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◈ Rork Basics/2026-08-30Intermediate

expo-doctor passes on API level 35. Here is what its 22 checks actually cover

I opened the expo-doctor 1.20.4 bundle and listed every check it registers. Only one looks at store requirements, and its threshold is still API level 34.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-08-27Intermediate

Count your worklets before you start deleting your own code

Hermes V1 attaches 512KB of debug metadata to every worklet, so simply importing Reanimated can add tens of megabytes. Here are the three numbers to count before blaming your own code, and how to choose between the four available fixes.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-08-14Intermediate

Find the native edits expo prebuild will erase before you upgrade to SDK 57

Expo SDK 57 makes expo prebuild clear and regenerate ios and android by default. Here is how to audit your hand edits first, move them into config plugins, and why 57.0.9 matters for Reanimated apps.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-07-30Advanced

What Renovate may bump in an Expo app, and what it must never touch

Turning on automated dependency updates in a Rork-generated app also hands Renovate the 123 packages Expo SDK 57 pins. Measured on 2026-07-30, six of them sit a full major version behind npm latest. Here is how to generate the ignore list from the SDK instead of maintaining it by hand.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-07-28Advanced

Counting what prebuild --clean will erase before you upgrade to Expo SDK 57

A raw diff between two generated ios/ trees showed 649 changed lines; only 3 were real edits. How to count what prebuild --clean erases, and move it into a config plugin.