How to compile aab (bundle file)

  • Since AUG 2020, google changed their uploading policies to upload apk’s.
  • Now developers needs to upload bundle file rather than the APKs.
  • So here is tutorial to compile bundle file.

Step 1:

  • Common to generate aab bundle file
  • Above command will create file bundle as app-release.aab at path \appfolder\android\app\build\outputs\bundle\release

Step 2 ( fire-base and Play App Signing ):

  • First in fire-base, place sign keys.
  • To get sign keys, fire following command in console
  • and then you will get keys as
  • Copy these keys and paste in your fire-base console
  • and additional key you have to get it from – Play App Signing – https://play.google.com/console

 

  • After doing all this things, go to fire-base console.
  • download – google-services.json
  • search for package_name, get client_id and paste it in your app.js.
  • And then compile the bundle as well as Apks.
Updated on Oct 25, 2021