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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/2026-05-04Intermediate

Microphone and Audio Recording Not Working in Rork — A Symptom-Based Troubleshooting Guide

When microphone or audio recording stops working in a Rork-generated app, the root cause is often not obvious. This guide walks through common failure patterns — permissions, audio mode setup, simulator limits, and async pitfalls — with working code fixes.

AI Models/2026-05-04Intermediate

Build an AI Assistant App with Rork and Claude claude-sonnet-4-6: A Practical Guide

A hands-on tutorial for building an AI assistant app using Rork and the Claude claude-sonnet-4-6 API. Covers streaming responses, conversation context management, and token cost optimization with working code examples.

App Dev/2026-05-04Intermediate

Designing Subscription Apps with Rork — From Revenue Model to App Store Approval

How to add a subscription revenue model to apps built with Rork — covering pricing design, StoreKit integration, and the specific issues that cause App Store rejections.

Getting Started/2026-05-04Beginner

Telling Rork to Make It Feel Like a Quiet Museum — Translating a Creator's Vocabulary Into Implementation

What happens when you hand Rork the mood of your work instead of a spec? A record of prompting from emotion, pinning the returned spacing and timing into design tokens, and the places where fonts and regeneration stopped me.

Dev Tools/2026-05-04Intermediate

Updating Your Rork App for iOS 26 and Expo SDK 54

A developer's guide to preparing Rork-built React Native apps for iOS 26. Covers Expo SDK 54 migration, Liquid Glass tab bars with NativeTabs, GlassView implementation, and common errors with fixes.

Dev Tools/2026-05-04Advanced

Shipping a Kids App with Rork Max — Kids Category Review, COPPA, and Parental Gates

A complete guide to developing and publishing kids apps with Rork Max. Covers App Store Kids category requirements, COPPA-compliant implementation patterns, parental gate code examples, and Ask to Buy integration for indie developers.

AI Models/2026-05-04Advanced

Rork Max SwiftUI Indie App Revenue Blueprint 2026 — Native Generation, AdMob, and Subscriptions Toward Six Figures

A practical blueprint for indie developers using Rork Max's SwiftUI native app generation to build app revenue toward six figures monthly. Covers ideation scoring, AdMob placement, subscription onboarding, retention design, and long-term operations from a developer with 12 years of indie iOS experience.

Dev Tools/2026-05-03Advanced

Building a Production-Grade Handwriting Note App with Rork × PencilKit

How to ship a real PencilKit-based note app with Rork — covering Apple Pencil Pro Squeeze and Hover, PKDrawing persistence, CloudKit sync, and Vision-based handwriting OCR with production patterns.

Dev Tools/2026-05-03Beginner

5 Things to Check First When Rork Shows 'Unable to Resolve Module'

Walk through the five most common causes of the 'Unable to resolve module' error in Rork, React Native, and Expo projects, with the exact commands and the order in which to check them.

Dev Tools/2026-05-03Intermediate

When 'pod install' Fails on Rork-Exported iOS Projects — A Practical Guide for the Apple Silicon Era

Most pod install failures on Rork-generated iOS projects come from the same handful of root causes — Apple Silicon ffi mismatches, Ruby version conflicts, CocoaPods version drift, Xcode path issues, and Hermes/Folly compile errors. Here is the order I work through them.

Business/2026-05-03Intermediate

Making a Rork App Sell on the App Store — ASO, Pricing, and IAP Strategy

How to take a Rork-built app from invisible to ranked, priced right, and earning real money on the App Store. ASO, price psychology, IAP design, and subscription tactics drawn from running indie apps solo.

Business/2026-05-03Intermediate

From Rork to $1,000/month with AdMob — A Practical Indie Developer's Monetization Playbook

How to take a Rork-built mobile app toward meaningful monthly AdMob revenue: category fit, getting the ATT-before-initialize order right, time-based interstitial pacing, judging by ARPDAU, app-ads.txt, and running a small portfolio.