Live Activities in Expo: Build a Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Tracker with expo-widgetsLive Activities are the iOS feature users notice most: the food delivery countdown on the Lock Screen, the ride arriving in the Dynamic Island, the match score that updates while the phone sits on theOct 19 · 8 min readlucalucas.hashnode.dev
Native Postgres, PGlite, or In-Memory? Choosing a Postgres Engine for Local Supabase Development"Run Postgres locally" used to mean one thing: install Postgres, or start it in Docker. Now there are at least three very different options, and each one is good at a different job: Native Postgres: Oct 15 · 7 min readlucalucas.hashnode.dev
Self-Reverting OTA Updates: Metric-Gated EAS Update Rollouts with PostHogOver-the-air updates are the best and scariest part of shipping an Expo app. A JavaScript fix can reach every user in minutes, and so can a JavaScript bug. The standard advice is "roll out gradually aOct 12 · 8 min readlucalucas.hashnode.dev
Your AI Agent Wrote the Migration. Did It Turn RLS On? A 10-Minute Supabase Audit for Expo AppsYou ask your coding agent for a "notes" feature. Ten minutes later you have a table, a screen, a hook and a working demo. Everything renders, the data loads, and the agent says it's done. What it may Oct 1 · 8 min readlucalucas.hashnode.dev
Privacy Policy + App Store Data Safety: The Compliance Checklist That Actually Passes Review (2026)Store policies change often. Use this as a working checklist, confirm details against Apple's and Google's current docs, and get legal advice for anything specific to your business. This is not legal Sep 24 · 13 min readlucalucas.hashnode.dev