How I Stop Rork's AI From Generating Outdated Library Code — My Version-Pinned Prompt Template
A practical look at why Rork Max sometimes generates outdated API code, the version-pinned prompt template I rely on every day, and the device-level checks I use to catch the cases where mismatches still slip through.
Killing the Silent Crash in Rork-Generated Apps — A Practical Error Boundary and Unhandled Promise Setup
Rork-generated code tends to swallow errors with optional chaining and leave promise rejections uncaught. Here is the minimum production-grade setup to surface those crashes instead of letting users churn in silence.
Native App or PWA? Three Questions to Answer Before Building with Rork
Should you build a native app with Rork or go with a PWA? This guide breaks down the real functional differences — push notifications, camera, App Store distribution — and gives you a clear decision framework.
Telling Rork to Make It Feel Like a Quiet Museum — Translating a Creator's Vocabulary Into Implementation
What happens when you hand Rork the mood of your work instead of a spec? A record of prompting from emotion, pinning the returned spacing and timing into design tokens, and the places where fonts and regeneration stopped me.
5 Things to Check First When Rork Shows 'Unable to Resolve Module'
Walk through the five most common causes of the 'Unable to resolve module' error in Rork, React Native, and Expo projects, with the exact commands and the order in which to check them.
When 'pod install' Fails on Rork-Exported iOS Projects — A Practical Guide for the Apple Silicon Era
Most pod install failures on Rork-generated iOS projects come from the same handful of root causes — Apple Silicon ffi mismatches, Ruby version conflicts, CocoaPods version drift, Xcode path issues, and Hermes/Folly compile errors. Here is the order I work through them.
EAS Update Published but Nothing Changes? Five Patterns That Quietly Break OTA Delivery in Rork
You ran eas update, the CLI showed a green Published, but your iPhone keeps loading the old code. Here are the five patterns I keep running into, plus a five-minute diagnostic flow you can use the next time OTA goes silent.
Adding iOS 18 Dark / Tinted Icons and Android Themed Icons to a Rork App
A practical walkthrough for shipping iOS 18 dark and tinted icons and Android 13+ themed icons from a Rork-generated project. Asset prep, Expo config, cache pitfalls when replacing icons, and what App Store Connect actually checks for.
Why Your Rork Android App Shows a White Square Notification Icon (and How to Fix It)
Your Rork or Expo app's notification icon shows up as a white square or blob on Android. Here's the underlying Android spec, the correct transparent icon recipe, the right app.json fields, and the cache traps that make fixes appear to do nothing.
Don't Ship Rork Apps With an Empty EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL — A Practical Setup Walkthrough
What to put in EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL when Rork generates an app with login, and how to wire it up across dev, EAS Build, and production safely.
Build a Store Finder App with Rork Using Google Places API: A Practical Location Integration Guide
Learn how to build a location-based store finder app with Rork and Google Places API. Covers current location access, nearby place search, and map markers — with working code and real troubleshooting tips.
Why Your Rork App Icon Won't Update — Cache Fixes for iOS and Android
Replaced your Rork app icon but still seeing the old one? Walk through the layered causes — iOS SpringBoard cache, EAS Build cache, missing Android adaptive icons — and the exact fixes that get the new icon to stick.