generate APK using capacitor

 D:\A-MyProjects2024-2025\ReactNative2025\BookRental\android\app\build\outputs\apk\debug
path of apk

To build an Android app using Capacitor, you typically follow these steps and commands. These commands assume you already have a Capacitor project set up and Android Studio installed.

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✅ 1. Build Your Web App

You must first build the web assets from your frontend framework (e.g., Angular, React, Vue).

Angular:

bash
ng build

React:

bash
npm run build

Vue:

bash
npm run build

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✅ 2. Copy Web Assets to Capacitor

This copies the built web app to the native platforms:

bash
npx cap copy

If you're targeting Android only:

bash
npx cap copy android

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✅ 3. Open Android Project in Android Studio

bash
npx cap open android

This will open the android/ folder in Android Studio, where you can build/run your app.

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✅ 4. Build APK from Android Studio

From Android Studio:

• Go to Build > Build Bundle(s) / APK(s) > Build APK(s)

• Or to build a release version: Build > Generate Signed Bundle / APK

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🧪 Optional: CLI Build Without Android Studio (Using Gradle)

If you want to build the app via CLI:

bash
cd android
./gradlew assembleDebug      # for debug APK
./gradlew assembleRelease    # for release APK

You can find the output APK in:

swift
android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk

or

swift
android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk

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✅ Common Extras

Sync web assets and native plugins:

bash
npx cap sync

Add Android platform (if not already added):

bash
npx cap add android