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Switching from Context API to Zustand v5 in Rork Apps: What Changed and Why It Worked
Context API caused cascading re-renders in a growing Rork app. Here's how migrating to Zustand v5 solved it — with practical patterns for auth state and async logic in React Native.
Supabase Storage Returns 403 After Image Upload in Rork Apps ─ Fixing RLS Policies and Bucket Settings
Uploaded an image to Supabase Storage in your Rork app, but the URL returns 403 Forbidden? This guide covers the three most common causes: bucket Public/Private settings, missing RLS SELECT policies, and the getPublicUrl vs createSignedUrl confusion — with working code examples.
Three Things I Got Stuck on When Implementing Ambient Sound in a Healing App with Rork
Three common pitfalls when implementing ambient looping audio in meditation and healing apps built with Rork: loop clicks, iOS silent mode, and battery drain — with working expo-av code.
Rork App Rejected for Incomplete Data Safety Section on Google Play: How to Fix It
Step-by-step guide to correctly filling out Google Play's Data Safety section for Rork apps. Covers AdMob, Firebase, RevenueCat, and common declaration mistakes that cause rejections.
Building a Shared UI Component Library with Swift Package Manager in Rork Max
A practical guide to building a shared SwiftUI component library with Swift Package Manager for indie developers running multiple apps — eliminate duplicate code across wallpaper, healing, and similar app families.
That 'CORS Error' in Your Rork + Supabase Edge Function? It's Probably Something Else
Seeing CORS errors when calling Supabase Edge Functions from your Rork app? React Native apps don't enforce CORS — the real cause is usually something else entirely. Here's how to diagnose and fix it.
Rork vs Expo CLI: What the Build Experience Actually Feels Like — A 12-Year Indie Dev Perspective
A hands-on comparison of Rork and Expo CLI build workflows from a developer with 12 years of indie app experience and 50M+ cumulative downloads. Honest take on where Rork creates friction for CLI-savvy developers — and where it genuinely wins.
Stop Your Rork App's Search Field from Hammering the API: debounce + AbortController + Empty States
A keystroke-by-keystroke search field looks fine on a laptop and starts misbehaving the moment a real phone hits a slow network. Here is the three-piece kit I keep coming back to in Rork apps: debounced input, abortable requests, and a state machine the UI actually understands.
Adding Swift Charts to a Rork Max App: Setup, and Why It Stutters Past a Few Hundred Points
How to drop Swift Charts into the SwiftUI code Rork Max generates, where the framework starts choking once your dataset grows past a thousand points, and the downsampling and animation patterns that keep things at 60 fps on real devices.
When expo-image-picker won't launch in your Rork app — Info.plist and permission fixes that actually worked
Your Rork-generated app's pick image button works in the simulator but does nothing on TestFlight builds. Walk through the four real-world causes I keep hitting: missing Info.plist keys, wrong permission order, iOS 14 Limited Photo Access, and Android 13+ media permissions.
Why Your Rork iOS App's API Calls Fail Silently — Fixing App Transport Security the Right Way
When a Rork-built iOS app's API requests fail with no error and no log, App Transport Security (ATS) is almost always the culprit. Here is the minimum-privilege fix and an Info.plist that actually passes review.
Why Your Rork iOS Widget Keeps Showing Stale Data — Rebuilding the App Group + WidgetKit Pipeline That Actually Refreshes
Your Rork-built iOS widget shows yesterday's data. Rebuild the App Group, shared UserDefaults, and timeline reload pipeline so parent and widget share state.