<p>There are few steps, we should do to create a .apk file as below,</p>
<ol>
<li>Install Expo CLI</li>
<li>Configure app.json</li>
<li>Start the build</li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li>Install Expo CLI
Expo CLI is the tool for developing and building Expo apps. 
Run npm install -g expo-cli to install it.</li>
<li>Configure app.json</li>
</ul>
<pre><code class="lang-{">   &quot;expo&quot;: {
    &quot;name&quot;: &quot;Your App Name&quot;,
    &quot;icon&quot;: &quot;./path/to/your/app-icon.png&quot;,
    &quot;version&quot;: &quot;1.0.0&quot;,
    &quot;slug&quot;: &quot;your-app-slug&quot;,
    &quot;sdkVersion&quot;: &quot;XX.0.0&quot;,
    &quot;ios&quot;: { &quot;bundleIdentifier&quot;: &quot;com.yourcompany.yourappname&quot;
    },
    &quot;android&quot;: {
      &quot;package&quot;: &quot;com.yourcompany.yourappname&quot;
    }
   }
 }
</code></pre>
<ul>
<li>Start the build
Run expo build:android or expo build:ios. If you don&#39;t already have a packager running for this project, expo will start one for you.
on successful build, we can download the .apk file for android. </li>
</ul>


There are few steps, we should do to create a .apk file as below,
1. Install Expo CLI
2. Configure app.json
3. Start the build


- Install Expo CLI
Expo CLI is the tool for developing and building Expo apps. 
Run npm install -g expo-cli to install it.
- Configure app.json
  
```{
   "expo": {
    "name": "Your App Name",
    "icon": "./path/to/your/app-icon.png",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "slug": "your-app-slug",
    "sdkVersion": "XX.0.0",
    "ios": { "bundleIdentifier": "com.yourcompany.yourappname"
    },
    "android": {
      "package": "com.yourcompany.yourappname"
    }
   }
 }
``` 


- Start the build
Run expo build:android or expo build:ios. If you don't already have a packager running for this project, expo will start one for you.
on successful build, we can download the .apk file for android. 



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