AndroidSimulatedDevelopmentBuild

import { Terminal } from '/ui/components/Snippet'; import { Step } from '/ui/components/Step';

import AndroidEmulatorInstructions from './_androidEmulatorInstructions.mdx'; import AndroidStudioInstructions from './_androidStudioInstructions.mdx'; import { BuildEnvironmentSwitch } from '../BuildEnvironmentSwitch';

Set up an Android Emulator with a development build

<BuildEnvironmentSwitch /> <AndroidStudioInstructions /> <AndroidEmulatorInstructions />

Create a development build

<Step label="1">

Install EAS CLI

To build your app, you will need to install EAS CLI. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

<Terminal cmd={['$ npm install -g eas-cli']} />

</Step> <Step label="2">

Create an Expo account and login

To build your app, you will need to create an Expo account and login to the EAS CLI.

1. Sign up for an Expo account.
2. Run the following command in your terminal to log in to the EAS CLI: <Terminal cmd={['$ eas login']} />

</Step> <Step label="3"> ### Configure your project

Run the following command to create an EAS config in your project:

<Terminal cmd={['$ eas build:configure']} />

</Step> <Step label="4"> ### Create a build

Run the following command to create a development build:

<Terminal cmd={['$ eas build --platform android --profile development']} /> </Step>

<Step label="5"> ### Install the development build on your emulator

After the build is complete, the CLI will prompt you to automatically download and install it on the Android Emulator. When prompted, press <kbd>Y</kbd> to directly install it on the emulator.

If you miss this prompt, you can download the build from the link provided in the terminal and drag and drop it onto the Android Emulator to install it.

</Step>