Mobile release gates
Over-the-air update skips the release gate
JavaScript changes go to every installed device through an OTA channel without the checks a store release gets.
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
Expo documents that EAS Update changes non-native code without a new binary and that behaviour changes still fall under store guidelines; the update command is one line and runs from any machine.
EAS Update changes an app's non-native pieces (JavaScript, styling, images) over the air without a new binary; native code changes need a new build; behaviour changes must still follow App Store and Play Store guidelines; a previous stable version can be republished to roll back.
Source: Expo docs, 2026-09 · verified 2026-09-21
How we detect it
Read the update pipeline; confirm a verdict precedes publish and that republish was exercised.
Most associated with
Tools: Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Windsurf, Lovable, Bolt
Stacks: Expo, React Native
Checklist items that catch it
Over-the-air updates pass the same release gate
manual Read the OTA update pipeline; confirm the verdict step precedes publish and that a previous update can be republished.
No OTA update can publish without a recorded verdict; rollback by republish was exercised this month.
Dots: Starter, Growth, Scale. The item runs on every release for the plans marked.
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