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.
Implementing CallKit + PushKit in Rork: Native Call UI and VoIP Push for Voice & Video Apps
A practical, production-grade walkthrough for wiring CallKit and PushKit into a Rork-built voice or video calling app — covering token lifecycle, audio sessions, App Store review risks, and the WebRTC handoff.
The Warning You Get When You Nest a FlatList Inside a ScrollView in Rork — Patterns That Actually Fix It
When you build a screen in Rork with a header and a long list below it, you'll see the 'VirtualizedLists should never be nested' warning. Here's why it happens and the right ways to fix it using ListHeaderComponent, SectionList, and FlashList.
Fix Disappearing Characters and Jumping Cursors in Rork TextInputs (3 Patterns)
Three state-related patterns that cause TextInput characters to vanish or cursors to jump in Rork-generated React Native apps, with the exact code changes that fix each one.
How to Track Down 'undefined is not an object' Errors in Rork — Fast
Read Hermes' 'undefined is not an object' error correctly in Rork — five typical causes with code, plus debugging steps when stack traces look unhelpful.
Bluetooth Low Energy in Rork Apps — A Practical BLE Guide with react-native-ble-plx
A hands-on guide to talking to BLE peripherals — heart-rate monitors, smart locks, custom IoT boards — from a Rork-built app. Covers permissions, scanning, connection, read/write, and disconnect handling with real code.
Fixing Date/Timezone Bugs in Rork Apps: When Times Are 9 Hours Off
When dates appear shifted by 9 hours, when an entry made at 11pm shows up on the wrong day, or when production data drifts—here are the patterns that catch Rork developers and how to fix them safely.
Adding Bottom Sheets to a Rork App — A Practical Guide to @gorhom/bottom-sheet on iOS and Android
Rork's default Modal works for confirmations, but the moment you need multiple snap points or inertial scroll inside the sheet it falls short. This guide walks through dropping @gorhom/bottom-sheet into a Rork project, handling the keyboard, and smoothing out iOS/Android differences.
Shipping Android Apps with Rork Max: A Cross-Platform Reality Check
Rork Max generates SwiftUI, which means it ships iOS only. If you want Android coverage too, here is how I have been combining Rork (vanilla) and Rork Max in real indie projects, plus the trade-offs nobody warns you about.
Five Fix Patterns for TypeScript Errors That Refuse to Leave Your Rork-Generated Code
When Rork-generated React Native code is buried in red squiggles and the AI keeps re-introducing the same TypeScript errors, these five patterns and their concrete fixes are the first places to look.
Keep Rork-Generated UI From Drifting: A Practical Visual Regression Workflow with Storybook and Chromatic
A field-tested guide to wiring Storybook for React Native and Chromatic into a Rork project so you can spot AI-induced UI regressions before they ship — covering install pitfalls, story design, GitHub Actions, and a review workflow built for AI-generated code.
Why Your Rork Modal Won't Close — 5 Common Pitfalls and How to Fix Them
The close button doesn't fire, tapping the backdrop does nothing, and buttons inside the modal feel dead. In Rork-generated React Native code, eight times out of ten the cause is one of these five patterns.