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Fixing Date/Timezone Bugs in Rork Apps: When Times Are 9 Hours Off
When dates appear shifted by 9 hours, when an entry made at 11pm shows up on the wrong day, or when production data drifts—here are the patterns that catch Rork developers and how to fix them safely.
Adding Bottom Sheets to a Rork App — A Practical Guide to @gorhom/bottom-sheet on iOS and Android
Rork's default Modal works for confirmations, but the moment you need multiple snap points or inertial scroll inside the sheet it falls short. This guide walks through dropping @gorhom/bottom-sheet into a Rork project, handling the keyboard, and smoothing out iOS/Android differences.
Rork × Vision Camera v4: A Production-Grade Camera Stack with QR, OCR, and ML Inference
Wire React Native Vision Camera v4 into a Rork project end-to-end — frame processors, ML inference, QR/barcode scanning, and the photo/video settings that survive App Store review.
Implementing Screen Time Control Apps with Rork Max — Family Controls / DeviceActivity / ManagedSettings
A complete walkthrough for shipping a Screen Time-style app with Rork Max — covering Family Controls authorization, DeviceActivity scheduling, and ManagedSettings shielding via custom native modules and a DeviceActivityMonitor extension.
Five Fix Patterns for TypeScript Errors That Refuse to Leave Your Rork-Generated Code
When Rork-generated React Native code is buried in red squiggles and the AI keeps re-introducing the same TypeScript errors, these five patterns and their concrete fixes are the first places to look.
Fixing Missing Bottom Tab Icons or Unresponsive Tabs in Rork Apps
When your Rork-built app suddenly loses its Bottom Tab icons or tabs stop responding to taps, the cause is usually one of three patterns. Here's how to triage the symptom and apply the right fix in minutes instead of hours.
Building AI Backends for Rork Mobile Apps: When to Use Cloudflare Containers vs Workers AI
A practical guide to choosing between Cloudflare Containers and Workers AI when building AI features for Rork-generated mobile apps, with cost numbers and code examples.
Implementing Share Extensions with Rork Max — Adding Your App to iOS's Share Sheet
A production-ready guide to building iOS share extensions on top of a Rork Max project. Covers App Groups, URL schemes, minimal extension UI, and the gotchas that ship-blocking apps every quarter.
Communicating Design Rules to AI: Using DESIGN.md for Mobile Apps
Google's open-source DESIGN.md format helps you communicate design specifications to AI tools like Rork. Learn to define colors, typography, and spacing rules in markdown so AI-generated UI stays consistent with your brand.
Why In-App Purchases Disappear with Family Sharing — Building Bulletproof IAP for Family Apps with Rork
Subscription revenue from Family Sharing purchases can vanish days after the sale settles. This guide shows the four refund triggers, a complete StoreKit 2 + Server Notifications V2 implementation in Rork, and a sandbox testing matrix that catches family edge cases before launch.
Force Updates in Rork Apps: A Practical Guide to Sunsetting Old Versions Safely
How to design and implement a force-update flow for Rork apps. Covers soft vs hard updates, remote-driven version policy, store routing, and post-cutover monitoring.
Rork Max × Apple TipKit Complete Implementation Guide — Designing In-App Guidance That Cuts Onboarding Drop-Off
Wire Apple's TipKit framework into a Rork Max app via Expo Modules to ship contextual in-app guidance that meaningfully reduces onboarding drop-off — with eligibility rules, localization, CloudKit sync, and analytics covered end to end.