diff --git a/apps/bare-expo/e2e/TestSuite-test.native.js b/apps/bare-expo/e2e/TestSuite-test.native.js
index 1101ade208e07..d38f7b8754535 100644
--- a/apps/bare-expo/e2e/TestSuite-test.native.js
+++ b/apps/bare-expo/e2e/TestSuite-test.native.js
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ describe('test-suite', () => {
         await device.launchApp({
           newInstance: true,
           url: `bareexpo://test-suite/run?tests=${testName}`,
+          launchArgs: {
+            EXDevMenuIsOnboardingFinished: true,
+          },
         });
 
         const launchWaitingTime = platform === 'ios' ? 100 : 3000;
diff --git a/apps/bare-expo/e2e/Utils.js b/apps/bare-expo/e2e/Utils.js
index cf448e524ae5c..902e8f8657503 100644
--- a/apps/bare-expo/e2e/Utils.js
+++ b/apps/bare-expo/e2e/Utils.js
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export async function launchWithPermissionsAsync(config, permissions, options) {
         }
       }, {}),
       newInstance: true,
+      launchArgs: {
+        EXDevMenuIsOnboardingFinished: true,
+      },
     });
   } else {
     await init(config, options);
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md
index 21fa11adaf913..09b91c12ba94e 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 - Refactored inline Android emulator checks to use enhanced checking in `EmulatorUtilities.isRunningOnEmulator()`. ([#16177](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/16177)) by [@kbrandwijk](https://github.com/kbrandwijk), [@keith-kurak](https://github.com/keith-kurak))
 - Switched uncaught exception logging to use metro websocket instead of expo-cli logUrl. ([#18787](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/18787) by [@esamelson](https://github.com/esamelson))
+- Disable onboarding popup with URL query param. ([#19024](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/19024) by [@douglowder](https://github.com/douglowder))
 
 ## 1.2.1 — 2022-08-16
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherController.m b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherController.m
index 2fc50e2bfcad3..e02d908792d60 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherController.m
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherController.m
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@ - (void)loadApp:(NSURL *)url withProjectUrl:(NSURL * _Nullable)projectUrl onSucc
     projectUrl = expoUrl;
   }
   
+  // Disable onboarding popup if "&disableOnboarding=1" is a param
+  [EXDevLauncherURLHelper disableOnboardingPopupIfNeeded:expoUrl];
+
   NSString *installationID = [_installationIDHelper getOrCreateInstallationID];
 
   NSDictionary *updatesConfiguration = [EXDevLauncherUpdatesHelper createUpdatesConfigurationWithURL:expoUrl
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherURLHelper.swift b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherURLHelper.swift
index 9c4aa67c09bec..a1d2a30d5a256 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherURLHelper.swift
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-launcher/ios/EXDevLauncherURLHelper.swift
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-  // Copyright 2015-present 650 Industries. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2015-present 650 Industries. All rights reserved.
 
 import Foundation
+import EXDevMenu
 
 @objc
 public class EXDevLauncherUrl: NSObject {
   @objc
   public var url: URL
-  
+
   @objc
   public var queryParams: [String: String]
-  
+
   @objc
   public init(_ url: URL) {
     self.queryParams = EXDevLauncherURLHelper.getQueryParamsForUrl(url)
     self.url = url
-    
-    if (EXDevLauncherURLHelper.isDevLauncherURL(url)) {
+
+    if EXDevLauncherURLHelper.isDevLauncherURL(url) {
       if let urlParam = self.queryParams["url"] {
         if let urlFromParam = URL.init(string: urlParam) {
           self.url = EXDevLauncherURLHelper.replaceEXPScheme(urlFromParam, to: "http")
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public class EXDevLauncherUrl: NSObject {
     } else {
       self.url = EXDevLauncherURLHelper.replaceEXPScheme(self.url, to: "http")
     }
-    
+
     super.init()
   }
 }
@@ -35,41 +36,51 @@ public class EXDevLauncherURLHelper: NSObject {
   public static func isDevLauncherURL(_ url: URL?) -> Bool {
     return url?.host == "expo-development-client"
   }
-  
+
   @objc
   public static func hasUrlQueryParam(_ url: URL) -> Bool {
     var hasUrlQueryParam = false
-    
+
     let components = URLComponents.init(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)
-    
-    for queryItem in components?.queryItems ?? [] {
-      if queryItem.name == "url" && queryItem.value != nil {
-        hasUrlQueryParam = true
-        break
-      }
+
+    if ((components?.queryItems?.contains(where: {
+      $0.name == "url" && $0.value != nil
+    })) ?? false) {
+      hasUrlQueryParam = true
     }
-    
+
     return hasUrlQueryParam
   }
 
+  @objc
+  public static func disableOnboardingPopupIfNeeded(_ url: URL) {
+    let components = URLComponents.init(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)
+
+    if ((components?.queryItems?.contains(where: {
+      $0.name == "disableOnboarding" && ($0.value ?? "") == "1"
+    })) ?? false) {
+      DevMenuPreferences.isOnboardingFinished = true
+    }
+  }
+
   @objc
   public static func replaceEXPScheme(_ url: URL, to scheme: String) -> URL {
     var components = URLComponents.init(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)!
-    if (components.scheme == "exp") {
+    if components.scheme == "exp" {
       components.scheme = scheme
     }
     return components.url!
   }
-  
+
   @objc
   public static func getQueryParamsForUrl(_ url: URL) -> [String: String] {
     let components = URLComponents.init(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: false)
     var dict: [String: String] = [:]
-    
+
     for parameter in components?.queryItems ?? [] {
       dict[parameter.name] = parameter.value?.removingPercentEncoding ?? ""
     }
-  
+
     return dict
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/expo-dev-menu/CHANGELOG.md
index 8447c351f35d9..0ed2062910f9b 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 ### 💡 Others
 
+- Disable onboarding popup with URL query param. ([#19024](https://github.com/expo/expo/pull/19024) by [@douglowder](https://github.com/douglowder))
+
 ## 1.2.1 — 2022-08-16
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuDevSettings.kt b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuDevSettings.kt
index 6066a7de330cc..117dbf418530a 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuDevSettings.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuDevSettings.kt
@@ -23,15 +23,18 @@ object DevMenuDevSettings {
         putBoolean("isElementInspectorAvailable", devSettings.isJSDevModeEnabled)
         putBoolean("isHotLoadingAvailable", devSettings.isJSDevModeEnabled)
         putBoolean("isPerfMonitorAvailable", devSettings.isJSDevModeEnabled)
-        putBoolean("isJSInspectorAvailable", run {
-          val packageName = reactInstanceManager.currentReactContext?.packageName
-            ?: return@run false
-          val metroHost = "http://${devSettings.packagerConnectionSettings.debugServerHost}"
-          runBlocking {
-            DevMenuManager.metroClient
-              .queryJSInspectorAvailability(metroHost, packageName)
+        putBoolean(
+          "isJSInspectorAvailable",
+          run {
+            val packageName = reactInstanceManager.currentReactContext?.packageName
+              ?: return@run false
+            val metroHost = "http://${devSettings.packagerConnectionSettings.debugServerHost}"
+            runBlocking {
+              DevMenuManager.metroClient
+                .queryJSInspectorAvailability(metroHost, packageName)
+            }
           }
-        })
+        )
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt
index 9f790f0cca4da..b4a9fe861e335 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/debug/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt
@@ -206,6 +206,10 @@ object DevMenuManager : DevMenuManagerInterface, LifecycleEventListener {
     }
   }
 
+  private fun hasDisableOnboardingQueryParam(urlString: String): Boolean {
+    return urlString.contains("disableOnboarding=1")
+  }
+
   /**
    * Starts dev menu if wasn't initialized, prepares for opening menu at launch if needed and gets [DevMenuPreferences].
    * We can't open dev menu here, cause then the app will crash - two react instance try to render.
@@ -227,6 +231,10 @@ object DevMenuManager : DevMenuManagerInterface, LifecycleEventListener {
           DevMenuDefaultPreferences()
         }
       ).also {
+      if (hasDisableOnboardingQueryParam(currentManifestURL.orEmpty())) {
+        it.isOnboardingFinished = true
+      }
+    }.also {
       shouldLaunchDevMenuOnStart = canLaunchDevMenuOnStart && (it.showsAtLaunch || !it.isOnboardingFinished)
       if (shouldLaunchDevMenuOnStart) {
         reactContext.addLifecycleEventListener(this)
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuActivity.kt b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuActivity.kt
index 280f6ea6327d1..45530801541e4 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuActivity.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuActivity.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package expo.modules.devmenu
 
-import android.content.Context
-import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo
 import android.os.Build
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.KeyEvent
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/extensions/DevMenuExtension.kt b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/extensions/DevMenuExtension.kt
index fda70a435fb89..fe0b5882f45d0 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/extensions/DevMenuExtension.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/extensions/DevMenuExtension.kt
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import expo.interfaces.devmenu.items.KeyCommand
 import expo.modules.devmenu.DEV_MENU_TAG
 import expo.modules.devmenu.DevMenuManager
 import expo.modules.devmenu.devtools.DevMenuDevToolsDelegate
-import kotlinx.coroutines.runBlocking
 
 class DevMenuExtension(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
   ReactContextBaseJavaModule(reactContext), DevMenuExtensionInterface {
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/modules/DevMenuInternalModule.kt b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/modules/DevMenuInternalModule.kt
index d0b574f11c86d..69f66aa4e2d34 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/modules/DevMenuInternalModule.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/main/java/expo/modules/devmenu/modules/DevMenuInternalModule.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package expo.modules.devmenu.modules
 
-import android.os.Build
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.Promise
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactApplicationContext
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContextBaseJavaModule
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/release/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/release/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt
index f7738580bbcf0..492be447e15f9 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/release/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/android/src/release/java/expo/modules/devmenu/DevMenuManager.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ object DevMenuManager : DevMenuManagerInterface {
     throw IllegalStateException(DEV_MENU_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE)
   }
 
-
   override fun setCanLaunchDevMenuOnStart(canLaunchDevMenuOnStart: Boolean) {
     throw IllegalStateException(DEV_MENU_IS_NOT_AVAILABLE)
   }
diff --git a/packages/expo-dev-menu/ios/Modules/DevMenuPreferences.swift b/packages/expo-dev-menu/ios/Modules/DevMenuPreferences.swift
index 992977e360eef..b73db23d62f7e 100644
--- a/packages/expo-dev-menu/ios/Modules/DevMenuPreferences.swift
+++ b/packages/expo-dev-menu/ios/Modules/DevMenuPreferences.swift
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ public class DevMenuPreferences: NSObject, RCTBridgeModule {
 
   /**
    Returns `true` only if the user finished onboarding, `false` otherwise.
+   This is now public because expo-dev-launcher needs access
+   in order to disable the onboarding popup for certain bundle URLs
    */
-  static var isOnboardingFinished: Bool {
+  public static var isOnboardingFinished: Bool {
     get {
       return DevMenuTestInterceptorManager.interceptor?.isOnboardingFinishedKey ?? boolForKey(isOnboardingFinishedKey)
     }