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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 16VISIBILITY — 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 missEXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration planAPPLE — 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 spentEXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInputEAS — EAS Observe reached general availability on August 20, putting crash and performance monitoring on the same EAS platform as builds and updatesPLAY — Google Play's target API level 36 requirement took effect yesterday, August 31. From today, new apps and updates must target Android 16VISIBILITY — 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 missEXTENSION — If you missed the deadline, an extension through November 1, 2026 can be requested in Play Console — best filed alongside a concrete migration planAPPLE — 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 spentEXPO — Expo released expo-paste-input on August 28, a native module that brings image, GIF, and sticker paste to React Native TextInputEAS — 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/2026-08-21Intermediate

The four acceptance checks I still run after the build turns green

A successful build does not mean a shippable build. Here are the four failure classes an AI build loop cannot see, and a dependency-free script that inspects the artifact itself before you submit.

Rork Dev/2026-05-05Advanced

Rork App Quality Metrics 2026— Crashlytics, Instruments, and Android Vitals for Production

A complete guide to quality metrics for Rork-generated apps in production. Covers Firebase Crashlytics, Xcode Instruments, and Android Vitals for crash rate monitoring, startup time measurement, and ANR prevention — plus CI quality gates using GitHub Actions and EAS Build.

Rork AI/2026-04-10Intermediate

Improving Quality of Rork AI Native App Generation: SwiftUI Output Pitfalls

When Rork AI's SwiftUI output misses, the thing to fix is usually the instruction, not the code. Here is what happened when I regenerated one screen three ways and counted the round trips, plus the device conditions worth locking down before you send a screenshot.