In the React Native documentation it's possible to read about how to create a signed APK for release . But what if you only want to create an unsigned debug APK that doesn't require a developement server to run on device? Couldn't find anything in the official docs about this, but as usual Stack Overflow provided some great information, through this thread with the following simple and efficient solution: First, from your app's root dir, run the following command: react-native bundle --dev false --platform android --entry-file index.android.js --bundle-output ./android/app/build/intermediates/assets/debug/index.android.bundle --assets-dest ./android/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/debug When I ran it the first time I got some strange error, something about not being able to open a .babel.json file. Ran the command again, and no problem the second time. Then the second and final step: cd android ./gradlew assembleDebug After this you should be able...
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