diff --git a/.pubnub.yml b/.pubnub.yml
index 241c54976..34bab4d59 100644
--- a/.pubnub.yml
+++ b/.pubnub.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: kotlin
-version: 10.4.3
+version: 10.4.4
 schema: 1
 scm: github.com/pubnub/kotlin
 files:
-  - build/libs/pubnub-kotlin-10.4.3-all.jar
+  - build/libs/pubnub-kotlin-10.4.4-all.jar
 sdks:
   - 
       type: library
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ sdks:
             -
               distribution-type: library
               distribution-repository: maven
-              package-name: pubnub-kotlin-10.4.3
-              location: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/pubnub/pubnub-kotlin/10.4.3/pubnub-kotlin-10.4.3.jar
+              package-name: pubnub-kotlin-10.4.4
+              location: https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/com/pubnub/pubnub-kotlin/10.4.4/pubnub-kotlin-10.4.4.jar
               supported-platforms:
                 supported-operating-systems:
                   Android:
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ sdks:
                   license-url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
                   is-required: Required
 changelog:
+  - date: 2025-03-07
+    version: v10.4.4
+    changes:
+      - type: bug
+        text: "Internal fixes."
   - date: 2025-02-28
     version: v10.4.3
     changes:
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 43b8a1311..52c532065 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## v10.4.4
+March 07 2025
+
+#### Fixed
+- Internal fixes.
+
 ## v10.4.3
 February 28 2025
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f98c47366..1997c6696 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ You will need the publish and subscribe keys to authenticate your app. Get your
      <dependency>
         <groupId>com.pubnub</groupId>
         <artifactId>pubnub-kotlin</artifactId>
-        <version>10.4.3</version>
+        <version>10.4.4</version>
      </dependency>
      ```
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 0b0d5c6c2..39f2b884f 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RELEASE_SIGNING_ENABLED=true
 SONATYPE_HOST=DEFAULT
 SONATYPE_AUTOMATIC_RELEASE=false
 GROUP=com.pubnub
-VERSION_NAME=10.4.3
+VERSION_NAME=10.4.4
 POM_PACKAGING=jar
 
 POM_NAME=PubNub SDK
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 52160e2ed..67400f21e 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dokka = "1.9.20"
 kotlinx_datetime = "0.6.1"
 kotlinx_coroutines = "1.9.0"
 pubnub_js = "8.6.0"
-pubnub_swift = "8.3.0"
+pubnub_swift = "9.0.0"
 
 [libraries]
 retrofit2 = { module = "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit", version.ref = "retrofit2" }
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/AddChannelsToPush.ios.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/AddChannelsToPush.ios.kt
index 11d9fd059..9d9510915 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/AddChannelsToPush.ios.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/AddChannelsToPush.ios.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.pubnub.api.endpoints.push
 
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPPubNub
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.addChannelsToPushNotificationsWithChannels
-import com.pubnub.api.PubNubException
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushEnvironment
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushType
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.push.PNPushAddChannelResult
@@ -11,9 +10,7 @@ import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Result
 import com.pubnub.kmp.PNFuture
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onFailureHandler
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onSuccessHandler
-import com.pubnub.kmp.toNSData
 import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi
-import platform.Foundation.NSData
 
 /**
  * @see [PubNub.addPushNotificationsOnChannels]
@@ -30,16 +27,14 @@ class AddChannelsToPushImpl(
     private val environment: PNPushEnvironment
 ) : AddChannelsToPush {
     override fun async(callback: Consumer<Result<PNPushAddChannelResult>>) {
-        deviceId.toNSData()?.let { data: NSData ->
-            pubnub.addChannelsToPushNotificationsWithChannels(
-                channels = channels,
-                deviceId = data,
-                pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
-                topic = topic.orEmpty(),
-                environment = environment.toParamString(),
-                onSuccess = callback.onSuccessHandler { PNPushAddChannelResult() },
-                onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
-            )
-        } ?: callback.accept(Result.failure(PubNubException("Cannot create NSData from $deviceId")))
+        pubnub.addChannelsToPushNotificationsWithChannels(
+            channels = channels,
+            deviceId = deviceId,
+            pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
+            topic = topic.orEmpty(),
+            environment = environment.toParamString(),
+            onSuccess = callback.onSuccessHandler { PNPushAddChannelResult() },
+            onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/ListPushProvisions.ios.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/ListPushProvisions.ios.kt
index ed9eb3ce8..664257858 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/ListPushProvisions.ios.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/ListPushProvisions.ios.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.pubnub.api.endpoints.push
 
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPPubNub
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.listPushChannelsWithDeviceId
-import com.pubnub.api.PubNubException
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushEnvironment
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushType
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.push.PNPushListProvisionsResult
@@ -11,9 +10,7 @@ import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Result
 import com.pubnub.kmp.PNFuture
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onFailureHandler
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onSuccessHandler
-import com.pubnub.kmp.toNSData
 import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi
-import platform.Foundation.NSData
 
 /**
  * @see [PubNub.auditPushChannelProvisions]
@@ -29,15 +26,17 @@ class ListPushProvisionsImpl(
     private val environment: PNPushEnvironment
 ) : ListPushProvisions {
     override fun async(callback: Consumer<Result<PNPushListProvisionsResult>>) {
-        deviceId.toNSData()?.let { data: NSData ->
-            pubnub.listPushChannelsWithDeviceId(
-                deviceId = data,
-                pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
-                topic = topic.orEmpty(),
-                environment = environment.toParamString(),
-                onSuccess = callback.onSuccessHandler { PNPushListProvisionsResult(channels = it?.filterIsInstance<String>() ?: emptyList()) },
-                onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
-            )
-        } ?: callback.accept(Result.failure(PubNubException("Cannot create NSData from $deviceId")))
+        pubnub.listPushChannelsWithDeviceId(
+            deviceId = deviceId,
+            pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
+            topic = topic.orEmpty(),
+            environment = environment.toParamString(),
+            onSuccess = callback.onSuccessHandler {
+                PNPushListProvisionsResult(
+                    channels = it?.filterIsInstance<String>() ?: emptyList()
+                )
+            },
+            onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveAllPushChannelsForDevice.ios.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveAllPushChannelsForDevice.ios.kt
index 646918755..952a8ade4 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveAllPushChannelsForDevice.ios.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveAllPushChannelsForDevice.ios.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.pubnub.api.endpoints.push
 
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPPubNub
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.removeAllChannelsFromPushWithPushType
-import com.pubnub.api.PubNubException
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushEnvironment
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushType
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.push.PNPushRemoveAllChannelsResult
@@ -11,9 +10,7 @@ import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Result
 import com.pubnub.kmp.PNFuture
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onFailureHandler
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onSuccessReturnValue
-import com.pubnub.kmp.toNSData
 import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi
-import platform.Foundation.NSData
 
 /**
  * @see [PubNub.removeAllPushNotificationsFromDeviceWithPushToken]
@@ -29,15 +26,13 @@ class RemoveAllPushChannelsForDeviceImpl(
     private val environment: PNPushEnvironment
 ) : RemoveAllPushChannelsForDevice {
     override fun async(callback: Consumer<Result<PNPushRemoveAllChannelsResult>>) {
-        deviceId.toNSData()?.let { data: NSData ->
-            pubnub.removeAllChannelsFromPushWithPushType(
-                pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
-                deviceId = data,
-                topic = topic.orEmpty(),
-                environment = environment.toParamString(),
-                onSuccess = callback.onSuccessReturnValue(PNPushRemoveAllChannelsResult()),
-                onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
-            )
-        } ?: callback.accept(Result.failure(PubNubException("Cannot create NSData from $deviceId")))
+        pubnub.removeAllChannelsFromPushWithPushType(
+            pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
+            deviceId = deviceId,
+            topic = topic.orEmpty(),
+            environment = environment.toParamString(),
+            onSuccess = callback.onSuccessReturnValue(PNPushRemoveAllChannelsResult()),
+            onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveChannelsFromPush.ios.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveChannelsFromPush.ios.kt
index e0f320e59..1e31ef34b 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveChannelsFromPush.ios.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/endpoints/push/RemoveChannelsFromPush.ios.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package com.pubnub.api.endpoints.push
 
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.KMPPubNub
 import cocoapods.PubNubSwift.removeChannelsFromPushWithChannels
-import com.pubnub.api.PubNubException
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushEnvironment
 import com.pubnub.api.enums.PNPushType
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.push.PNPushRemoveChannelResult
@@ -11,9 +10,7 @@ import com.pubnub.api.v2.callbacks.Result
 import com.pubnub.kmp.PNFuture
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onFailureHandler
 import com.pubnub.kmp.onSuccessHandler
-import com.pubnub.kmp.toNSData
 import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi
-import platform.Foundation.NSData
 
 /**
  * @see [PubNub.removePushNotificationsFromChannels]
@@ -30,16 +27,14 @@ class RemoveChannelsFromPushImpl(
     private val environment: PNPushEnvironment,
 ) : RemoveChannelsFromPush {
     override fun async(callback: Consumer<Result<PNPushRemoveChannelResult>>) {
-        deviceId.toNSData()?.let { data: NSData ->
-            pubnub.removeChannelsFromPushWithChannels(
-                channels = channels,
-                deviceId = data,
-                pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
-                topic = topic.orEmpty(),
-                environment = environment.toParamString(),
-                onSuccess = callback.onSuccessHandler { PNPushRemoveChannelResult() },
-                onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
-            )
-        } ?: callback.accept(Result.failure(PubNubException("Cannot create NSData from $deviceId")))
+        pubnub.removeChannelsFromPushWithChannels(
+            channels = channels,
+            deviceId = deviceId,
+            pushType = pushType.toParamString(),
+            topic = topic.orEmpty(),
+            environment = environment.toParamString(),
+            onSuccess = callback.onSuccessHandler { PNPushRemoveChannelResult() },
+            onFailure = callback.onFailureHandler()
+        )
     }
 }
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/converters.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/converters.kt
index e600c515a..9921ad8da 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/converters.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-api/src/appleMain/kotlin/com/pubnub/kmp/converters.kt
@@ -14,14 +14,6 @@ import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.membership.PNChannelMembership
 import com.pubnub.api.models.consumer.objects.uuid.PNUUIDMetadata
 import com.pubnub.api.utils.PatchValue
 import kotlinx.cinterop.ExperimentalForeignApi
-import platform.Foundation.NSData
-import platform.Foundation.NSString
-import platform.Foundation.NSUTF8StringEncoding
-import platform.Foundation.dataUsingEncoding
-
-internal fun String.toNSData(): NSData? {
-    return (this as NSString).dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding)
-}
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalForeignApi::class)
 internal fun createPubNubHashedPage(from: PNPage?): KMPHashedPage {
diff --git a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/legacy/PubNubImplTest.kt b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/legacy/PubNubImplTest.kt
index 606370494..04a4550ac 100644
--- a/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/legacy/PubNubImplTest.kt
+++ b/pubnub-kotlin/pubnub-kotlin-impl/src/test/kotlin/com/pubnub/api/legacy/PubNubImplTest.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class PubNubImplTest : BaseTest() {
     fun getVersionAndTimeStamp() {
         val version = PubNubImpl.SDK_VERSION
         val timeStamp = PubNubImpl.timestamp()
-        assertEquals("10.4.3", version)
+        assertEquals("10.4.4", version)
         assertTrue(timeStamp > 0)
     }