Introduction
Hey everyone! Here is a quick article on how to generate an apk for your react native expo app.
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Thanks man! Easy and simple.
Hey, Great post thanks for sharing!.
Loved it! thank you.
To generate an APK using React Native Expo, follow these simple steps. It's a straightforward process that I also used to create my Wegocup site, which offers free APK downloads.
Steps to Generate APK Using Expo:
Configure
app.json
Update the
app.json
file with your app details, including the app name, version, and Android-specific configurations.Build Your App
Run the following command to build the APK:
bash
eas build -p android
This requires the Expo Application Services (EAS). If it's your first time, follow the prompts to configure your project.
Login and Publish
Log in to your Expo account and publish the build. Expo will generate a URL for downloading your APK.
Download the APK
Once the build is complete, download your APK from the provided link.
Why I Chose React Native Expo for Wegocup:
Expo simplifies the app development process by providing tools and libraries that eliminate the need for extensive native configurations. For my Wegocup site, it allowed me to quickly create an app that supports a seamless APK download experience while keeping the app lightweight and efficient.
With Expo, generating an APK is quick, efficient, and beginner-friendly perfect for projects like Wegocup or any other app idea you have in mind!
"Generating an APK with React Native Expo is pretty straightforward if you use the expo build:android command, but remember to switch to EAS Build for better customization. Speaking of custom apps, have you come across Bad Parenting Mr. Red Face? It's a creative game APK that showcases how unique app development can lead to an engaging user experience!"
To generate the Sky Club APK, start by accessing reliable tools and platforms designed for APK development. Ensure you have the necessary software and follow best practices to create a secure and optimized application. Focus on maintaining a user-friendly interface and seamless functionality to provide the best experience. Once the APK is ready, test it thoroughly to ensure quality and performance. With the right approach, you can create a remarkable Sky Club APK that captivates users and delivers exceptional entertainment!
Generating an APK using "React Native Expo" is simple, and it's a great way to create apps like Sportzfy APK. Here’s how you can do it:
Using React Native Expo makes app development easy and efficient. It’s one of the reasons Sportzfy Cricket APK delivers such a smooth and user-friendly experience for cricket lovers worldwide. If you’re creating a sports app or any APK, this is a great tool to use.
It's not working on EXPO version 45.0.0. you have to give another method to create apk using expo.
Updated the blog for the new method
Using EXPO 45 butt know 47verion how to create APK.
I believe this methods works with version 47
Hi There.
After I runned this command: "expo build:android" in the VS Code,
I see this error:
"Uploading JavaScript bundles
read ECONNRESET
Error: read ECONNRESET
at TLSWrap.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:209:20)
"
Please give me a solution.
Hey,
Expo sdk recently had an update. A new cli has been put in place to build apks. you can take a look at this : expo.dev/eas
i am facing this issues or errors during follow these steps for generate apk using expo
can anyone help me for solve these problems during generate apk using expo in react native project
Running 'gradlew :app:assembleRelease' in /home/expo/workingdir/build/android
Downloading services.gradle.org/distributions/...
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Welcome to Gradle 7.5.1!
Here are the highlights of this release:
Support for Java 18
Support for building with Groovy 4
Much more responsive continuous builds
Improved diagnostics for dependency resolution
For more details see docs.gradle.org/7.5.1/release-note...
To honour the JVM settings for this build a single-use Daemon process will be forked. See docs.gradle.org/7.5.1/userguide/gr....
Daemon will be stopped at the end of the build
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FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
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Script '/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/native_modules.gradle' line: 250
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A problem occurred evaluating script.
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Calling
[node, /home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/bin.js, config]
finished with an exception. Error message: groovy.json.JsonException: Unable to determine the current character, it is not a string, number, array, or object[stderr]
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The current character read is 'E' with an int value of 69
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Unable to determine the current character, it is not a string, number, array, or object
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line number 1
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Error: Package name not found in /home/expo/workingdir/build/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml at Object.projectConfig (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/config/index.js:74:11) at Object.get project as project at filterConfig (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/config/config.js:13:20) at Object.func (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/config/config.js:27:32) at Command.handleAction (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:192:23) at Command.listener (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/node_modules/commander/index.js:315:8) at Command.emit (node:events:513:28) at Command.parseArgs (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/node_modules/commander/index.js:651:12) at Command.parse (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/node_modules/commander/index.js:474:21) at setupAndRun (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:271:24)info Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.
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^. Output: Error: Package name not found in /home/expo/workingdir/build/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml at Object.projectConfig (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/config/index.js:74:11) at Object.get project as project at filterConfig (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/config/config.js:13:20) at Object.func (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/config/config.js:27:32) at Command.handleAction (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:192:23) at Command.listener (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/node_modules/commander/index.js:315:8) at Command.emit (node:events:513:28) at Command.parseArgs (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/node_modules/commander/index.js:651:12) at Command.parse (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/node_modules/commander/index.js:474:21) at setupAndRun (/home/expo/workingdir/build/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:271:24)info Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.
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BUILD FAILED in 18s
Error: Gradle build failed with unknown error. See logs for the "Run gradlew" phase for more information.
please provide me solutions of these errors
I am Calling an Inside my expo App which is being successfully implemented, But same is not being called in APK. Can you help me with that?
Very well explained! 🙌
After build apk it will not run on Android when i install on Android device and open it will show keeps stopping. Please help me what is the issue and how can i solve this issue anyone can help please... I am frustrating about 2 day's and not able to find the solution..
Thank You Brother
Very Usefull
great post mr @chinmay Mhatre
I did the same. But I don't know why, Clerk auth doesn't work. Do you know why? any idea?
i followed this steps but get this error:
✖ Uploading to EAS Build (1.8 MB / 1.8 MB)
Error: Request failed: 403 (Forbidden)
I just can download the .aab file
Updated the blog on how to download the apk
Hi, Nice to meet you.
Can you help me?
I want to build to .aab file in expo.
If you have any solution, please let me know.
Regards.
I believe you could change the build type to aab or just run eas build. By default the file type is .aab
Thank you for the blog. Very helpful. 👏👏
Thank you so much sir.
as I am beginer It's great help.
File size is so big . how to optimize it?
Thanks you! Love it.
how about for ios
very helpful thanks.
I read in expo documentation is that we can only make 30 builds free using ease build. is anyone guide me regarding?
After building apk, when I try to download the apk, I get an error "page is unreachable", what should I do please
After completing the steps to build the apk file as you instructed. I have downloaded the file to my phone. But when I try to open it it fails. When pressed to open it will return to the main screen
How can you solve this issue? Same issue with me....