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Five Things to Check First When Geolocation Stops Working in Your Rork App
Geolocation looks easy until it doesn't work. This guide walks through the five most common reasons your Rork app can't read the user's location — from a missing app.json plugin block to subtle simulator quirks.
Why the Android Back Button Stops Working in Your Rork App — A BackHandler Field Guide
When testers tap the Android back button, your Rork app exits unexpectedly, jumps to the wrong screen, or refuses to dismiss a modal. Here are the five most common BackHandler pitfalls in Expo Router projects, with working code for each.
Keep Rork-Generated UI From Drifting: A Practical Visual Regression Workflow with Storybook and Chromatic
A field-tested guide to wiring Storybook for React Native and Chromatic into a Rork project so you can spot AI-induced UI regressions before they ship — covering install pitfalls, story design, GitHub Actions, and a review workflow built for AI-generated code.
Don't Ship Rork Apps With an Empty EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL — A Practical Setup Walkthrough
What to put in EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL when Rork generates an app with login, and how to wire it up across dev, EAS Build, and production safely.
Why Your Rork Modal Won't Close — 5 Common Pitfalls and How to Fix Them
The close button doesn't fire, tapping the backdrop does nothing, and buttons inside the modal feel dead. In Rork-generated React Native code, eight times out of ten the cause is one of these five patterns.
Usage-Based Billing for Rork AI Apps with Stripe Meter — Charge by API Calls and Tokens, Not Flat Rates
A complete guide to implementing Stripe Meter Billing in your Rork AI app. Covers meter setup, Cloudflare Workers usage reporting, subscription design with free tiers, and error handling — all with working, production-ready code.
Build a Store Finder App with Rork Using Google Places API: A Practical Location Integration Guide
Learn how to build a location-based store finder app with Rork and Google Places API. Covers current location access, nearby place search, and map markers — with working code and real troubleshooting tips.
App Crashes After App Store Release But Not on TestFlight — 4 Common Causes
Your Rork app worked perfectly on TestFlight, but crashes after App Store release. Here are the 4 most common causes and how to fix each one.
Mobile Attribution for Rork Apps — A Production Guide to AppsFlyer, Adjust, SKAdNetwork 4.0, and ATT
A complete walkthrough of wiring AppsFlyer or Adjust into a Rork (Expo + React Native) app, designing SKAdNetwork 4.0 conversion values, building a high-opt-in ATT prompt, and integrating deep links — with copy-paste code and the pitfalls I hit in production.
How Rork Max's SwiftUI Generation Talks to Its AI Layer — 7 Prompt Patterns That Shift Output Quality
Rork Max's SwiftUI generation and its AI capabilities are not two separate features — they share the same underlying model. Here are 7 prompt patterns I rely on to nudge the same model toward production-ready output, with before-and-after SwiftUI examples.
Adding iOS 26 Liquid Glass to Rork Max Apps — What I Learned After Three Real Apps
I shipped three Rork Max apps that adopt iOS 26 Liquid Glass. Here is what actually works in production: where to apply glassEffect, how to fall back on iOS 25, and the three most common ways the new material breaks your UI.
Outgrowing RevenueCat: A Self-Hosted Guide to App Store Server Notifications V2 for Rork Apps
A complete implementation guide for receiving App Store Server Notifications V2 in Cloudflare Workers without RevenueCat — covering JWS verification, idempotent state updates, user binding, and production testing for Rork apps.