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●GPT-6.1 SOL — Added to Rork's model menu (09-29) with Low, Medium and High effort; included on Pro and Max●SONNET 5.5 — Claude Sonnet 5.5 is selectable: strong at UI design and faster than Sonnet 5 (09-28)●SONNET 4.5 — Retires on the Claude API on 11/30, 34 days left. If your app calls it, check the migration target●SDK 58 ISSUE — Early reports include Android widgets not refreshing on a schedule and Stripe linking statically●OBSERVE — EAS Observe now records native crashes too (SDK 57.0.21 or later, 10/07)●NEW — My App Open Ad Only Showed When the App…●GPT-6.1 SOL — Added to Rork's model menu (09-29) with Low, Medium and High effort; included on Pro and Max●SONNET 5.5 — Claude Sonnet 5.5 is selectable: strong at UI design and faster than Sonnet 5 (09-28)●SONNET 4.5 — Retires on the Claude API on 11/30, 34 days left. If your app calls it, check the migration target●SDK 58 ISSUE — Early reports include Android widgets not refreshing on a schedule and Stripe linking statically●OBSERVE — EAS Observe now records native crashes too (SDK 57.0.21 or later, 10/07)●NEW — My App Open Ad Only Showed When the App…
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◇ App Dev/2026-10-27Intermediate

You Changed the Environment Variable and Rebuilt for Android, but the App Still Points at the Old Server. Look at the Line That Says UP-TO-DATE

Change only an EXPO_PUBLIC_ value and rebuild a release for Android, and the bundle task can be skipped as UP-TO-DATE, leaving the old value inside. I reproduce the same behavior in a minimal Gradle project and cover how to spot it and what to do until it is fixed.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-10-27Intermediate

Your EAS Update Opens in Expo Go on iPhone but Stops on Android with "Failed to download remote update". The 403 You Get Even When Signed In

An EAS Update that opens in Expo Go on iOS but stops on Android (SDK 57) with Failed to download remote update. The cause is a sign-in token saved in one place and read from another, and the fix sits on the SDK 58 side. The order to check things in, and what to run yourself.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-08-24Intermediate

I Moved My Dark Mode Checks Into DevTools, and Only Four Places Still Need a Real Device

Expo SDK 57 added light and dark emulation to React Native DevTools, which ended my trips to the Settings app. What it swaps is the value JavaScript reports, so a few places still need a real toggle. Here is how to find that boundary in your own project.