# Running Maestro UI Tests in an Expo Development Build for iOS

DevFeed: [Running Maestro UI Tests in an Expo Development Build for iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/running-maestro-ui-tests-in-an-expo-development-build-for-ios-22925.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://maestro.dev/blog/running-maestro-ui-tests-in-an-expo-development-builds>)

Author: Ashish Kharche

Published: 2023-05-05T07:00:00Z

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>), [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>), [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>), [Testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/testing.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>)

Tags: [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [maestro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maestro.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [react-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react-native.md>), [tests](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tests.md>), [tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tutorial.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

A step-by-step tutorial for setting up a React Native Expo development build on an iOS simulator and using Maestro to write and run UI tests. It covers building, configuring, installing, and testing the app independently of Expo Go.

## Source excerpt

UI tests for Expo Dev Builds for iOS apps