Fixing Screen Orientation and Rotation Issues in Rork-Built Apps
When Rork-generated apps won't rotate, refuse to lock to portrait on certain screens, or break layouts on iPad landscape — here are the fixes for both iOS and Android.
Building a Settings Screen That Actually Works in Your Rork App — Notifications, Subscription Management, and Legal Requirements
A practical guide to building production-grade settings screens for your Rork app, covering notifications, subscription management, legal disclosures, and support flows — with real code examples.
Why useEffect Loops Infinitely in Rork-Generated Code — and How to Fix It
Rork-generated React Native code can trigger useEffect infinite loops through subtle dependency array mistakes. This guide covers 5 common causes — stale deps, object references, unstable callbacks — with Before/After code fixes.
Build a Brand EC App with Rork × Shopify Storefront API — Products, Cart, Checkout, Order History, and Push Notifications
A complete guide to building a branded e-commerce mobile app with Rork and the Shopify Storefront API. Covers product listing, cart management, checkout flow, order management, and push notifications — with production-ready code and App Store submission tips.
Rork App Works in Preview But Crashes on Device — Here's Why
Your Rork-generated app runs fine in preview but crashes on a real device. This guide covers the four most common causes: missing env vars, native module version mismatches, permission config gaps, and async initialization issues.
Fix Keyboard Hiding Input Fields in Rork Apps: A Complete Troubleshooting Guide
Solve the common issue of the on-screen keyboard overlapping text input fields in Rork apps. Learn KeyboardAvoidingView, ScrollView combinations, the useKeyboard hook, and SwiftUI keyboard avoidance with working code examples.
LLM Streaming in Rork Apps: Building ChatGPT-Style Real-Time AI Responses with Expo and SSE
Field notes on shipping LLM streaming (SSE) in React Native and Expo. Anthropic, OpenAI and Gemini behind one interface, AbortController cancellation and retries, a Cloudflare Workers proxy, context compaction, and a mock SSE server for testing at zero API cost.
Rork App Running Slow, Lagging, or Freezing? A Complete Performance Troubleshooting Guide
Diagnose and fix performance issues in your Rork-built app — from laggy scrolling and slow transitions to freezes and memory leaks. Includes code examples for React Native optimization.
How to Fix Rork App Environment Variable Errors — Troubleshooting .env Files and EAS Secrets Configuration
Fix environment variables returning undefined in your Rork app. Troubleshoot EXPO_PUBLIC_ prefix issues, .env file errors, Metro cache problems, and EAS environment variables (formerly EAS Secrets) step by step.
Rork × OneSignal: Supercharging Push Notifications in Your App
Learn how to integrate OneSignal into your Rork app for advanced push notifications — covering SDK setup, user segmentation, rich notifications, and delivery analytics.
Rork × Turborepo Monorepo Architecture: Managing Shared Code and Type-Safe Libraries Across Multiple Apps
Learn how to manage multiple Rork/Expo apps with Turborepo in a single monorepo. This guide covers shared component libraries, common type definitions, custom hooks, and utility functions — helping you move faster with higher code quality across all your apps.
Where Rork Apps Stall on Google Play — AD_ID Leakage, Manifest Merging, and the 12-Tester Closed Test
When a Rork-generated Expo app gets held up on Google Play, the cause is usually a permission you never wrote. Here's how to pin down what actually landed in your merged manifest, when to declare AD_ID versus strip it, and how to keep the 12-tester closed test from resetting on you.