build release apk react native code example

Example 1: build apk react native

After run this in cmd

react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res/

cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug

then you can get apk app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

Example 2: react-native make android apk

cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease

Example 3: export aab react native

Before uploading the release build to the Play Store, 
make sure you test it thoroughly. 

mkdir -p android/app/src/main/assets
react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res
react-native run-android --variant=release

cd android && ./gradlew bundleRelease -x bundleReleaseJsAndAssets

- Your AAB will be present in the folder
<project>/android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release

Example 4: export app react native

mkdir -p android/app/src/main/assets
react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res
cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease -x bundleReleaseJsAndAssets

- Your APK will be present in the folder
<project>/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release

Example 5: how to make apk in android studio reac native

$ keytool -genkey -v -keystore my-release-key.keystore -alias my-key-alias -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000