diff --git a/.changeset/fix-gettoken-template-rn.md b/.changeset/fix-gettoken-template-rn.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d884bd5f1cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-gettoken-template-rn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/shared": patch
+---
+
+Fix `getToken({ template })` not working in React Native by correcting `isValidBrowser()` and `isBrowserOnline()` to return `true` in non-browser environments instead of `false`
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/__tests__/browser.spec.ts b/packages/shared/src/__tests__/browser.spec.ts
index 4cb73c6989a..b85244298c0 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/__tests__/browser.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/__tests__/browser.spec.ts
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ describe('isValidBrowser', () => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
   });
 
-  it('returns false if not in browser', () => {
+  it('returns true if not in browser (assumes valid in non-browser environments like React Native)', () => {
     const windowSpy = vi.spyOn(global, 'window', 'get');
     // @ts-ignore - Test
     windowSpy.mockReturnValue(undefined);
 
-    expect(isValidBrowser()).toBe(false);
+    expect(isValidBrowser()).toBe(true);
   });
 
   it('returns true if in browser, navigator is not a bot, and webdriver is not enabled', () => {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/browser.ts b/packages/shared/src/browser.ts
index ea61931f6d3..d927101046f 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/browser.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/browser.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ export function userAgentIsRobot(userAgent: string): boolean {
 export function isValidBrowser(): boolean {
   const navigator = inBrowser() ? window?.navigator : null;
   if (!navigator) {
-    return false;
+    // Not in a browser environment (e.g. React Native, SSR).
+    // Return true so non-browser runtimes are not incorrectly
+    // treated as bots or automated browsers.
+    return true;
   }
   return !userAgentIsRobot(navigator?.userAgent) && !navigator?.webdriver;
 }
@@ -70,7 +73,10 @@ export function isValidBrowser(): boolean {
 export function isBrowserOnline(): boolean {
   const navigator = inBrowser() ? window?.navigator : null;
   if (!navigator) {
-    return false;
+    // Not in a browser environment (e.g. React Native, SSR).
+    // Assume online — RN has its own networking layer and the
+    // absence of browser APIs does not indicate offline status.
+    return true;
   }
 
   // navigator.onLine is the standard API and is reliable for detecting