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Prerequisites and Setup

Complete the following setup instructions based on your Operating system on laptop and phone.

Mobile​

Android​

Step 1: Enable Developer options​

Depending on yout Android phone manufacturer, this steps can vary. You can refer the official guide - https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/dev-options#enable

To enable developer options, tap the "Build Number" option 7 times:

  • Android 9 and higher: Settings > About Phone > Build Number
  • Android 8 and Andorid 8.1.0: Settings > System > About Phone > Build Number
  • Android 7 and lower: Settings > About Phone > Build Number

Step 2: Enable USB Debugging​

Once you have enabled the "Developer options", you should enable "USB Debugging". Follow the official guide - https://developer.android.com/studio/debug/dev-options#debugging

Android USB Debugging

Step 3: Install Expo Go​

Install Expo Go app from Google Play store - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=host.exp.exponent

Get it on Google Play

iOS (iPhone)​

Step 1: Install Expo Go app​

Download Expo Go app from App store - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/expo-go/id982107779

Download on the App Store

Desktop​

Windows​

Step 1: Install Chocolatey​

Verify your installation by running the following command in Powershell

choco

Step 2: Install required packages using Chocolatey​

You need the following apps/packages. If you have it installed, you can skip the corresponding Chocolatey command:

Run the following commands in Powershell

choco install vscode --version 1.65.2 -y
choco install nodejs-lts --version 16.14.0 -y
choco install git --version 2.35.1.2 -y
choco install cygwin --version 3.3.4 -y
choco install adb --version 32.0.0 -y
npm install --global expo-cli

Step 3 - Verify all installations​

Open Cygwin and run the following commands:

Checklist

  • git --version
    • Should give output similar to: git version 2.32.0
  • node --version
    • Should give output: v16.14.0
  • adb --version
    • Should give following out:
      Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.41
      Version 31.0.3-7562133
      Installed as

Step 4 - Connect Android Debug Bridge (ADB) connection​

Connect your Android phone to your laptop/PC via USB cable. Run the following command in Cygwin:

adb devices

It should detect your device, and output something similar to this:

List of devices attached
81459a030404    device  ----> YOUR PHONE'S SERIAL

Ubuntu​

Step 1: Install adb & git​

sudo apt install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot git

Step 2: Install nvm (Node Version Manager)​

curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.1/install.sh | bash
echo 'export NVM_DIR="$([ -z "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME-}" ] && printf %s "${HOME}/.nvm" || printf %s "${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/nvm")"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo '[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Step 3: Install node 16​

nvm install 16
nvm use 16

Verify node 16 is used through:

node --version

Step 4: Install yarn​

npm install --global yarn

Step 5: Install expo​

yarn global add expo-cli

macOS​

Step 1: Install Homebrew​

Open Terminal and run the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Step 2: Install Git​

You should have Git installed by default in Mac. Verify by running git --version in Terminal. If not, install Git:

brew install git

Step 3: Install required Packages​

Run the following commands:

brew install node@16 yarn watchman
brew install --cask android-platform-tools
yarn global add expo-cli

Step 4: Install VSCode​

Download and install VSCode - https://code.visualstudio.com/download

Step 5: Verify installations​

The following commands should give appropriate outputs:

node --version
npm --version
adb --version
yarn --version
watchman --version
expo --version