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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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◇ App Dev/2026-05-29Intermediate

Two Weeks of Maintenance After v2.1.0 — Running Crashlytics Triage Through Claude in Chrome

Notes from operating Beautiful 4K/HDR Wallpapers v2.1.0 and Ukiyo-e Wallpapers v1.8.0 through phased rollout. Defensive RecyclerView copies, Glide desugaring, drawable-nodpi placement, and what I now hand off to Claude in Chrome every morning.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-05-24Intermediate

Rolling Out Privacy Manifest to Six Wallpaper Apps in Parallel — Translating One Rejection into Five Clean Submissions

Operational notes from rolling out Privacy Manifest to six iOS wallpaper apps in parallel. How a single rejection on the first submission shaped the remaining five, and how phased release rings were designed for a UI-less update.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-05-23Intermediate

Three Weeks Triaging Crashlytics Velocity Alerts With Claude in Chrome

I spent three weeks letting Claude in Chrome open Firebase and triage Crashlytics Velocity Alerts for my wallpaper app. Here is what actually got easier, and what still needs human judgment.

⟐ Business/2026-05-22Intermediate

Three Months of Letting Claude in Chrome Help with App Store Review Replies

For most of my twelve years as an indie developer, App Store and Google Play review replies kept slipping to the bottom of the list. I spent three months letting Claude in Chrome help with the drafting, and the way I face one-star reviews changed in ways I didn't expect.