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Where Is the Source of Truth for Billing State? Designing the ad-free Pattern with Antigravity
A proven pattern from a 50 million download app: centralizing billing state with AdFreeManager, BillingManager, and ModalGate — designed and implemented using Antigravity IDE.
Surviving New iPhone Resolution Support with Antigravity — 29 Changes in DefineManager.h, One Honest Recap
A real-world account of updating Beautiful HD Wallpapers and three other iOS apps for iPhone Air (420×912) and iPhone 17 Pro (402×874). What Antigravity caught, what it missed, and the two-step prompt pattern that made the 29-edit process manageable.
RecyclerView IndexOutOfBoundsException: The Defensive Copy Fix Antigravity Initially Missed
After 50+ RecyclerView crashes appeared in 28 days post-release, here's how I used Antigravity to debug the issue — and why the first suggestion missed the real cause.
Automating App Store Review Replies with Antigravity — Multilingual Workflow for a 50M-Download App
Real-world experience semi-automating App Store review replies across 8+ languages using Antigravity. Covers 30 reviews per session, the hidden 8-second rate limit, and tone guidelines that actually work.
Firebase Apple SDK Migration from CocoaPods to SPM: 3 Pitfalls from 4 Real Apps
With CocoaPods distribution ending in October 2026, here are the real pitfalls encountered migrating Firebase Apple SDK to Swift Package Manager across 4 iOS apps — and how Antigravity helped diagnose them.
Library Added via Antigravity Crashes Only on Older Android Devices: The coreLibraryDesugaring Blind Spot
When a library added through Antigravity starts crashing only on Android 6/7 devices, the culprit is often missing coreLibraryDesugaring config. Learn how to diagnose and fix it from a real-world case.
Delegating iOS App Maintenance to Antigravity — An Honest 6-Week Report
A real-world account of using Antigravity for maintenance work on Beautiful HD Wallpapers (50M+ downloads). What worked, what didn't, and what the honest conclusion is for solo developers.
I Let Antigravity Take Over My 10-Year-Old Wallpaper App — What Happened Next Surprised Me
A real case study of handing a wallpaper app's Swift codebase — built since 2014 — to Antigravity's Background Agent. What it got right, what it missed, and what that taught me about AI-assisted refactoring.
CORS Errors Blocking API Tests in Antigravity — How to Diagnose and Fix by Environment
Fix CORS errors that block API testing in Antigravity development. Learn how to identify the root cause by environment — Next.js, Cloudflare Workers, Supabase — and craft precise prompts so Antigravity generates the right fix.
The Day Android Graduated from Being an OS — Connecting My Wallpaper App to Gemini Intelligence via AppFunctions API
An implementation record of connecting Android apps to Gemini Intelligence via AppFunctions API, tested on a 50M-download wallpaper app portfolio. Covers design decisions, Kotlin implementation, and Antigravity workflow.
Implementing Google ML Kit with Antigravity: What the Docs Don't Tell You
A practical guide to integrating Google ML Kit into iOS and Android apps with Antigravity. Covers text recognition, face detection, the Xcode 15 SPM bug workaround, and honest notes on where AI assistance helps — and doesn't.
How Far Can Antigravity Maintain a 50M-Download App? A 12-Year Indie Developer's Field Test
I have run wallpaper and wellness apps as an indie developer since 2014, accumulating over 50 million downloads. Here is what Antigravity could and could not take over when I let it maintain that codebase, with the boundary lines I drew.