Enabling USB Debugging
Allows installing dev builds
- Settings
- About phone
- Tap “Build number” repeatedly until it says “You are now a developer!”
- Developer options
Emulator Remote Web Debugging
https://developers.google.com/web/tools/chrome-devtools/remote-debugging
- Open page in Chrome in Emulator
- Go to <chrome://inspect/#devices>
- Find the tab and click “inspect”
Check/Change Play Store Country
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/7431675?hl=en
To set up a new country or region, you must be in that location and have a payment method from the new country or region.
- Play Store > Settings > General > Account and device preferences > Country and profiles
Recording Screen
- Swipe down twice
- Look for “Screen record” - may need to swipe left
https://support.google.com/android/answer/9075928?hl=en
Accessibility
- Change font size:
adb shell settings put system font_scale 1.0
Distributing Old Versions
Play Store test tracks only allow testers to access the latest version.
Alternatives:
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- Download Play Store .aab file from Expo
- Download bundletool from https://github.com/google/bundletool/releases
- Run
java -jar build-apks --bundle=canada-app-2025.3.2-2421.aab --output=canada-app-2025.3.2-2421.apks --mode=universal
- Rename
.apks file to .zip
- Expand
.zip to get .apk
- Upload or send
.apk for someone to install
- Probably best to remove newer app before installing
- Developer option to install:
adb install canada-app-2025.3.2-2421.apk
Internal App Sharing
- Go to Play Store Console > your app > Test > Internal app sharing
- Configure uploaders and testers
- Go to https://play.google.com/console/internal-app-sharing, make sure you have the right user selected, and upload the app
- Even if it errors, reload the page, you might get a link
- Get testers to enable internal app sharing: https://youtu.be/_ytVtzCEySA
- Probably best to remove newer app before installing
- Then send them the link to install the app