Commands to build Expo mobile without launching

🚀 Commands to build without launching:

📱 Build only (no launch)

🔧 Debug APK:

cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug

📦 Release APK:

cd android && ./gradlew assembleRelease

🏪 Release AAB (for Play Store):

cd android && ./gradlew bundleRelease

📁 Output location

After building, the APK will be at:

android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

⚡ If you want to build AND launch later

npx expo run:android

✅ This builds and launches on a connected device/emulator.

🪟 Windows note

On Windows, use:

cd android && gradlew.bat assembleDebug

Or from the project root:

.\android\gradlew.bat assembleDebug

🎯 The APK will be in android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/ when done.