Rolling Out Firebase App Check in Rork Without Breaking AdMob or Crashlytics
A practical, staged rollout for Firebase App Check in Rork apps that keeps Crashlytics reporting, Realtime Database listeners, and AdMob payouts intact — written from running AdMob-funded indie apps in production.
Migrating Firebase CocoaPods to SPM in Rork Max Apps
Firebase Apple SDK's CocoaPods distribution ends in October 2026. Here's a detailed migration log from moving 4 Rork Max iOS apps to Swift Package Manager — including dSYM failures, module errors, and the Dropbox conflict copy problem you'll definitely hit.
Making Feature Flags Survive Production: Kill Switches and Gradual Rollouts in Rork Max
Wire Firebase Remote Config into a Rork Max app, then harden it: kill switches that work offline, stable bucket assignment for gradual rollouts, and a registry that keeps flags from turning into debt.
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.
Before Your Feature Flags Turn Into a Junkyard — Governing Naming, Staged Rollout, and Kill Switches Across Six Apps
Keep adding remote-config flags and within six months you have keys nobody remembers the meaning of. Here is a governance system — naming conventions, safe defaults, staged rollout, kill switches, and monthly cleanup — with the implementation from running six apps in parallel.
Guarding Analytics Events With Types Across Six Rork Apps — A Shared Event Layer
After event names drifted across six apps and quietly broke my dashboards, I built a typed event registry and a thin wrapper to centralize tracking, plus a CI check that catches schema drift. Here is the design, with the code I actually use.
Rork Max SwiftUI App Crash Logs Are Unreadable: The dSYM Upload Pitfall
Fix Unsymbolicated crash reports in Firebase Crashlytics for Rork Max SwiftUI apps. Learn the correct dSYM upload configuration with real examples from indie app development.
Rork App Rejected for Incomplete Data Safety Section on Google Play: How to Fix It
Step-by-step guide to correctly filling out Google Play's Data Safety section for Rork apps. Covers AdMob, Firebase, RevenueCat, and common declaration mistakes that cause rejections.
Building a Real-Time Sync App with Rork × Firebase Realtime Database: A Beginner's Guide
Learn how to integrate Firebase Realtime Database into your Rork app from scratch. This guide covers real-time data sync, CRUD operations, offline support, and security rules — with working code examples throughout.
Fixing Rork App Database and Backend Connection Errors — Firebase and Supabase Guide
Complete troubleshooting guide for Rork app database and backend connection issues. Covers Firebase and Supabase authentication errors, CORS problems, network security configuration, data persistence, and offline sync with practical solutions.
Implementing User Authentication in Rork — Firebase & Supabase Integration Guide
Learn how to add user authentication to your Rork-built app using Firebase Authentication or Supabase Auth. A complete integration guide for React Native developers.