Google Play Store Deployments

One advantage of Android development over iOS is that you can develop on any machine – Windows, Linux, or Mac. This can make developing your mobile application with an Android device more convenient.

Building for the Play Store

You can build for the Play Store using EAS, just like iOS. However, you also have the option to build your Android bundle locally if you have the right build tools installed.

Tip

Local Android builds can be helpful for testing features like push notifications without using EAS build credits or deploying to the Play Store.

Eventually, you’ll need to do proper builds for distribution. For your first builds, it’s best to use EAS tooling.

Getting Started with EAS

Refer to the EAS Build documentation to create Android builds and push them to the Google Play Store.

Key resources:

• Create your first build
• Android production build tutorial
• Android build process reference

Play Store Setup

Setting up Google Play Store listings can be painful – similar to App Store Connect. But once it’s done, it’s done, and pushing updates becomes relatively painless.

Mosayic provides instructions for:

• Setting up your Play Store listing
• Configuring CodeMagic for Android builds

EAS vs CodeMagic

Whether you use EAS or CodeMagic is up to you.

Note

It’s recommended to start with EAS for your first few builds to minimize hassle. If you find the free tier isn’t enough, move on to CodeMagic.

Mosayic has further guides in the Google Play Store tab for getting set up on Android.