●NATIVE — Rork Max reaches AR and LiDAR scanning, Metal-backed 3D, Dynamic Island, Siri Intents, HealthKit, NFC, App Clips, and on-device Core ML●IOS27 — iOS 27 Developer Beta 4 extends Siri AI to iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max plus the 16 and 17 lines, with noticeably faster responses than the first beta●DESIGN — Apple's own design kits for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 27 are now available for Figma and Sketch, ready for when you lay out UI for the new OS●CANARY — Android 17, codenamed Cinnamon Bun, retires Developer Previews in favor of continuously updated Canary builds, which changes when you schedule testing●SPARK — Gemini Spark in Android 17 drives apps directly to automate multi-step errands like booking a ride or placing an order●SCALE — Rork raised $2.8M from a16z and now draws roughly 743,000 visits a month●NATIVE — Rork Max reaches AR and LiDAR scanning, Metal-backed 3D, Dynamic Island, Siri Intents, HealthKit, NFC, App Clips, and on-device Core ML●IOS27 — iOS 27 Developer Beta 4 extends Siri AI to iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max plus the 16 and 17 lines, with noticeably faster responses than the first beta●DESIGN — Apple's own design kits for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 27 are now available for Figma and Sketch, ready for when you lay out UI for the new OS●CANARY — Android 17, codenamed Cinnamon Bun, retires Developer Previews in favor of continuously updated Canary builds, which changes when you schedule testing●SPARK — Gemini Spark in Android 17 drives apps directly to automate multi-step errands like booking a ride or placing an order●SCALE — Rork raised $2.8M from a16z and now draws roughly 743,000 visits a month

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⬡ Rork Dev/2026-06-20Advanced

What to Decide Before Spreading One Idea Across Every Apple Platform

Rork Max can generate native Swift for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro from a single idea. But 'can ship to all of them' and 'should ship to all of them' are different things. From an indie developer running several apps, here's a framework for choosing which devices to add and which to skip, reasoned backward from operating cost and usage context.

⬡ Rork Dev/2026-06-13Advanced

Choose Native Features by Retention Impact, Not by Checklist

Rork Max can generate widgets, Live Activities, and Core ML alike. But 'can build' and 'should build' are different things. Here is how to decide native-feature adoption by its effect on retention.