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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.
When a link opens the browser instead of your app, look at the signing key before assetlinks.json
Android App Links fail silently when the certificate fingerprint does not match. Here is the real keytool output, the upload key versus app signing key trap, and a small checker you can run before you deploy.
My Second App From the Same Codebase Ships With a Distinct-Value Manifest
Google Play has drawn a clearer line around low-value apps. Here is how I decide where the distinct value of a sibling app lives, and the small script I run before every submission to check that the two apps have actually diverged.
Leave image out of eas.json and an SDK bump moves your Xcode and pnpm too
If eas.json has no image field, your builds run on the auto alias. Move one SDK alias and Xcode, Node.js, pnpm and fastlane all change together. Here is how to read the image name out of your last green build and decide whether to pin it before Xcode 27 lands.
I counted how many versions expo install starts recommending after one patch bump
What expo install recommends is tied to the patch version of expo itself. I measured the ledger diff against the npm registry, how far npm install drifts, and the one check worth adding to a generated project.