The fastest mobile QA workflow: Expo pull request previews in GitHub Actions

Video Description

Waiting 15–20 minutes for every build kills momentum. In this video, you’ll learn how to replace slow, binary-based QA workflows with instant over-the-air pull request previews using Expo and GitHub Actions. We’ll walk through: ♢ The problem with traditional mobile QA (slow builds, manual installs, blocked teammates) ♢ How Expo’s OTA updates let your team preview changes instantly ♢ Setting up GitHub Actions to automatically create a preview for every pull request ♢ How development builds work, when you need a new one, and how to handle native changes ♢ How QA and teammates can scan a link and load your changes on real devices in seconds ♢ Why this workflow dramatically speeds up iteration and code review ♢ How to expand this setup using EAS Workflows for full CI/CD pipelines Timestamps: 00:00 The old slow QA process 00:25 How Expo speeds up the QA process 00:52 Over the air preview use case 1:30 PR Preview project overview 2:23 PR Preview Workflow 4:51 How to set up EAS Update 5:53 How to use the PR Preview Workflow to speed up QA 14:15 Summary of how Expo speeds up the QA process By the end, you’ll have a fully automated PR preview system that lets anyone on your team load updates instantly — no rebuilds, no APKs/IPAs, no local servers. Suggested reading: EAS Workflows: https://expo.dev/eas/workflows Github Action PR Previews: https://docs.expo.dev/eas-update/github-actions/ #expo #reactnativetutorial #reactnative