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SDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is open. It adopts the iOS 27 UIScene lifecycle, and R8 is now on by default for Android release buildsSWIFT — Rork no longer creates new Expo projects. New apps are Swift, Kotlin or React, and existing Expo projects keep building as before11/01 — Forty-two days remain for anyone who filed an extension on Google Play's target API level. Miss it and new users on newer devices stop seeing the appEXPOGO — Scanning the QR code in Expo Go stopped working for some people. Since September 3, iOS requires you to be signed in on both the terminal and the appNEW — What I changed when prebuild stopped and asked for the standard Swift AppDelegateXCODE27 — Xcode 27 is not required yet. The latest EAS Build image is still 26.6, and the 27 image is listed as coming soonSDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is open. It adopts the iOS 27 UIScene lifecycle, and R8 is now on by default for Android release buildsSWIFT — Rork no longer creates new Expo projects. New apps are Swift, Kotlin or React, and existing Expo projects keep building as before11/01 — Forty-two days remain for anyone who filed an extension on Google Play's target API level. Miss it and new users on newer devices stop seeing the appEXPOGO — Scanning the QR code in Expo Go stopped working for some people. Since September 3, iOS requires you to be signed in on both the terminal and the appNEW — What I changed when prebuild stopped and asked for the standard Swift AppDelegateXCODE27 — Xcode 27 is not required yet. The latest EAS Build image is still 26.6, and the 27 image is listed as coming soon
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Dev Tools/2026-05-07Intermediate

Killing the Silent Crash in Rork-Generated Apps — A Practical Error Boundary and Unhandled Promise Setup

Rork-generated code tends to swallow errors with optional chaining and leave promise rejections uncaught. Here is the minimum production-grade setup to surface those crashes instead of letting users churn in silence.

Dev Tools/2026-05-07Advanced

Keeping Rork Apps Fresh While Closed — iOS BGTaskScheduler, Silent Push, and Android WorkManager

Silent Pushes that never arrive. A BGTaskScheduler that stays quiet. This is how I pushed background refresh in a Rork-built app up to production quality on both iOS and Android — and what the success-rate numbers told me to fix first.

Dev Tools/2026-05-07Intermediate

Rork iOS App: Why Your App Tracking Transparency Prompt Never Shows Up — and How to Fix It

Three real causes the ATT (App Tracking Transparency) dialog never appears in Rork-generated iOS apps — Info.plist, call timing, and AdMob init order — with working code and on-device verification steps.

Dev Tools/2026-05-06Advanced

Growing Rork-Generated React Native Code Into Something Production Can Hold

Learn how to identify the six most common technical debt patterns in Rork-generated React Native code and transform them into production-ready quality through TypeScript safety, component splitting, state management, async patterns, performance tuning, and testability — all with real Before/After examples.

Dev Tools/2026-05-06Intermediate

Animation Jank in Rork Apps — How I Diagnosed Frame Drops and Fixed Them

Animations in your Rork app running smoothly in the preview but stuttering on a real device? This guide explains how to diagnose frame drops, why they happen, and how one line of code often fixes the problem completely.

Dev Tools/2026-05-06Intermediate

Adding Expo Dev Client to Your Rork App

The moment you add react-native-mmkv or RevenueCat to a Rork app, Expo Go stops launching it. Here's how to set up Expo Dev Client (a custom development build) and the three pitfalls I've actually walked into.

Dev Tools/2026-05-06Advanced

Rork Max × Xcode Cloud: A Complete CI/CD Guide — From Pull Request Tests to App Store Submission

Learn how to connect Rork Max's native SwiftUI output to Xcode Cloud and build a production-grade CI/CD pipeline — from automated pull request testing to TestFlight distribution and App Store submission.

Dev Tools/2026-05-06Advanced

to Production Edge AI in Rork Apps— Ollama Streaming, Conversation History, and Cost Architecture

A complete production guide to integrating Ollama-powered local LLMs into Rork apps. Covers token streaming, SQLite conversation history, cloud fallback routing, and sustainable monetization for indie developers.

Dev Tools/2026-05-06Beginner

Adding Offline Edge AI to Rork Apps — No-Internet AI Features Without Cloud APIs

How to add offline-capable AI features to apps built with Rork. Covers the Ollama + local server approach, fallback patterns, a basic chat implementation, and which use cases make local AI worthwhile.

Dev Tools/2026-05-06Intermediate

Swipes and Taps Not Working in Your Rork App: 5 Common Causes and Fixes

Gestures not responding in your Rork app? This guide walks through 5 common causes — from missing GestureHandlerRootView to z-index conflicts — with concrete code fixes for each.

Dev Tools/2026-05-05Advanced

Rork App Quality Metrics 2026— Crashlytics, Instruments, and Android Vitals for Production

A complete guide to quality metrics for Rork-generated apps in production. Covers Firebase Crashlytics, Xcode Instruments, and Android Vitals for crash rate monitoring, startup time measurement, and ANR prevention — plus CI quality gates using GitHub Actions and EAS Build.

Dev Tools/2026-05-05Advanced

Taking a Rork Podcast App to Production — Migrating to expo-audio, Recovering from Interruptions, and Resumable Downloads

Implementation notes for making a Rork podcast app survive real use: migrating off expo-av before SDK 55 removes it, recovering from call interruptions, resuming broken downloads, and budgeting storage against iCloud backup.