How to build APK for Android for internal distribution?

I am using react native to develop an Android application

In order to test and develop, I just need to follow the normal development process, use the server on my development machine, reload JS, etc

Now, I want to pass APK to others in the company so that they can test the application on their devices

I've been looking for the Android folder on the react native project, but I can't find the APK to send to others. It seems to be the only APK I built when I created the project a few weeks ago, and I assume that this APK doesn't contain any JS code

I found that these instructions are used to build signed apps for the play store, but I don't need to distribute this APK in the play store

So, how to create a self-contained APK using JS files and assets that are easy to pass to others for testing?

resolvent:

From the link you already got in the question, you can skip the signature details and go to "generate distribution APK"