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●PLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect yesterday, August 31. From today, new apps and updates must target Android 16●VISIBILITY — Apps still on API 35 stay listed but disappear for users on newer Android versions. No error is raised; new installs simply fade, which makes the change easy to miss●EXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration plan●APPLE — On the Apple side, the event lands September 9 and iOS 27 is reported to ship September 14. Testing generated apps on iOS 27 hardware before release week is time well spent●EXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInput●EAS — EAS Observe reached general availability on August 20, putting crash and performance monitoring on the same EAS platform as builds and updates●PLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect yesterday, August 31. From today, new apps and updates must target Android 16●VISIBILITY — Apps still on API 35 stay listed but disappear for users on newer Android versions. No error is raised; new installs simply fade, which makes the change easy to miss●EXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration plan●APPLE — On the Apple side, the event lands September 9 and iOS 27 is reported to ship September 14. Testing generated apps on iOS 27 hardware before release week is time well spent●EXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInput●EAS — EAS Observe reached general availability on August 20, putting crash and performance monitoring on the same EAS platform as builds and updates
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⬡ Rork Dev/2026-05-30Advanced

Growing a Staged OTA Update System Without Breaking It

Shipping an EAS Update to every user at once is dangerous. From channel design to staged rollout to automatic rollback, here is the delivery architecture I settled on across 50M cumulative downloads, with working code.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-05-24Advanced

Staged migration of a Rork-generated RN project to the New Architecture — notes from running six wallpaper apps in parallel

An implementation log for incrementally enabling Fabric and TurboModules on a Rork-generated React Native project, validated in parallel across six wallpaper apps. Covers flag design, compatibility triage, and KPI comparison based on actual production data.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-05-08Advanced

A Phased Release Strategy for Rork Apps — How I Combine iOS Phased Release, Android Staged Rollout, and OTA Hotfixes for a Production That Doesn't Break

How to protect a Rork app's production with three layers of safety: iOS Phased Release, Android Staged Rollout, and EAS Update OTA hotfixes — with concrete decision thresholds and monitoring code you can copy today.