Create apk file with android studio in react native
1:First of all go to RN official site and search publish to google playstore
2:then copy Setting up Gradle variables
MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE=my-upload-key.keystore
MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS=my-key-alias
MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_PASSWORD=*****
MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_PASSWORD=*****
and paste into Android/gradle.properties
3:then give it the name and password
4: then add release to Android/App/build.gradle in signingConfigs{*****}
Adding signing config to your app's Gradle config
The last configuration step that needs to be done is to setup release builds to be signed using upload key. Edit the file android/app/build.gradle in your project folder, and add the signing config,
...
android {
...
defaultConfig { ... }
signingConfigs {//add this lines
release {
if (project.hasProperty('MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE')) {
storeFile file(MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_FILE)
storePassword MYAPP_UPLOAD_STORE_PASSWORD
keyAlias MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_ALIAS
keyPassword MYAPP_UPLOAD_KEY_PASSWORD
}
}//******************
}
buildTypes {
release {
...
signingConfig signingConfigs.release
}
}
}
...
5:now open Android folder into android studio... note:::not project only open android folder in to android studio its required internet you must have internet connection
6:click on build and select Generate signed bundle /apk
7:now selct apk then click on next
8:if you have keystore file then selct the path if you dont have then click the CREATE NEW
9:now select the path where you want to create keystore file
10:keystore file is must in App folder now select projects app folder and create the path like this
E:\New React Native Folder\FB_signIn\android\app\mykeystore.jks
keystorefile name and passoword and key alias is same where you type into gradle.properties
11:then click the next next and select the===>>> release then click the next
12 last step after successfuly build you can get release app from projectname/android/app