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Once your application has passed AIWA’s Mobile Readiness Scan, you can turn it into an Android application. AIWA handles the build process for you. You don’t need to manually configure an Android project, set up the application package, or prepare the mobile source code yourself before generating the build. Once AIWA determines that your project is mobile-ready, you can either:
  • Build the Android app
  • Download the mobile source files
Scan. Build. Download. Your AIWA project is ready to move beyond the browser.
Mobile export is available on the AIWA Agency plan.

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Before You Export

Your application should first complete the Mobile Readiness Scan. The workflow is:
If AIWA identifies readiness issues, resolve them before moving forward. Once your project is determined to be ready, the mobile build and source export options become the next step.

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Your Mobile App Is Ready

When AIWA determines that your application is ready for mobile, you’ll be able to proceed with the mobile export. Aiwa Mobile Export Ready From here, you have two paths:
Which option you choose depends on what you want to do next.

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Option 1: Build the Android App

If you want AIWA to create the Android application for you, choose the option to Build App. AIWA takes the mobile-ready project and starts the Android build process.
You don’t need to manually create the Android project before doing this. AIWA handles the build process.

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Build Your APK

Start the Android build from the Mobile Export interface. Aiwa Mobile App Build In Progress AIWA will begin preparing the Android version of your application. Depending on the project, the build may take some time to complete. Wait for the current build to finish before starting another one.

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When Your Android Build Is Ready

Once the build completes successfully, AIWA makes the generated Android application available for download. Aiwa Download Mobile App You can then download the APK and test it on an Android device. Your workflow becomes:

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What Is an APK?

APK stands for Android Package Kit. It’s an Android application package that can be installed on compatible Android devices. Your generated APK can be used to test the mobile version of your AIWA application before moving toward public distribution.

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Install and Test Your App

Generating the APK isn’t the end of the process. Install the application on an Android device and test it. Don’t only check whether the app opens. Test the actual workflows your users depend on. For example, if you’ve built a booking application:
If all of those actions are important to the product, test all of them.

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What Should You Test?

Pay particular attention to:
  • Authentication
  • Navigation
  • Forms
  • Database functionality
  • Buttons and touch interactions
  • File uploads
  • Images
  • External links
  • Integrations
  • Payments, where applicable
  • Important customer workflows
  • Mobile layouts
Also close the application and reopen it to make sure the experience behaves as expected.

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Your Web and Mobile Apps Can Work Together

For applications designed around the same backend and user accounts, your web and mobile experiences can be part of the same product. For example:
A user could interact with the product from the web and later continue from the mobile application. The exact behavior depends on how you’ve designed your application.

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Option 2: Download the Source Files

You don’t have to use AIWA’s generated mobile build as your only path. Once your project is mobile-ready, you can also download the mobile source files.
Aiwa Mobile Export Ready This gives developers and agencies more flexibility over what happens next.

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Why Download the Source?

Downloading the source can be useful when you want greater control over the mobile application. For example, you may want to:
  • Continue development outside AIWA
  • Review the generated mobile code
  • Make custom changes
  • Use your own development workflow
  • Build the application yourself
  • Hand the project to a developer
  • Maintain your own mobile build process
This makes AIWA useful both for users who want the simplest path and technical teams that want more control.

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Build vs Download Source

The choice is straightforward. Build App Choose this when you want AIWA to generate the Android build for you.
Download Source Choose this when you want access to the mobile project files.
Neither approach changes the application you’ve already built in AIWA. It’s simply a choice about how you want to continue with the mobile version.

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For Agencies

This is particularly useful when you’re building applications for clients. You might use AIWA to handle the entire build:
Or your development team may prefer:
This gives agencies flexibility depending on the requirements of each client.

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Fixing Problems Found After Export

Even after passing the readiness scan, you should test the actual generated Android application. If you find a problem, return to the AIWA project and describe exactly what happened. For example:
The application passed the Mobile Readiness Scan, but in the Android build the bottom navigation covers the Save button on the profile screen. Fix the mobile layout without changing the desktop version.
Then follow the process again:
Your application can continue evolving.

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If the Build Fails

If AIWA can’t successfully generate the Android build, check any error information provided. When asking AIWA to investigate, provide the context. For example:
Expected: The mobile-ready project should generate an Android build. Mobile Readiness: Passed Actual: The Android build starts but fails before the APK is generated. Error: [PASTE ERROR] Debug the Android build issue without changing unrelated application functionality.
Specific information makes troubleshooting easier.

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Updating Your Android App

Your first mobile build doesn’t have to be your last. Your application might evolve from:
When you’ve made significant changes, you can repeat the mobile workflow:
This allows your mobile application to evolve alongside your AIWA project.

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Build Once, Keep Improving

Mobile export is part of AIWA’s broader product-development workflow. You aren’t creating a disposable mobile version. You can continue:
Your product can continue evolving across web and mobile.

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APK Export vs Play Store Publishing

Generating your Android application and publishing it on Google Play are separate steps. AIWA gets you to:
Store distribution then involves:
Google controls the Play Store submission and approval process.

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Before Moving to Google Play

Before submitting your application, make sure you’ve tested the generated build. Check:
  • App installs successfully
  • App opens successfully
  • Authentication works
  • Navigation works
  • Forms work
  • Database functionality works
  • Integrations work
  • Mobile layouts work
  • Important workflows work
  • External links work
  • No test content remains
  • No sensitive credentials are exposed
Your goal should be to submit a product you’ve already tested, not use the Play Store review process as your testing environment.

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Android Export Workflow

The complete AIWA Android workflow is:
AIWA removes much of the complexity between having a working web application and having an Android build you can take forward.

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Next: Submitting to the Play Store [Agency]

The next page is Submitting to the Play Store. That’s where we’ll cover the things that AIWA doesn’t need during the build, but Google may require during store submission, such as:
  • Google Play Developer account
  • Creating the app in Play Console
  • App name and store listing
  • App icon
  • Screenshots
  • App description
  • Privacy policy
  • Data safety information
  • Testing requirements
  • Uploading the Android release
  • Review and approval
  • Publishing updates
That separation is much cleaner: AIWA builds the app first. Google Play asks for the store/distribution information later.

Submitting to the Play Store

Publish your Android build on the Google Play Store.