v0 to APK: your v0 app as an Android app

v0 writes Next.js (App Router) with React, Tailwind and shadcn/ui. Server components, API routes and server actions run on Vercel.

Two ways to build it

Step by step

1. Deploy from v0

   Press Deploy in v0 (or push the code to a Git repository connected to Vercel). Use the production address, not a preview deployment: preview URLs change with every commit and can be protected by Vercel login.

2. Turn off deployment protection for production

   If Vercel Authentication is on for the production domain, the app would show a Vercel login page to every user. Keep production public.

3. Build the app

   Paste the address into the APK builder, choose the name and icon, and download the APK. The same free build also gives you the AAB for Google Play.

What works inside the app

• Server components, API routes and server actions, because they run on Vercel exactly as they do in the browser.
• Auth libraries such as NextAuth / Auth.js, Clerk and Supabase: sign-in pages open inside the app and the user returns signed in.
• Client-side navigation and the back button.

What to check first

Static export is the exception

Only a v0 app configured with output: 'export' produces plain static files. Everything else needs the server, so build from the URL.

Viewport and safe areas

v0 layouts are responsive, but check headers and bottom bars on a phone with a notch. Content drawn under the status bar is usually a missing viewport-fit or padding.

Payments

Digital subscriptions sold inside a Play app must use Play Billing: in-app purchases.

Publishing your v0 by Vercel app on Google Play

Google Play takes an AAB (Android App Bundle), not an APK. The builder gives you the AAB free with every build, signed with a key that stays the same for the same package name, so keep that package name for every update and raise the version number each time. Before you submit, go through the Play Store checklist: a privacy policy, screenshots, the data-safety form and, for a new personal developer account, the closed test with testers.

If Play reports that the signing key does not match, read fixing the upload key error.

Questions

Can I download the v0 code and put it inside the APK?

Only if the app is a static export. A normal Next.js app renders on a server, which a phone cannot run, so wrap the deployment.

Will my app work offline?

A wrapped Next.js app needs a connection, like the website. The app shows a retry screen instead of a blank page when the phone is offline.

Is it free?

Yes. The website builder is free and needs no account.

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Last checked 2026-09-25.