How To make a android build by cmd with expo react native

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Since you’re using Expo with React Native, the recommended way to build an Android APK by command line is using EAS Build (Expo Application Services). Here’s the complete step-by-step guide:

 

✅ Step-by-Step: Build Android APK with Expo via CLI

🧰 Prerequisites

  • Node.js installed

  • Expo project already created

  • Expo CLI installed (npx expo)

  • EAS CLI installed

✅ Step 1: Install EAS CLI (if not already installed)

npm install -g eas-cli

✅ Step 2: Login to Expo

npx expo login

Login with your Expo account.

✅ Step 3: Configure EAS (first time only)

eas build:configure

This will create a eas.json file in your project root.

✅ Step 4: Build APK (for Android)

eas build --platform android --profile preview
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