Telling Rork to Make It Feel Like a Quiet Museum — Translating a Creator's Vocabulary Into Implementation
What happens when you hand Rork the mood of your work instead of a spec? A record of prompting from emotion, pinning the returned spacing and timing into design tokens, and the places where fonts and regeneration stopped me.
5 Things to Check First When Rork Shows 'Unable to Resolve Module'
Walk through the five most common causes of the 'Unable to resolve module' error in Rork, React Native, and Expo projects, with the exact commands and the order in which to check them.
When 'pod install' Fails on Rork-Exported iOS Projects — A Practical Guide for the Apple Silicon Era
Most pod install failures on Rork-generated iOS projects come from the same handful of root causes — Apple Silicon ffi mismatches, Ruby version conflicts, CocoaPods version drift, Xcode path issues, and Hermes/Folly compile errors. Here is the order I work through them.
EAS Update Published but Nothing Changes? Five Patterns That Quietly Break OTA Delivery in Rork
You ran eas update, the CLI showed a green Published, but your iPhone keeps loading the old code. Here are the five patterns I keep running into, plus a five-minute diagnostic flow you can use the next time OTA goes silent.
Adding iOS 18 Dark / Tinted Icons and Android Themed Icons to a Rork App
A practical walkthrough for shipping iOS 18 dark and tinted icons and Android 13+ themed icons from a Rork-generated project. Asset prep, Expo config, cache pitfalls when replacing icons, and what App Store Connect actually checks for.
Why Your Rork Android App Shows a White Square Notification Icon (and How to Fix It)
Your Rork or Expo app's notification icon shows up as a white square or blob on Android. Here's the underlying Android spec, the correct transparent icon recipe, the right app.json fields, and the cache traps that make fixes appear to do nothing.
Don't Ship Rork Apps With an Empty EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL — A Practical Setup Walkthrough
What to put in EXPO_PUBLIC_RORK_AUTH_URL when Rork generates an app with login, and how to wire it up across dev, EAS Build, and production safely.
Build a Store Finder App with Rork Using Google Places API: A Practical Location Integration Guide
Learn how to build a location-based store finder app with Rork and Google Places API. Covers current location access, nearby place search, and map markers — with working code and real troubleshooting tips.
Why Your Rork App Icon Won't Update — Cache Fixes for iOS and Android
Replaced your Rork app icon but still seeing the old one? Walk through the layered causes — iOS SpringBoard cache, EAS Build cache, missing Android adaptive icons — and the exact fixes that get the new icon to stick.
Diagnosing Metro Bundler Freezes and Broken Fast Refresh in Rork Apps
When your Rork-generated Expo app stops picking up code changes or Metro freezes mid-bundle, here is the diagnostic order and the safe reset steps that actually work.
Adding Sign in with Apple to Your Rork App — What Review Actually Requires and Where People Get Stuck
A practical walkthrough for adding Sign in with Apple to an existing Rork app. Covers the exact Guideline 4.8 requirements that reject Google/Facebook-only apps, the non-obvious parts of expo-apple-authentication, backend token verification with identityToken, and the account deletion requirement most tutorials skip.
Fixing Stuck Splash Screens and White Flash on Launch in Rork Apps
Fixes for the four most common Rork splash screen bugs: a splash that refuses to hide, a white flash on launch, Android 12+ cropping, and dark-mode mismatches.