●DEADLINE — From today, August 31, new submissions to Google Play and updates to existing apps must target Android 16, API level 36 or higher●SCOPE — Existing apps are not removed. But anything below the requirement stops appearing for users on newer Android versions, so it does not vanish, it just stops reaching people●EXTENSION — If you cannot make it, an extension can be requested through November 1. Every year some developers reach the deadline without knowing that option existed●MIGRATION — What Rork generates sits on React Native and Expo, so raising targetSdkVersion always drags the Expo SDK and its native dependencies along with it●TESTING — The time really goes after the build passes. Background execution limits, the permission model, and foreground service type declarations all take effect at once●ORDER — A workable sequence: check whether an extension applies, plan the Expo SDK upgrade, then run device regression tests on a minimal build. Doing all three at once hides the cause●DEADLINE — From today, August 31, new submissions to Google Play and updates to existing apps must target Android 16, API level 36 or higher●SCOPE — Existing apps are not removed. But anything below the requirement stops appearing for users on newer Android versions, so it does not vanish, it just stops reaching people●EXTENSION — If you cannot make it, an extension can be requested through November 1. Every year some developers reach the deadline without knowing that option existed●MIGRATION — What Rork generates sits on React Native and Expo, so raising targetSdkVersion always drags the Expo SDK and its native dependencies along with it●TESTING — The time really goes after the build passes. Background execution limits, the permission model, and foreground service type declarations all take effect at once●ORDER — A workable sequence: check whether an extension applies, plan the Expo SDK upgrade, then run device regression tests on a minimal build. Doing all three at once hides the cause