--- title: How to turn every pull request into an instantly... description: A step-by-step guide to automating pull request previews for React Native apps using Expo EAS Workflows, development builds, and OTA updates. The workflow... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-turn-every-pull-request-into-an-instantly-installable-preview-3gvdnqyyv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to turn every pull request into an instantly installable preview | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide to automating pull request previews for React Native apps using Expo EAS Workflows, development builds, and OTA updates. The workflow... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-turn-every-pull-request-into-an-instantly-installable-preview-3gvdnqyyv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3GvDNqyYv.png og:image:alt: How to turn every pull request into an instantly installable preview og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to turn every pull request into an instantly installable preview **[Expo Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/expo-blog)** · 13 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A step-by-step guide to automating pull request previews for React Native apps using Expo EAS Workflows, development builds, and OTA updates. The workflow checks native fingerprints to determine if existing development builds are compatible or if new ones need to be created, then publishes an EAS Update and posts a PR comment with QR codes and direct links. This lets designers, QA, and product managers test features on real devices without running a dev server or switching branches. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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