●DEADLINE — Four days remain until Google Play requires Android 16 (API level 36). From August 31 it applies to new apps and to updates of existing ones alike●RULES — The submission rule and the visibility rule are separate. An app you have stopped updating still disappears for new users on newer devices if it targets below API 35●EXTENSION — An extension keeps you shipping to all users until November 1, but the form lives in Play Console and has to be filed before the deadline passes●EXPO — Expo SDK 57 moves React Native from 0.85 to 0.86 while React stays at 19.2, and 0.86 is intended to land without breaking changes●HERMES — 57.0.9 updates React Native to 0.86.2 and clears the Hermes V1 memory regression from SDK 56, which shows up in apps importing reanimated or worklets●PREBUILD — expo prebuild now clears and regenerates the native android and ios directories by default, so hand-edited native changes vanish unless you audit for them first●DEADLINE — Four days remain until Google Play requires Android 16 (API level 36). From August 31 it applies to new apps and to updates of existing ones alike●RULES — The submission rule and the visibility rule are separate. An app you have stopped updating still disappears for new users on newer devices if it targets below API 35●EXTENSION — An extension keeps you shipping to all users until November 1, but the form lives in Play Console and has to be filed before the deadline passes●EXPO — Expo SDK 57 moves React Native from 0.85 to 0.86 while React stays at 19.2, and 0.86 is intended to land without breaking changes●HERMES — 57.0.9 updates React Native to 0.86.2 and clears the Hermes V1 memory regression from SDK 56, which shows up in apps importing reanimated or worklets●PREBUILD — expo prebuild now clears and regenerates the native android and ios directories by default, so hand-edited native changes vanish unless you audit for them first