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🎯 SUPER SIMPLE Android Deployment

Option 1: Quick Test APK (5 minutes)

No Android Studio needed! Just test on your phone:

# 1. Build debug APK (no signing needed)
cd android
chmod +x gradlew
./gradlew assembleDebug

# 2. Find your APK
# Location: android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

# 3. Transfer to your phone:
# - Email it to yourself
# - Upload to Google Drive
# - Use USB cable

On your phone:

  1. Settings → Security → Allow "Unknown Sources"
  2. Open the APK file
  3. Install and run!

Option 2: Play Store Release (Without Android Studio)

Step 1: Create Signing Key

# Run this once to create your keystore
keytool -genkey -v \
  -keystore ~/graftrack.keystore \
  -alias graftrack \
  -keyalg RSA \
  -keysize 2048 \
  -validity 10000

Answer the questions (name, organization, etc.) SAVE YOUR PASSWORD!

Step 2: Build Release AAB

cd android
./gradlew bundleRelease \
  -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.file=$HOME/graftrack.keystore \
  -Pandroid.injected.signing.store.password=YOUR_PASSWORD \
  -Pandroid.injected.signing.key.alias=graftrack \
  -Pandroid.injected.signing.key.password=YOUR_PASSWORD

Step 3: Upload to Play Store

  1. Go to play.google.com/console
  2. Pay $25 (one-time)
  3. Create app → Upload AAB
  4. File location: android/app/build/outputs/bundle/release/app-release.aab

🆘 Troubleshooting

Java not found?

# Install Java 17
sudo apt install openjdk-17-jdk
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-17-openjdk-amd64

Build too slow? First build downloads ~200MB of dependencies. Be patient!

Can't find APK?

find android -name "*.apk"

🎉 That's it!

Your debug APK is ready to test in minutes. No Android Studio needed!