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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 — 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.
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
Implement usage-based billing in your Rork AI app with Stripe Meter — meter setup, Cloudflare Workers reporting, retry queues, event aggregation, and how to choose between metered billing and prepaid credits.
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.