Setup and run app guide for devs:
- Install Android Studio with Android SDK and emulator
- Install Adoptium Temurin JDK 17 - LTS: https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases?version=17&os=any&arch=any
- Setup up environment variable ANDROID_HOME: check ANDROID_HOME setup section.
- Restart IDE
- Run in Powershell: npm install
- Create .env folder with our secret content.
- Run in Powershell: npx expo run:android
- Press 'a' and 'enter'
- Find app with sun icon on emulated device and launch it.
ANDROID_HOME setup:
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Find your SDK Path: Open Android Studio, go to Settings (or Preferences) > Languages & Frameworks > Android SDK. Look for the Android SDK Location at the top. Common default: C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk
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Open Environment Variables: Search for "Edit the system environment variables" in your Windows search bar.
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Create ANDROID_HOME:
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Under User variables, click New.
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Set 'Variable name': ANDROID_HOME
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Set 'Variable value': (Paste your SDK path from Step 1).
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Find the Path variable in the same "User variables" list and click Edit.
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Click New and add: %ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools
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Click New and add: %ANDROID_HOME%\emulator
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Click 'okay'.