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Your First EAS Workflow in a Rork Repo, and the Alert That Goes Missing Exactly When You Need It
Putting two files into .eas/workflows in a repo exported from Rork, and why a notification wired with needs stays silent on exactly the nights it fails — with the output of a small local checker I actually ran.
Those 14 Days of Closed Testing Are for Gathering What the Production Form Asks
Google Play production access starts from a closed test with 12 testers opted in continuously for 14 days. Here is how the count actually works, the order the tracks open in, what the application form asks, and the records worth keeping during those two weeks.
A Share Button Is Not a Social Media Capability. A Feed Makes 13+ Your Floor
The App Store age rating questionnaire now asks whether your app has social media capabilities, and answers become required in September 2026. Here is where Apple drew the line, why the under-13 escape hatch obliges you to read age ranges, and how that looks in an Expo app.
Whether You Need Rork Max Is Answered by Your Permissions, Not the Price Page
When I cannot decide between standard Rork and Rork Max, I stop reading the price page. Instead I pull every OS capability my app actually asks for out of app.json and Info.plist, then sort them into what Expo covers, what a config plugin covers, and what truly needs native Swift.
Adding .easignore stops EAS from reading .gitignore — count what actually ships to the build
EAS Build decides what to upload from .gitignore, and the moment you add .easignore the two swap places. Here is how I count the bundled files before sending, plus a measured result: once a parent directory is excluded, an exclamation mark cannot bring a file back.
Sending user text to an external AI: what actually goes in Play's Data safety form
Classifying user input sent to an external AI as collected, shared, or ephemeral in Play's Data safety form, plus a redaction ordering bug found by running the code.
There is no --json on eas env:list, so I rebuilt my environment variable inventory
eas env:list does not accept a --json flag. Here is how I turn --format short output into safe JSON, and how I spot a missing variable across three environments in one line.
Your Blended eCPM Dropped and Revenue Went Up: Splitting the Change Into Country Mix and Rate
Blended eCPM is a weighted average, not a price. Here is how I split a month-over-month change into a country-mix effect and a rate effect that reconcile exactly to the total, plus what to check before you cut a low-eCPM country.
Rork's Free Tier Gives You 35 Credits a Month, but the Number That Shapes Your Work Is 5 a Day
Rork's free plan is 35 credits per month with a 5-credit daily cap. The daily cap, not the monthly total, decides how you work. Here is how I spend those five, what I verify off-credit, and where the free tier stops.
Your Widget Extension Can Submit a BGTaskScheduler Request. It Just Cannot Register the Handler
Calling BGTaskScheduler from a widget extension compiles, submits, and returns true — and then nothing runs. Here is why registration belongs to the host app only, and how I moved refresh ownership back where it belongs across my wallpaper apps.
A Screen That Runs in Rork Companion Is Not Yet a Finished Screen
There is a gap between the app you hold in your hand through Rork Companion and the build that eventually reaches the App Store. Here is why free signing expires after a few days, what Companion can and cannot answer for you, and a small badge that keeps you honest about which build you are looking at.
EAS secret visibility does not keep a value out of your app — deciding prefix and visibility separately
The EXPO_PUBLIC_ prefix decides what ships inside your app; EAS visibility decides who can read it. Why stacking them blanks a value on OTA updates, and how to check your build.