Writing the app is half the job. Releasing it is the other half.
Direct answer
To publish a React Native app, create Apple and Google developer accounts, prepare icons, screenshots and a privacy policy, make signed production builds, test them through TestFlight or Google Play testing tracks, then submit for review. Plan time for feedback.
Checklist
- Accounts: Apple Developer Program and Google Play Console. Both have fees and verification steps. Check current requirements.
- App identity: name, bundle ID or package name, version number.
- Assets: icon, splash screen and screenshots.
- Policies: privacy policy, data safety and age rating answers.
- Builds: create production builds (for Expo projects, EAS Build helps).
- Testing: TestFlight and Play testing tracks with real users.
- Submit and respond to review notes.
- Release and monitor crashes.
After launch
Use over-the-air updates for small JavaScript fixes where allowed by store rules, and submit new builds for native changes.
Where Teyro fits
Teyro's React Native for Beginners course turns this into short lessons you can play in a few minutes a day. It has 80 lessons, and you can start free.
The bottom line
Start the accounts and policy work early. Those steps cause most delays.
