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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/2026-04-26Intermediate

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.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Advanced

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.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Intermediate

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.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Intermediate

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.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Advanced

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.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Intermediate

Why Your Rork App Icon Won't Update — Cache Fixes for iOS and Android

Replaced your Rork app icon but still seeing the old one? Walk through the layered causes — iOS SpringBoard cache, EAS Build cache, missing Android adaptive icons — and the exact fixes that get the new icon to stick.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Intermediate

Rork Companion Won't Sync or Connect: A Diagnostic Guide

How to diagnose Rork Companion connection failures, QR login issues, and stale previews — symptom-by-symptom on both iOS and Android.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Intermediate

Skeleton Screens in Rork Apps — Practical Patterns for Better Perceived Performance

If your Rork app still shows a spinner on a blank screen during load, you are leaving a lot of perceived performance on the table. Here is how I drop skeleton screens and shimmer effects into Rork-generated React Native code without over-engineering it.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Advanced

Getting a 1GB Video Out of a Rork App Without Losing It — TUS, S3 Multipart, and Background Transfers

A production-ready implementation guide for uploading 1GB+ videos and high-resolution photos from Rork apps. Covers the TUS protocol, S3/R2 Multipart Upload, iOS background transfers, and a resumable progress UI — all with working code.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Intermediate

Connecting Rork Apps to Zapier — Automate Notifications and Data Sync Without a Backend

Learn how to connect your Rork app to Zapier via Webhooks to automate welcome emails, form data storage, and purchase notifications — no dedicated backend required.

Dev Tools/2026-04-25Advanced

The Machine Learning Optimizations Rork Runs Behind the Scenes — Why Generated Apps Just Feel Faster

Have you noticed Rork-generated apps run smoother than equivalent code you wrote yourself? Multiple ML pipelines are at work behind the scenes. This guide breaks down what's happening at code-gen, build, and runtime — backed by my own benchmarks.

Dev Tools/2026-04-24Advanced

Building CarPlay Support for Rork Apps — Entitlements, CPTemplate APIs, and Winning App Store Review

A practitioner's guide to adding CarPlay support to apps built with Rork. Covers entitlement requests, CPTemplate API selection, UIScene configuration, data sharing via App Groups, and strategies for passing App Store review with audio, navigation, and messaging categories.