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●SDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is open. It ships the React Native 0.88 release candidate, and the beta period is stated as three to four weeks●11/01 — For anyone who requested an extension, Google Play's target API deadline lands on November 1. Forty-four days out●EASENV — A long-open report: secrets handed to a local build arrive as the literal variable name rather than its value, and the damage surfaces much later●NEW — The replacement the table recommended had already shut down. A record of reconciling all 74 rows of the deprecation list●UISCENE — iOS 27 requires the new scene lifecycle. SDK 57 makes it something you opt into; it only becomes the default in 58●CREDIT — What "AI errors don't cost credits" actually covers becomes clear once you record a day of asking for the same fix more than once●SDK58 — The Expo SDK 58 beta is open. It ships the React Native 0.88 release candidate, and the beta period is stated as three to four weeks●11/01 — For anyone who requested an extension, Google Play's target API deadline lands on November 1. Forty-four days out●EASENV — A long-open report: secrets handed to a local build arrive as the literal variable name rather than its value, and the damage surfaces much later●NEW — The replacement the table recommended had already shut down. A record of reconciling all 74 rows of the deprecation list●UISCENE — iOS 27 requires the new scene lifecycle. SDK 57 makes it something you opt into; it only becomes the default in 58●CREDIT — What "AI errors don't cost credits" actually covers becomes clear once you record a day of asking for the same fix more than once
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⬡ Rork Dev/2026-08-29Advanced

The Remote Config keys you add after your release path closes are invisible to the build already on devices

A record of recounting what I can still change remotely before my release path closes. A key you add in the console does nothing unless a build that reads it is already on devices. Which switches to ship in the last build, and a shared-defaults bug I measured.

⟐ Business/2026-08-20Intermediate

August 31 Means Something Different Depending on Whether You Plan to Ship an Update

Two separate conditions land on Google Play's August 31 date: API 36 to submit an update, and API 35 to stay discoverable to new users. Here is how I sorted six apps, and who actually gets the extension form.

◇ App Dev/2026-08-15Intermediate

TestFlight External Testing or Phased Release: Where a Solo Developer's Time Actually Pays Off

When you ship a Rork-built app to other people, you can recruit external testers or let a phased release absorb the risk. Here is how I split my limited time between the two, based on where distribution actually stalls and which three areas still deserve pre-release checks.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-04-28Intermediate

Force Updates in Rork Apps: A Practical Guide to Sunsetting Old Versions Safely

How to design and implement a force-update flow for Rork apps. Covers soft vs hard updates, remote-driven version policy, store routing, and post-cutover monitoring.