GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalization, dexterity

Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by bilalq on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:30AM (#50440920)

The other part that seemed short-sighted to me was the realities of modern app store reviews. Apple and Google are only getting slower as vibe-coded apps flood their marketplaces with submissions. Maybe Shopify has a special relationship that gets them faster reviews, I don't know. But if not, the ability to put out updates, rollbacks, and hotfixes without being gatekept is a critical feature. Especially with today's security landscape. React Native now seems more compelling than ever before.

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by user43928 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @10:14AM (#50441558)

From what I heard, updates for many established developers, even individuals, go through within a few hours.

I'd also love the ability to take back control over my rollouts, but with Apple's recent crackdown on remote controlled feature flags in response to fraudulent nudification apps, I'd be very careful about this.

Rumors say Apple now uses heuristics to detect feature flags in the binary. While that's not directly relevant to remotely delivered JS, I fear that bypassing App Review in this way could become a quick ticket to account termination.

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by xp84 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:26AM (#50442597)

It’s probably only a year or two out that Apple will inform us that “for security reasons,” they’ll only accept App Store submissions in the form of an XCode project, i.e. as source only. (What are developers going to do? NOT be on the iPhone?)

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by user43928 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @11:33AM (#50442678)

I'd have original Slopus 5 rename my variables and replace all comments with inline 'docs' for my existing 500k LOC code base.

Good luck with parsing that one, Apple.

I'm joking, but in seriousness, I'm not sure they would gain much from that which they couldn't already analyze from the binary.

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by radlad on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @12:23PM (#50443351)

Yeah, I have an app with ~150 users, and Play Store updates slowed down to about a week for a moment, but lately they have been going out within the hour.

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by bilalq on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:37PM (#50444328)

I've heard those reports, but it's absolutely insane. Having feature flags is table stakes on mobile. And being able to put out security or bugfix updates rapidly is the killer feature of React Native. The current ToS say you need store review for feature changes, and that's fine. But OTA updates and feature flag changes for bugfixes, phased rollouts, A/B testing, and security patches are critical.

Just last week we saw a critical CVE in BetterAuth integrations for mobile app sessions. Being able to put out a patch without being gatekept on review is just so important in a world where crazy security vulnerabilities are being disclosed daily.

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by jdelman on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @10:49AM (#50442071)

What makes you think you can circumvent the App Store to update React Native apps?

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by bilalq on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @03:33PM (#50458293)

For Google, the Play Device and Network Abuse Policy calls out exceptions for code running in a VM or interpreter[0]. For Apple, App Store Review Guideline 2.5.2[1] and Section 3.3.2 of the Apple Developer Program License Agreement[2].

[0]: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...

[1]: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/

[2]: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1581760/000119312522...

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by freeplay on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @01:59PM (#50444631)

How is RN speeding up your app store review time?

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Re:GR00T 2: Scaling robot foundation models for generalizati... by bilalq on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @02:10PM (#50444795)

You can set up your app to do over-the-air updates. This can be as simple as shipping an updated JS bundle or delivering just patch diffs for it to apply. So long as your code changes are JS-only and don't involve any native code, you can push an update.

People are already used to being able to do things like phased rollouts, automatic rollbacks, and hotfix deployments for webapps and API services. OTA updates let you do something similar for mobile.

It's against the ToS from the stores to do this for notable feature changes that impact what the user sees, but for things like fixing crashes, bugs, or applying security updates, it's a game-changer.

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