Note: Only Android build setup
To run React Native, the Android SDK and other prerequisites are required. Follow the instructions in the Getting Started section of the official React Native docs to get the right prerequisites.
Click "Building Projects with Native Code", then follow the instructions until the "Creating a new application" section.
npm install
Start the Android emulator or connect a device over usb.
emulator -list-avds
emulator @[EMULATOR NAME]
react-native start
While the bundler is running, in another terminal run the following command:
react-native run-android
The local machine must have a key generated for it to build the project in production.
Follow the instructions in the Generating Signed APK section of the docs under "Generating a signing key". After generating the .keystore file, move it from the current working directory to android/app in this project.
Once the keystore is moved, the following command will build the APK.
cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease
To find the APK go to:
android/app/build/outputs/apk/app-release.apk
If a development version of the app is installed when the release build is ran, the build will fail. Uninstall the development version of the app and rerun the production release build.