Mobile release gates
Only the latest OS version tested
The release runs on the developer's device and fails on the minimum supported OS version.
Termsstore sandbox (Apple's and Google's test environments where purchases run without real money) · client bundle (the JavaScript your app sends to the browser or ships inside the mobile app; anyone can read it) · verdict (a one-word release result (pass, pass with findings, fail) with the findings and the checklist version behind it)
highseverity if found in a releasesources verified 2026-09-21
Why AI-assisted code produces it
Generated code targets the newest APIs shown in documentation; the minimum version is a product decision the prompt does not carry. Store test tracks and sandboxes are the documented way to qualify builds across versions.
Google Play test purchases use the same purchase flow as real purchases without charging money; test subscriptions renew on shortened periods (a one-month subscription renews every 5 minutes) and at most six times; license testers can sideload builds, and test tracks let a QA team qualify unreleased versions.
Apple's sandbox environment lets a team test in-app purchases with real product information without charges, including auto-renewable subscription behaviour at accelerated renewal rates, failed renewals and billing grace periods, interrupted purchases, refund requests and Ask to Buy.
Source: Apple Developer Documentation, 2026-09 · verified 2026-09-21
How we detect it
Install the release build on each cell of the written OS matrix and run the smoke suite.
Most associated with
Tools: Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf, Lovable, Bolt
Stacks: React Native, Expo
Checklist items that catch it
Supported OS version matrix installed and smoke-tested
tool Install the release build on the minimum and latest supported versions of each platform and run the smoke suite (Appium or Detox).
Smoke suite passes on every cell of the written OS matrix.
Dots: Starter, Growth, Scale. The item runs on every release for the plans marked.
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