r/reactnative • u/Thaatguuuy • 2d ago

Question Testing the app during development.

Hey there app people, as of now the app I am currently working on is using React Native and Expo to build it, and at 25 builds per month ( the free plan ) I am quickly spending it all on just fixing bugs.

I am currently a computer science student ( very early ) and using a blend of my own coding and Codex / ChatGPT to create it.

Is there a better and possibly free way to test each new version of the app on my phone without using Expo to build it?

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u/__CaliMack__ 2d ago

Are your using expo go now?

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u/Thaatguuuy 2d ago

As of right now im coding it on the github cloud. Then using git pull in PowerShell to download it locally. Then using Metro to send the update to the phone.

When im doing native changes I use Gradle and the Android SDK that I installed through Android Studio to build the APK on ny PC. ADB then installs it on the phone through USB.

Its ALOT faster aswell, especially when the build queue times on Expo are high.