Target API 36 & Xcode 26 Store Deadline Lint

The linter checks the build file open in your editor for versions Google Play or App Store Connect already refuses. Findings include a line number, the date the store stopped accepting the version, and a version to move to. Its rules cover targetSdk, compileSdk, build tools, NDK, Android Gradle Plugin, React Native, Expo, and the Xcode selected by CI.

Finds the targetSdk, NDK, Gradle plugin and Xcode versions in your repo that Google Play and App Store Connect already refuse, with the date each one stopped being accepted.

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Free for the file open in your editor - no key, no limit. The workspace sweep and the report ask for a key.

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Scans every build file in the repository, re-checks on save, fails the CI build before a blocked version can merge, and exports a dated release-readiness report.

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Google Play's extension window for the API 36 requirement closes 2026-11-01; freelance market rates put a senior Android developer near $128 an hour.

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Questions people ask

What does Target API 36 & Xcode 26 Store Deadline Lint actually do?

It reads the build file you have open and flags every version Google Play or App Store Connect already refuses. Each finding gives the line number, the date the store stopped accepting it, and the version to move to. Sixteen rules cover targetSdk, compileSdk, build tools, NDK, the Android Gradle Plugin, React Native, Expo and the Xcode your CI selects.

Who is this for?

React Native, Expo, Flutter and Capacitor teams who ship to Google Play and the App Store from VS Code. It is aimed at whoever owns the release train on the day Play Console rejects a bundle - usually the mobile lead or the engineer who maintains the CI workflow rather than a dedicated release manager.

Why can I not just ask a chatbot which target API level Google Play requires?

Because the answer changes every August and the model answers with the number it was trained on. Ask today and you will often get 34 or 35, the level Play rejected on 31 August 2026. Play Console does tell you the truth, but only after you build and upload a bundle, which is the most expensive place to find out.

What is free and what needs a licence key?

Checking the file you have open is free and complete: all sixteen rules run, every finding shows its date and its fix, and nothing is hidden, watermarked or time-limited. The licence covers a different job - scanning every build file in the repository, re-checking on save, failing a CI build, and exporting a dated report.

What does this cost compared with the alternative?

The extension is 29 US dollars once. The alternative is a release blocked at upload, which costs the release window plus the upgrade you had to do anyway, done under pressure. Freelance market rates put a senior Android developer near 128 dollars an hour.

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