diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-master-only.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-master-only.yml
index c7a1110a2..b2df79192 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-master-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-master-only.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   cocoapods-lint:
     env: 
-        DEVELOPER_DIR: /Applications/Xcode_15.3.app/Contents/Developer
+        DEVELOPER_DIR: /Applications/Xcode_16.4.0.app/Contents/Developer
     name: Verify that podspec lints
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests-only.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests-only.yml
index 5fb368222..791c638cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests-only.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-pull-requests-only.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   buildsh:
     env:
-        DEVELOPER_DIR: /Applications/Xcode_15.3.app/Contents/Developer
+        DEVELOPER_DIR: /Applications/Xcode_16.4.0.app/Contents/Developer
     strategy:
       matrix:
         mode: [cocoapods-lint-default-subspecs, cocoapods-lint-other-subspecs]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 885175a10..0c8164a93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 jobs:
   buildsh:
     env:
-        DEVELOPER_DIR: /Applications/Xcode_15.3.app/Contents/Developer
+        DEVELOPER_DIR: /Applications/Xcode_16.4.0.app/Contents/Developer
     strategy:
       matrix:
         mode: [tests, framework, life-without-cocoapods, carthage, examples-pt1, examples-pt2, examples-pt3, examples-pt4]
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 06a68f8a8..5c6a98031 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@
 		9F06E5CD1B4CAF4200F015D8 /* ASCollectionViewTests.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9F06E5CC1B4CAF4200F015D8 /* ASCollectionViewTests.mm */; };
 		9F98C0261DBE29E000476D92 /* ASControlTargetAction.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9F98C0241DBDF2A300476D92 /* ASControlTargetAction.mm */; };
 		9F98C0271DBE29FC00476D92 /* ASControlTargetAction.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9F98C0231DBDF2A300476D92 /* ASControlTargetAction.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Private, ); }; };
+		A14F82AE2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A14F82AC2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Public, ); }; };
+		A14F82AF2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A14F82AD2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm */; };
 		A37320101C571B740011FC94 /* ASTextNode+Beta.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A373200E1C571B050011FC94 /* ASTextNode+Beta.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Public, ); }; };
 		AC026B581BD3F61800BBC17E /* ASAbsoluteLayoutSpecSnapshotTests.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = AC026B571BD3F61800BBC17E /* ASAbsoluteLayoutSpecSnapshotTests.mm */; };
 		AC026B701BD57DBF00BBC17E /* _ASHierarchyChangeSet.h in Headers */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = AC026B6D1BD57DBF00BBC17E /* _ASHierarchyChangeSet.h */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (Private, ); }; };
@@ -814,6 +816,8 @@
 		9F06E5CC1B4CAF4200F015D8 /* ASCollectionViewTests.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; lineEnding = 0; path = ASCollectionViewTests.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; xcLanguageSpecificationIdentifier = xcode.lang.objc; };
 		9F98C0231DBDF2A300476D92 /* ASControlTargetAction.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = ASControlTargetAction.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		9F98C0241DBDF2A300476D92 /* ASControlTargetAction.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; path = ASControlTargetAction.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		A14F82AC2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = ASDefaultImageDownloader.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		A14F82AD2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; path = ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A32FEDD31C501B6A004F642A /* ASTextKitFontSizeAdjuster.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = ASTextKitFontSizeAdjuster.h; path = TextKit/ASTextKitFontSizeAdjuster.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A373200E1C571B050011FC94 /* ASTextNode+Beta.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "ASTextNode+Beta.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		AC026B571BD3F61800BBC17E /* ASAbsoluteLayoutSpecSnapshotTests.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; lineEnding = 0; path = ASAbsoluteLayoutSpecSnapshotTests.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; xcLanguageSpecificationIdentifier = xcode.lang.objc; };
@@ -1217,6 +1221,8 @@
 				058D09D6195D050800B7D73C /* ASControlNode.mm */,
 				058D09D7195D050800B7D73C /* ASControlNode+Subclasses.h */,
 				058D09D8195D050800B7D73C /* ASDisplayNode.h */,
+				A14F82AC2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.h */,
+				A14F82AD2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm */,
 				058D09D9195D050800B7D73C /* ASDisplayNode.mm */,
 				CC6AA2D81E9F03B900978E87 /* ASDisplayNode+Ancestry.h */,
 				CC6AA2D91E9F03B900978E87 /* ASDisplayNode+Ancestry.mm */,
@@ -1964,6 +1970,7 @@
 				ACE87A2C1D73696800D7FF06 /* ASSectionContext.h in Headers */,
 				509E68631B3AEDB4009B9150 /* ASCollectionViewLayoutController.h in Headers */,
 				B35061F71B010EFD0018CF92 /* ASCollectionViewProtocols.h in Headers */,
+				A14F82AE2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.h in Headers */,
 				67A75CA42C5412F1003AFD51 /* ASCollectionView+Undeprecated.h in Headers */,
 				68FC85E31CE29B7E00EDD713 /* ASTabBarController.h in Headers */,
 				CC56013B1F06E9A700DC4FBE /* ASIntegerMap.h in Headers */,
@@ -2518,6 +2525,7 @@
 				DECBD6EA1BE56E1900CF4905 /* ASButtonNode.mm in Sources */,
 				CCEDDDD1200C488000FFCD0A /* ASConfiguration.mm in Sources */,
 				254C6B841BF94F8A003EC431 /* ASTextNodeWordKerner.mm in Sources */,
+				A14F82AF2DD57B1E00A9147D /* ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm in Sources */,
 				E5E2D7301EA780DF005C24C6 /* ASCollectionGalleryLayoutDelegate.mm in Sources */,
 				34EFC76B1B701CEB00AD841F /* ASLayoutSpec.mm in Sources */,
 				CC3B20861C3F76D600798563 /* ASPendingStateController.mm in Sources */,
diff --git a/Source/ASDefaultImageDownloader.h b/Source/ASDefaultImageDownloader.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c2311be3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ASDefaultImageDownloader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//
+//  ASDefaultImageDownloader.h
+//  Texture
+//
+//  Created by Andrew Finnell on 5/14/25.
+//  Copyright © 2025 Pinterest. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASImageProtocols.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+typedef id<ASImageDownloaderProtocol>_Nullable(^ASImageDownloaderProvider)(void);
+typedef id<ASImageCacheProtocol>_Nullable(^ASImageCacheProvider)(void);
+
+@interface ASDefaultImageDownloader : NSObject
+
++ (nullable id<ASImageDownloaderProtocol>)defaultDownloader;
++ (nullable id<ASImageCacheProtocol>)defaultCache;
+
++ (void)setDefaultDownloaderProvider:(ASImageDownloaderProvider _Nonnull)downloaderProvider
+                       cacheProvider:(ASImageCacheProvider _Nonnull)cacheProvider;
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Source/ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm b/Source/ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f0018c4f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ASDefaultImageDownloader.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+//
+//  ASDefaultImageDownloader.m
+//  Texture
+//
+//  Created by Andrew Finnell on 5/14/25.
+//  Copyright © 2025 Pinterest. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#import "ASDefaultImageDownloader.h"
+#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASThread.h>
+#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASBasicImageDownloader.h>
+#if AS_PIN_REMOTE_IMAGE
+#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASPINRemoteImageDownloader.h>
+#endif
+
+using AS::MutexLocker;
+
+@interface ASDefaultImageDownloader () {
+  AS::Mutex *_lock;
+  ASImageDownloaderProvider _downloaderProvider;
+  ASImageCacheProvider _cacheProvider;
+}
+
++ (instancetype)sharedInstance;
+
+@end
+
+@implementation ASDefaultImageDownloader
+
+- (instancetype)init
+{
+  self = [super init];
+  if (self != nil) {
+    _lock = new AS::Mutex();
+    _downloaderProvider = ^id<ASImageDownloaderProtocol>(void) {
+#if AS_PIN_REMOTE_IMAGE
+      return [ASPINRemoteImageDownloader sharedDownloader];
+#else
+      return [ASBasicImageDownloader sharedImageDownloader];
+#endif
+    };
+     _cacheProvider = ^id<ASImageCacheProtocol>(void) {
+#if AS_PIN_REMOTE_IMAGE
+  return [ASPINRemoteImageDownloader sharedDownloader];
+#else
+  return nil;
+#endif
+    };
+  }
+  return self;
+}
+
++ (instancetype)sharedInstance;
+{
+  static dispatch_once_t onceToken;
+  static ASDefaultImageDownloader *sharedInstance = nil;
+  dispatch_once(&onceToken, ^{
+    sharedInstance = [[ASDefaultImageDownloader alloc] init];
+  });
+  return sharedInstance;
+}
+
+- (nullable id<ASImageDownloaderProtocol>)defaultDownloader
+{
+  MutexLocker l(*self->_lock);
+  return self->_downloaderProvider();
+}
+
+- (nullable id<ASImageCacheProtocol>)defaultCache
+{
+  MutexLocker l(*self->_lock);
+  return self->_cacheProvider();
+}
+
+- (void)setDefaultDownloaderProvider:(ASImageDownloaderProvider _Nonnull)downloaderProvider
+                       cacheProvider:(ASImageCacheProvider _Nonnull)cacheProvider
+{
+  MutexLocker l(*self->_lock);
+  _downloaderProvider = [downloaderProvider copy];
+  _cacheProvider = [cacheProvider copy];
+}
+
++ (nullable id<ASImageDownloaderProtocol>)defaultDownloader
+{
+  return [[ASDefaultImageDownloader sharedInstance] defaultDownloader];
+}
+
++ (nullable id<ASImageCacheProtocol>)defaultCache
+{
+  return [[ASDefaultImageDownloader sharedInstance] defaultCache];
+}
+
++ (void)setDefaultDownloaderProvider:(ASImageDownloaderProvider _Nonnull)downloaderProvider
+                       cacheProvider:(ASImageCacheProvider _Nonnull)cacheProvider
+{
+  [[ASDefaultImageDownloader sharedInstance] setDefaultDownloaderProvider:downloaderProvider
+                                                            cacheProvider:cacheProvider];
+}
+
+@end
diff --git a/Source/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm b/Source/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
index 750aba952..382dcd1b5 100644
--- a/Source/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
+++ b/Source/ASMultiplexImageNode.mm
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASPhotosFrameworkImageRequest.h>
 #endif
 
-#if AS_PIN_REMOTE_IMAGE
-#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASPINRemoteImageDownloader.h>
-#else
-#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASBasicImageDownloader.h>
-#endif
+#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASDefaultImageDownloader.h>
 
 using AS::MutexLocker;
 
@@ -190,11 +186,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithCache:(id<ASImageCacheProtocol>)cache downloader:(id<ASI
 
 - (instancetype)init
 {
-#if AS_PIN_REMOTE_IMAGE
-  return [self initWithCache:[ASPINRemoteImageDownloader sharedDownloader] downloader:[ASPINRemoteImageDownloader sharedDownloader]];
-#else
-  return [self initWithCache:nil downloader:[ASBasicImageDownloader sharedImageDownloader]];
-#endif
+  return [self initWithCache:[ASDefaultImageDownloader defaultCache] downloader:[ASDefaultImageDownloader defaultDownloader]];
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc
diff --git a/Source/ASNetworkImageNode.mm b/Source/ASNetworkImageNode.mm
index 8509ce39b..138d3b9db 100644
--- a/Source/ASNetworkImageNode.mm
+++ b/Source/ASNetworkImageNode.mm
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageNode.h>
 
-#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASBasicImageDownloader.h>
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNodeExtras.h>
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNodeInternal.h>
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASDisplayNode+Subclasses.h>
@@ -19,10 +18,7 @@
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASImageNode+AnimatedImagePrivate.h>
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASImageContainerProtocolCategories.h>
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASNetworkImageLoadInfo+Private.h>
-
-#if AS_PIN_REMOTE_IMAGE
-#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASPINRemoteImageDownloader.h>
-#endif
+#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASDefaultImageDownloader.h>
 
 @interface ASNetworkImageNode ()
 {
@@ -111,11 +107,7 @@ - (instancetype)initWithCache:(id<ASImageCacheProtocol>)cache downloader:(id<ASI
 
 - (instancetype)init
 {
-#if AS_PIN_REMOTE_IMAGE
-  return [self initWithCache:[ASPINRemoteImageDownloader sharedDownloader] downloader:[ASPINRemoteImageDownloader sharedDownloader]];
-#else
-  return [self initWithCache:nil downloader:[ASBasicImageDownloader sharedImageDownloader]];
-#endif
+  return [self initWithCache:[ASDefaultImageDownloader defaultCache] downloader:[ASDefaultImageDownloader defaultDownloader]];
 }
 
 - (void)dealloc
diff --git a/Source/AsyncDisplayKit.h b/Source/AsyncDisplayKit.h
index bca3f2ae7..f268a09dd 100644
--- a/Source/AsyncDisplayKit.h
+++ b/Source/AsyncDisplayKit.h
@@ -127,3 +127,4 @@
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/_ASDisplayLayer.h>
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/_ASDisplayView.h>
 #import <AsyncDisplayKit/_ASTransitionContext.h>
+#import <AsyncDisplayKit/ASDefaultImageDownloader.h>
diff --git a/Source/Details/ASImageProtocols.h b/Source/Details/ASImageProtocols.h
index 91a0d579f..e1b40fe9e 100644
--- a/Source/Details/ASImageProtocols.h
+++ b/Source/Details/ASImageProtocols.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ typedef NS_ENUM(NSInteger, ASImageCacheType) {
   ASImageCacheTypeSynchronous,
 };
 
-typedef void(^ASImageCacherCompletion)(id <ASImageContainerProtocol> _Nullable imageFromCache, ASImageCacheType cacheType);
+typedef void(^ASImageCacherCompletion)(id <ASImageContainerProtocol> _Nullable imageFromCache, ASImageCacheType cacheType) NS_SWIFT_SENDABLE;
 
 @protocol ASImageCacheProtocol <NSObject>
 
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ typedef void(^ASImageCacherCompletion)(id <ASImageContainerProtocol> _Nullable i
  @param downloadIdentifier The identifier for the download task that completed.
  @param userInfo Any additional info that your downloader would like to communicate through Texture.
  */
-typedef void(^ASImageDownloaderCompletion)(id <ASImageContainerProtocol> _Nullable image, NSError * _Nullable error, id _Nullable downloadIdentifier, id _Nullable userInfo);
+typedef void(^ASImageDownloaderCompletion)(id <ASImageContainerProtocol> _Nullable image, NSError * _Nullable error, id _Nullable downloadIdentifier, id _Nullable userInfo) NS_SWIFT_SENDABLE;
 
 /**
  @param progress The progress of the download, in the range of (0.0, 1.0), inclusive.
  */
-typedef void(^ASImageDownloaderProgress)(CGFloat progress);
+typedef void(^ASImageDownloaderProgress)(CGFloat progress) NS_SWIFT_SENDABLE;
 typedef void(^ASImageDownloaderProgressImage)(UIImage *progressImage, CGFloat progress, id _Nullable downloadIdentifier);
 
 typedef NS_ENUM(NSUInteger, ASImageDownloaderPriority) {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ withDownloadIdentifier:(id)downloadIdentifier;
 /**
  @abstract Return the objects's cover image.
  */
-@property (nonatomic, readonly) UIImage *coverImage;
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, nullable) UIImage *coverImage;
 /**
  @abstract Return a boolean to indicate that the cover image is ready.
  */
@@ -225,16 +225,16 @@ withDownloadIdentifier:(id)downloadIdentifier;
 /**
  @abstract Return any error that has occured. Playback will be paused if this returns non-nil.
  */
-@property (nonatomic, readonly) NSError *error;
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, nullable) NSError *error;
 /**
  @abstract Should be called when playback is ready.
  */
-@property (nonatomic) dispatch_block_t playbackReadyCallback;
+@property (nonatomic, nullable) dispatch_block_t playbackReadyCallback NS_SWIFT_SENDABLE;
 
 /**
  @abstract Return the image at a given index.
  */
-- (CGImageRef)imageAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index;
+- (nullable CGImageRef)imageAtIndex:(NSUInteger)index;
 /**
  @abstract Return the duration at a given index.
  */
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 90242b8e3..37e34a523 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 # echo ************* diagnostics end
 
 # run this on a 2x device until we've updated snapshot images to 3x
-PLATFORM="${TEXTURE_BUILD_PLATFORM:-platform=iOS Simulator,OS=17.4,name=iPhone SE (3rd generation)}"
-SDK="${TEXTURE_BUILD_SDK:-iphonesimulator17.4}"
+PLATFORM="${TEXTURE_BUILD_PLATFORM:-platform=iOS Simulator,OS=18.5,name=iPhone SE (3rd generation)}"
+SDK="${TEXTURE_BUILD_SDK:-iphonesimulator18.5}"
 DERIVED_DATA_PATH="~/ASDKDerivedData"
 
 # It is pitch black.