Stop Spinning Up a Separate Server: Colocate Your Backend With Expo Router API Routes
Standing up yet another Worker just to receive a RevenueCat webhook gets old fast. Expo Router API Routes let you put the backend inside the same repo as your app. Here is the implementation, from signature verification to picking a deployment target.
A Yellow Warning in Dev, a Crash on Resume — Functions in Route Params
Rork generated navigation code that put a function and a Date into route params. In development it was only a warning. After the OS reclaimed the process, resuming the app crashed with params.onFavorite is not a function. Here is the cause and the fix.
Why the Android Back Button Stops Working in Your Rork App — A BackHandler Field Guide
When testers tap the Android back button, your Rork app exits unexpectedly, jumps to the wrong screen, or refuses to dismiss a modal. Here are the five most common BackHandler pitfalls in Expo Router projects, with working code for each.
Rork Max × Expo Router Web: Deploy iOS, Android & Web from a Single Codebase
A complete guide to adding web support to your Rork Max app using Expo Router v5. Covers platform-specific UI branching, SEO meta tags, Cloudflare Pages deployment, and a unified CI/CD pipeline for iOS, Android, and Web.
Advanced Navigation Patterns in Rork Max — Nested Structures, Custom Transitions, Auth Flows, and Shared Element Transitions
An advanced Rork Max navigation guide grounded in apps I have run solo since 2013. Beyond nested Expo Router structures, auth flow branching, and shared element transitions, it covers six production pitfalls and their fixes with working code.
Navigation in Rork Apps Without the Rebuild — An Expo Router Blueprint
Understand the Expo Router file structure Rork generates, then layer tabs, stacks, modals, auth guards, and deep links without rework — including the mistakes that cost me half a day.