
Have expo project, want public testing URL
The expo has restricted loading of apps from the public for ios, but here's a workaround that we use to let users test our apps when we do rapid-prototyping...
- create a GitHub action to build the expo app with a unique app name for each PR, so you don't accidentally do anything to your production app and so comments are stamped to specific feature branches
- run
npx expo publish --non-interactive - look for the output URL which looks like this:
image: /uploads/ 📝 Manifest: https://exp.host/@***/***-pr-40/index.exp?sdkVersion=40.0.0 Learn more: https://expo.fyi/manifest-url - Copy that URL into a QR code generator like this one:
http://goqr.me/#t=url
Or use a CLI script to do it at the end of the build process:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/qrcode
And then email it to the users that you want to test! - Scan the code on your iPhone!
Related Articles

For Developers
Why You Should Sync Salesforce to an External Database
Quick Summary Why Your Salesforce Data Needs to Break Free Salesforce has…
January 8, 2026
19 Min Read

For Developers
Fast Inline Editing Lists with LWC and Conga Grid
We had a client request to let users inline edit multiple records…
December 29, 2025
5 Min Read

For Developers
Tips for Becoming a Salesforce Developer
Interested in becoming a Salesforce developer? In this blog post Jagmohan has put together his favorite tips and resources to get started in the world of Salesforce development.
April 4, 2024
6 Min Read

