●R8 — From Expo SDK 58, R8 is enabled by default for Android release builds. Measuring the same code before and after shows both what shrank and what broke●XCODE26.6 — The Xcode 27 image for EAS Build is still coming soon, and latest is still Xcode 26.6. Which bugs you hit depends on whether your local Xcode is already on 27●11/01 — Extension requests for the Google Play target API level close on November 1, forty days away. New and updated apps need API 36 or higher, existing apps API 35 or higher●FETCH — expo/fetch is reported to hang without settling on iOS, while Android resolves a truncated body as a plain 200. Nothing throws, so the timeout has to be yours●NEW — A build that stops at exit code 0: the flag that silenced the logs, and the check that let an empty file through●SCENE — expo@57.0.23 added an opt-in for launching under Xcode 27 while staying on SDK 57. Enable ios.enableSceneSupport through expo-build-properties●R8 — From Expo SDK 58, R8 is enabled by default for Android release builds. Measuring the same code before and after shows both what shrank and what broke●XCODE26.6 — The Xcode 27 image for EAS Build is still coming soon, and latest is still Xcode 26.6. Which bugs you hit depends on whether your local Xcode is already on 27●11/01 — Extension requests for the Google Play target API level close on November 1, forty days away. New and updated apps need API 36 or higher, existing apps API 35 or higher●FETCH — expo/fetch is reported to hang without settling on iOS, while Android resolves a truncated body as a plain 200. Nothing throws, so the timeout has to be yours●NEW — A build that stops at exit code 0: the flag that silenced the logs, and the check that let an empty file through●SCENE — expo@57.0.23 added an opt-in for launching under Xcode 27 while staying on SDK 57. Enable ios.enableSceneSupport through expo-build-properties

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Rork² Review¹ 2026¹ Solo Development¹ machine learning optimizations¹ Performance¹ App optimization¹

⟐ Business/2026-04-25Beginner

Rork AI App Builder Review 2026: What 30+ Apps Taught Me About Where It Wins and Where It Doesn't

Rork is less flashy than the marketing videos suggest, but more dependable than I expected. After building 30+ apps with it as a solo developer, here is an honest take on the territory it owns and the territory you should still write yourself.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-04-25Advanced

The Machine Learning Optimizations Rork Runs Behind the Scenes — Why Generated Apps Just Feel Faster

Have you noticed Rork-generated apps run smoother than equivalent code you wrote yourself? Multiple ML pipelines are at work behind the scenes. This guide breaks down what's happening at code-gen, build, and runtime — backed by my own benchmarks.