongPress = () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/touchables/GenericTouchable.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/touchables/GenericTouchable.tsx
index 22dfd99654..5fde5c90f2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/touchables/GenericTouchable.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/components/touchables/GenericTouchable.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Component } from 'react';
-import { Animated, Platform } from 'react-native';
+import { Animated } from 'react-native';
 
 import type {
   GestureEvent,
@@ -174,10 +174,7 @@ export default class GenericTouchable extends Component<
       // Need to handle case with external cancellation (e.g. by ScrollView)
       this.moveToState(TOUCHABLE_STATE.UNDETERMINED);
     } else if (
-      // This platform check is an implication of slightly different behavior of handlers on different platform.
-      // And Android "Active" state is achieving on first move of a finger, not on press in.
-      // On iOS event on "Began" is not delivered.
-      state === (Platform.OS !== 'android' ? State.ACTIVE : State.BEGAN) &&
+      state === State.BEGAN &&
       this.STATE === TOUCHABLE_STATE.UNDETERMINED
     ) {
       // Moving inside requires
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx
index fb9caab3b3..b7e088b39e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-native-gesture-handler/src/v3/components/GestureButtons.tsx
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ export const BaseButton = (props: BaseButtonProps) => {
   };
 
   const onDeactivate = (e: EndCallbackEventType) => {
+    props.onDeactivate?.(e);
+  };
+
+  const onFinalize = (e: EndCallbackEventType) => {
     onActiveStateChange?.(false);
 
     if (!e.canceled && !longPressDetected.current) {
       onPress?.(e.pointerInside);
     }
 
-    props.onDeactivate?.(e);
-  };
-
-  const onFinalize = (e: EndCallbackEventType) => {
     if (longPressTimeout.current !== undefined) {
       clearTimeout(longPressTimeout.current);
       longPressTimeout.current = undefined;