# Pokedex UI Testing Series: Getting Started with Maestro in Expo & React Native -- Part 1

DevFeed: [Pokedex UI Testing Series: Getting Started with Maestro in Expo & React Native -- Part 1](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pokedex-ui-testing-series-getting-started-with-maestro-in-expo-react-native-part-1-22918.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://maestro.dev/blog/pokedex-ui-testing-series-getting-started-with-maestro-in-expo-react-native-part-1>)

Author: Ashish Kharche

Published: 2023-08-19T07:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [mobile.dev - Medium](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mobile-dev-medium.md>)

Topics: [Expo](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/expo.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ui.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [APK](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/apk.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [apk](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apk.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [maestro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maestro.md>), [react-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react-native.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [ui-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui-testing.md>)

## AI overview

A guide to setting up local UI testing for an Expo React Native Pokedex app with Maestro on Android and iOS. It covers repository setup, Expo and EAS configuration, development builds, emulator or simulator installation, and a basic Maestro test flow.

## Source excerpt

Setup Expo Development builds for Android & iOS