The Dracode blog

Notes on mobile engineering, design, and shipping.

Short, opinionated posts from a senior-only iOS + Android studio. New writing every weekday.

• May 6, 2026 · ios · app-store · monetization · subscriptions

  App Store Adds Monthly Subscriptions With 12-Month Commitment

  Apple's new App Store commitment subscription offers monthly billing on an annual contract. Here's the tradeoffs every subscription app developer should know

• May 6, 2026 · android · ai · gemini

  Google COSMO: On-Device AI Agents Are Coming to Android

  Google briefly shipped COSMO to the Play Store — a proactive on-device Gemini Nano assistant. Here's what its architecture means for Android app developers

• May 6, 2026 · announcements

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