I've seen new release of react native for android and tried some examples. It works only with USB debug mode and "adb reverse tcp:8081 tcp:8081". How can I build android app for "production" including all dependencies and without react web-server connections. Thank you.
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did the solutions work for you? That process produces an unsigned apk for me, any pointers?kamikazeOvrld– kamikazeOvrld2016-04-13 17:12:49 +00:00Commented Apr 13, 2016 at 17:12
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To build a release version of your Android app:
$ cd your-app-folder
$ cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease
You'll need to set up signing keys for the Play Store, full documentation here: https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android
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sanny
Thank you. Waiting for better tools to do it. Correct me if I am wrong, for build release .apk there is no tools yet ?
Praveen Prasad
from root-app directory try this
cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease . As per new documentations, facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/signed-apk-android.html
kamikazeOvrld
@Martin thanks for that, but I seem to still have trouble with that, that process generates an unsigned apk for me, any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Brad Cypert
You need to sign it leveraging your keystore. Look over this - facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/…
Kenshinman
@martin-konicek, this solution only generated an
app-release-unsigned.apk which i tried installing but didn't install. Anything in particular known to cause this? Thanks |
You will have to create a key to sign the apk. Use below to create your key:
keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-app-key.keystore -alias my-app-alias -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000
Use a password when prompted
Once the key is generated, use it to generate the installable build:
react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.android.js \
--bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle \
--assets-dest android/app/src/main/res/
Generate the build using gradle
cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease
Upload the APK to your phone. The -r flag will replace the existing app (if it exists)
adb install -r ./app/build/outputs/apk/app-release-unsigned.apk
A more detailed description is mentioned here: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/signed-apk-android.html
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Gabriel Petersson
folder structure is updated, use
adb install -r ./app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk to install on phoneAs for me, I add in my package.json to "scripts":
"release": "cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease"
And then in terminal I use:
npm run release
Or with yarn:
yarn release
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I have put together some steps that worked for me. Hopefully it would save time.
For bundling the package to work in local you need to do
$ curl "http://localhost:8081/index.android.bundle?platform=android" -o "android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle"
Then for compiling apk
$ ./gradlew assembleRelease
I have added detailed instructions at : https://github.com/shyjal/reactnative-android-production
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To create a bundle of your android application to release application on play store.
cd /android
sudo ./gradlew bundleRelease
go to the android/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.apk
Upload this bundle on play store console.
