Splitting the build workflow into two separate builds for iOS and Android

.github/workflows/build-app-android.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Build Example App on Android
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+  workflow_dispatch: 
+
+jobs:
+  build-android:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: android
+            runner: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: Install component dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Install example app dependencies
+        working-directory: example
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Set up Java for Android
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 17
+
+      - name: Set up Android SDK
+        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
+
+      - name: Build Android app
+        working-directory: example/android
+        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug

.github/workflows/build-app.yml → .github/workflows/build-app-ios.yml

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build Example App
+name: Build Example App on iOS
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -7,21 +7,18 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
-  build-app:
-    name: Build Example App (${{ matrix.platform }})
+  build-ios:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
-          - platform: android
-            runner: ubuntu-latest
           - platform: ios
             runner: macos-latest
-
+    
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js
+      - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: 22
@@ -33,24 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: example
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Set up Java for Android
-        if: matrix.platform == 'android'
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v5
-        with:
-          distribution: 'temurin'
-          java-version: 17
-
-      - name: Set up Android SDK
-        if: matrix.platform == 'android'
-        uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
-
-      - name: Build Android app
-        if: matrix.platform == 'android'
-        working-directory: example/android
-        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
-
       - name: Cache CocoaPods
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ios'
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
@@ -61,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
             pods-${{ runner.os }}-
 
       - name: Cache iOS Build
-        if: matrix.platform == 'ios'
         uses: irgaly/xcode-cache@v1
         with:
           deriveddata-directory: xcode-derived-data
@@ -74,6 +53,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo gem install cocoapods
           pod install
+
+        # Multiple recent Xcode versions were tested.
+        # Working ones: 26.0.1, 26.2.0, 26.3.0
+        # Non Working ones: 26.1.1, 26.6, 26.6.0, 26.5.0, 26.4
+      - name: Set up the correct Xcode version
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ios'
+        run: |
+          sudo xcode-select -s \
+          /Applications/Xcode_26.3.0.app/Contents/Developer
+
+      - name: Pre-load iOS Platform SD
+        if: matrix.platform == 'ios'
+        run: xcodebuild -downloadPlatform iOS
 
       - name: Build iOS app
         if: matrix.platform == 'ios'
@@ -85,4 +77,4 @@ jobs:
                      -sdk iphonesimulator \
                      -configuration Debug \
                      -derivedDataPath ../../xcode-derived-data \
-                     build | xcpretty
+                     build | xcpretty