●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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App Store¹ sticker pack¹ indie dev¹ app submission¹ Rork Max¹ Messages Extension¹ Swift¹ Distribution¹ App Extension¹

◇ App Dev/2026-07-18Beginner

Walk Through an App Store Submission Without Writing Code — Sticker Packs as a Dress Rehearsal

An iMessage sticker pack is one of the few things you can ship to the App Store with zero code. It cannot make money — and that constraint is exactly what makes it a clean rehearsal for the submission process.

◇ App Dev/2026-06-16Advanced

Building an iMessage Extension with Rork Max to Bring Your App's World into Messages — Notes on Distribution as Code

A walkthrough of adding an iMessage extension to the native Swift project Rork Max generates, sharing your app's assets right inside Messages. Covers compact/expanded presentation, sending messages, and diagnosing why the extension won't appear in the drawer — from an indie developer's distribution lens.