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SDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is described as three to four weeks. Stable lands after React Native 0.88 ships, and no date has been published0.88RC1 — React Native 0.88 reached rc.1 on September 16. SDK 58 jumps from 0.86 straight to 0.88, so you take the 0.87 cleanup at the same time9/30 — Apps without completed Google Play developer verification and Play Console registration are subject to removal from September 30, nine days away. Solo publishers are includedKEYWINDOW — When automated dependency updates bump only the client packages, CI stays green and the production iOS build is the thing that failsNEW — Expo Go stopped opening your preview. Here is the first thing to checkRNREPO — The React Native repository moved from facebook/react-native to react/react-native. Worth checking any links or scripts that point at the old pathSDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is described as three to four weeks. Stable lands after React Native 0.88 ships, and no date has been published0.88RC1 — React Native 0.88 reached rc.1 on September 16. SDK 58 jumps from 0.86 straight to 0.88, so you take the 0.87 cleanup at the same time9/30 — Apps without completed Google Play developer verification and Play Console registration are subject to removal from September 30, nine days away. Solo publishers are includedKEYWINDOW — When automated dependency updates bump only the client packages, CI stays green and the production iOS build is the thing that failsNEW — Expo Go stopped opening your preview. Here is the first thing to checkRNREPO — The React Native repository moved from facebook/react-native to react/react-native. Worth checking any links or scripts that point at the old path
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AI Models/2026-04-27Advanced

Rork × OpenAI Apps SDK: Ship a ChatGPT-Embedded App From Your Rork Codebase

A complete implementation guide for distributing your Rork app's business logic as a ChatGPT-embedded mini app. Covers MCP server design, UI Resources, shared OAuth, Universal Link conversation handoffs, and pricing parity from a real production lens.

Business/2026-04-27Advanced

Building a Multi-App Portfolio Business with Rork — A 90-Day Blueprint from 12 Years of Indie Development

Trying to make app one a hit is the most common indie failure. This blueprint walks through how to build a portfolio of apps with Rork Max — drawing on twelve years of personal indie development including AdMob-funded six-figure months — laid out as a 90-day roadmap.

AI Models/2026-04-27Advanced

From Prompt to App Store: A Complete SwiftUI Implementation Guide with Rork Max

Rork Max stepped up its SwiftUI native app generation noticeably. Drawing from an app I shipped through App Store review, here's the full implementation playbook — design decisions, prompts, and the fix patterns that mattered.

Business/2026-04-27Beginner

Rork: Funding History, Company Background, and What Developers Should Know in 2026

Rork has become a serious player in AI app builders, but its funding history and company background remain surprisingly underreported. Here's what every developer evaluating Rork should know in 2026.

Business/2026-04-27Intermediate

The Shortest Checklist to Earn Your First Dollar with a Rork Max App — From Idea to App Store Revenue

Many indie developers using Rork Max get stuck at App Store submission and never reach a single dollar of revenue. Here's a no-fluff checklist to ship a paying app fast — leveraging Rork Max's native SwiftUI generation and the App Store's actual rules.

Business/2026-04-27Intermediate

Privacy Policy Templates for Rork Apps: A Practical Guide for App Store Submission in 2026

Right before submitting a Rork-built app to the App Store, the part that quietly trips up most indie developers isn't the code — it's the privacy policy. Here's a working English template plus the gotchas I learned the hard way.

Dev Tools/2026-04-27Advanced

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.

Dev Tools/2026-04-27Intermediate

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.

AI Models/2026-04-26Advanced

Use Apple FoundationModels in Rork — A Practical Guide to On-Device LLM Apps That Keep Working Offline

Call Apple's FoundationModels framework from a Rork-generated SwiftUI app to add AI features that keep working offline. Covers text generation, streaming, structured output via @Generable, and tool calling — all with full Swift code and production-ready error handling.

Dev Tools/2026-04-26Intermediate

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.

AI Models/2026-04-26Intermediate

Choosing an AI App Builder in 2026 — A Decision Framework Comparing Rork, Lovable, Bolt, and FlutterFlow

'Which AI app builder should I pick?' — getting this question more often. Five practical questions to choose between Rork, Lovable, Bolt, and FlutterFlow based on your situation, not on spec sheets.

App Dev/2026-04-26Beginner

Native iOS Apps with Rork Max: SwiftUI to TestFlight

Rork and Rork Max emit different code. Work out which road you're on first, then follow the workflow from generation through to TestFlight, step by step.