iOS

TestFlight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUeLAMzi-oY

1. Setup Login to AppStore with your Apple ID
2. Download TestFlight App
3. After you install TestFlight and finish the preliminary setups, you'll see:

4. After a build of the app has been submitted:

5. You'll also see in the TestFlight app:

Internal build

• https://youtu.be/1fQuGLHxWks?si=35V2xLvaugwXMN0U
• https://docs.expo.dev/build/internal-distribution
• How to generate apk instead of aab: https://docs.expo.dev/build-reference/apk
• Nowadays Google Play Console only accepts aab: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/2481797

Others

• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/running-your-app-in-simulator-or-on-a-device#Connect-real-devices-to-your-Mac
• https://www.codecademy.com/article/ios-how-to-push-your-app-to-app-store-connect

Android

Easiest way

Build apk

cd android 
./gradlew assembleRelease

Then transfer {project}/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk onto your Android Phone.

Build aab

cd android 
./gradlew app:bundleRelease

Then upload {project}/android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab onto Google Play Console.

Ref:

• https://docs.expo.dev/guides/local-app-production
• https://developer.android.com/studio/publish/app-signing

Others

• Build locally instead of on Expo Cloud: https://docs.expo.dev/build-reference/local-builds
• https://docs.expo.dev/build-reference/apk
• Distribution via Firebase: https://medium.com/one-thing-i-learned-today/perfect-guide-for-releasing-your-react-native-ios-and-android-app-using-firebase-app-distribution-7107f98ca122
• https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/distributing-your-app-for-beta-testing-and-releases