react native generate release apk

1For windows, gradlew assembleRelease
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3For Linux, ./gradlew assembleRelease

1After run this in cmd
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3react-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/
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5cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug
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7then you can get apk app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

1cd android
2./gradlew assembleRelease

1Place your terminal directory to android using:
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3cd android
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5For Windows, 
6  gradlew assembleRelease
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10For Linux and Mac OSX:
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12./gradlew assembleRelease
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1npx react-native run-android --variant=release

1Prerequisite:
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3react-native version > 0.57
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5How to generate one in 3 steps?
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7Step 1: Go to the root of the project in the terminal and run the below command:
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9react-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
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11Step 2: Go to android directory:
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14  cd android
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16Step 3: Now in this android folder, run this command
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18  ./gradlew assembleDebug
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20There! you'll find the apk file in the following path:
21yourProject/android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
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23Now you have your .apk file generated, install it on your android phone and enjoy!
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25Thank you.