Android Offline Sync with an Outbox and WorkManager: Prevent Duplicate Writes
A practical design for local writes, durable delivery and server confirmation when a lost response could otherwise create the same result twice.
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Latest articles
New work by this desk.
SQLite Migration for Offline Apps: Preserve Learning Progress During Upgrades
Test upgrade paths from older populated databases and preserve identifiers, relationships and business state before shipping a new schema.
Android Passkey Account Recovery: Design the New-Phone Sign-In Journey
Plan credential management and recovery alongside passkey sign-in, with explicit account, session and new-device boundaries.
iOS Privacy Manifest SDK Audit: Review the Archive Before App Store Submission
A repeatable release review based on the distributed archive, dependency ownership and documented privacy behavior rather than a file-presence check.
Flutter Text Overflow at Large System Font Sizes: Fix the Layout
Find the constraints that clip titles and buttons, then adapt the layout so larger system text remains readable and important actions stay reachable.
Expo SecureStore vs AsyncStorage for Tokens: Storage and Logout Boundaries
Separate credentials, preferences and cached content, then control session lifetime rather than reading tokens independently in every screen.
Android Photo Picker URI Permission for Background Image Uploads
Selection success does not guarantee a worker can read the image later. Separate source access, permission lifetime and upload-task ownership.
Mobile Image Upload Retry: Handle Expired Presigned URLs and Lost Responses
Use an upload session and explicit backend confirmation to recover from interruptions without attaching the same image repeatedly.
PWA Not Updating? Handle Waiting Service Workers Without Losing Drafts
Distinguish worker lifetime, resource caches and draft data before forcing an update in a web application people are actively using.
Android App Links Open the Browser: Verify the Release Certificate and Domain
Inspect the public association file, installed signing identity and device state before changing the application’s destination-screen code.
Technology analysis
Current platform changes reviewed by this desk.
iPhone Duo makes adaptive iOS design a release requirement
Apple has released iPhone Duo development resources. The immediate task for product teams is to test live resizing, posture changes, multiple scenes and camera behavior—not simply add another screenshot size.
Android 17 adaptive app migration guide for phones, foldables and tablets
For apps targeting API 37, Android 17 removes the temporary opt-out from orientation and resizability changes on displays with a smallest width of at least 600dp. A portrait-only assumption can now become a runtime defect.
Two Google Play requirements for 2027: memory quality and Zero-Tap Sign-In
Google Play has announced memory and code-optimization thresholds for February 2027 and a device-migration sign-in requirement for April 2027. Both belong on the product roadmap now.
Agents API: an architecture for long-running AI work from a mobile product
OpenAI has introduced the Agents API in public beta. Mobile teams gain a managed agent harness, but still need a server boundary, explicit tool permissions, cancellation and human approval.
Evergreen field notes
Practical guides by this desk.
From idea to mobile release: a seven-stage working checklist
A practical way to move from an attractive idea to a testable, supportable mobile release without hiding the difficult decisions.
Native or cross-platform? Choose from product constraints
A decision framework for comparing native iOS/Android development with a shared mobile codebase—without treating the framework as the strategy.
Mobile analytics with less data and clearer purpose
How to design a useful event model, reduce unnecessary collection and keep product measurement aligned with store disclosures.
A mobile release-readiness review that goes beyond “it works”
A release gate for product flows, reliability, accessibility, privacy, store metadata and the people who support the app after launch.