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●PLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect yesterday, August 31. From today, new apps and updates must target Android 16●VISIBILITY — Apps still on API 35 stay listed but disappear for users on newer Android versions. No error is raised; new installs simply fade, which makes the change easy to miss●EXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration plan●APPLE — On the Apple side, the event lands September 9 and iOS 27 is reported to ship September 14. Testing generated apps on iOS 27 hardware before release week is time well spent●EXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInput●EAS — EAS Observe reached general availability on August 20, putting crash and performance monitoring on the same EAS platform as builds and updates●PLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect yesterday, August 31. From today, new apps and updates must target Android 16●VISIBILITY — Apps still on API 35 stay listed but disappear for users on newer Android versions. No error is raised; new installs simply fade, which makes the change easy to miss●EXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration plan●APPLE — On the Apple side, the event lands September 9 and iOS 27 is reported to ship September 14. Testing generated apps on iOS 27 hardware before release week is time well spent●EXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInput●EAS — EAS Observe reached general availability on August 20, putting crash and performance monitoring on the same EAS platform as builds and updates
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⟐ Business/2026-08-11Intermediate

Four Countries, Not the World: Checking Which of My Six Apps the September 30 Deadline Actually Touches

Android developer verification goes live on September 30, 2026 in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore, and Thailand. Here's how to decide from your own install data whether that date is urgent for you, and what actually blocks indie developers.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-06-27Intermediate

Catch Real-Device Bugs Before You Ship: A Pre-Submission Checklist for Rork Share Links

Rork's editor preview runs in an ideal environment, so it hides bugs that only appear on real hardware. Here are the seven device differences to clear before you hand out a share link, in the order to check them, with the code to set up first.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-06-18Advanced

Turning Rork App Crash Reports You Can Actually Read — Field Notes on dSYM Recovery, Context Logs, and Staged Distribution

You added Crashlytics, but the stack traces are unreadable. Field notes on restoring dSYM/mapping symbols, logging the context that led to a crash, and gating distribution with App Distribution and GitHub Actions.