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How to build .aab bundle instead .apk file with react native EXPO locally?

When I make a local build of an app created using EXPO react native, I get an .apk file instead of .aab

  1. For testing app build I am using expo template with expo router
npx create-expo-app@latest --template tabs@50
  1. Then I do prebuild
npx expo prebuild

  1. I’m following these instructions
    Production builds locally
    https://docs.expo.dev/deploy/build-project/#production-builds-locally

    Publishing to Google Play Store
    https://reactnative.dev/docs/signed-apk-android

  2. I’m generating a key with keytool

  3. I’m making changes to the android/gradle.properties file

  4. I’m making changes in the android/app/build.gradle adding signing config

  5. And finally I am using this command 

npx expo run:android --variant release

After all this I get app-release.apk file in this folder "androidappbuildoutputsapkrelease"

But how I can get .aab bundle file?

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  1. 0

    check if your eas.json have

    "android":{
                        "buildType": "apk"
                    },

    under the channel you are trying to get your build from.

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  2. 0

    Have you tried ?

    eas build -p android –profile preview –platform android –type app-bundle

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