If you want to upload it in play store then it much better that you run expo build:android -t app-bundle and upload it . At play store bundle reduce their size approx. 30-40% of its actual size. If you want to run build directly to your android without uploading play store then you need to run expo build:android -t apk.
Read moreHow do you use EAS build?
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Read moreWhat is EAS Expo?
Expo Application Services (EAS) is a set of development services designed to complement the open-source Expo platform .
Read moreIs EAS submit free?
The previews of EAS Build and Submit are available to developers subscribed to the EAS Priority Plan. If you’re not yet a subscriber, you can try it out for free for a month .
Read moreWhat is an EAS build?
EAS Build allows you to build your native project in the cloud, in the already pre-configured environment, and also takes care of credentials management . This means you don’t need to have Android Studio and Xcode installed on your computer. You don’t even need to have a Mac to build an iOS app.13 Ara 2021
Read moreWhy are expo apps so big?
The size for an app built with expo build on iOS is approximately 20mb (download), and Android is about 15mb. This is because a bunch of APIs are included regardless of whether or not you are using them — this lets you publish updates that use new APIs, but comes at the cost of binary size.
Read moreCan I reduce app size?
One of the simple ways to make your APK smaller is to reduce the number and size of the resources it contains. In particular, you can remove resources that your app no longer uses, and you can use scalable Drawable objects in place of image files.
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