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CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -29,6 +29,27 @@ Follow dependency installation instructions from the [React Native docs here](ht
 export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-11.jdk/Contents/Home`
 ```
 
+### Testing in a new Expo project
+1. In `rive-react-native` run `npm pack` which will create `rive-react-native-x.y.z.tgz`
+2. Create a new Expo project and [prebuild](https://docs.expo.dev/workflow/continuous-native-generation/#usage) (formerly eject) it
+3. In the Podfile set the minimum platform to 14: `platform :ios, podfile_properties['ios.deploymentTarget'] || '14.0'`
+4. Add this to your `package.json` dependencies: `"rive-react-native": "file:../rive-react-native/rive-react-native-x.y.z.tgz"` (adjust the path and version numbers as needed) and run `npm i`
+5. Add a Rive component in `index.tsx`:
+
+```jsx
+import Rive, { Alignment, Fit, RiveRef } from 'rive-react-native'
+...
+<Rive
+    url='https://cdn.rive.app/animations/vehicles.riv'
+    fit={Fit.Contain}
+    alignment={Alignment.Center}
+    artboardName={'Truck'}
+    style={{ width: 200, height: 200 }}
+    autoplay={true}
+  />
+```
+6. Run with `npm run start`
+
 ### M1 considerations
 
 If you're running on an M1, you may need to run terminal-based commands off [Rosetta](https://www.courier.com/blog/tips-and-tricks-to-setup-your-apple-m1-for-development/) as it may not support new M1 architecture.
@@ -107,7 +128,7 @@ When an underlying runtime like [rive-ios](https://github.com/rive-app/rive-ios)
 Before running `yarn` at the root level of the project, set the appropriate version of the iOS runtime in `rive-react-native.podspec` at the root of the folder:
 
 ```
-s.dependency "RiveRuntime", "x.x.x"
+s.dependency "RiveRuntime", "x.y.z"
 ```
 
 In the example folder, run the following command to update the example project to retrieve the expected `RiveRuntime` dependency you're upgrading to:
@@ -121,7 +142,7 @@ pod update RiveRuntime
 In the top-level `android` folder, change the dependency version in `build.gradle` to the version you're looking to upgrade to in the dependencies:
 
 ```
-implementation 'app.rive:rive-android:8.2.1'
+implementation 'app.rive:rive-android:x.y.z'
 ```
 
 ### Debugging against local rive-android

README.md

@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ Check out the `example/` folder to run an example application using the Rive Rea
 - Displaying single or multiple animations / artboards on one component
 - Setting up and maniuplating a state machine via inputs
 - ...and more!
+
+Steps:
+1. Run `yarn bootstrap`
+2. Run `yarn example start`
+
+iOS:
+- You may need to run `pod install` (first time) or `pod update RiveRuntime` (updates to the underlying Rive iOS runtime) in the `example/iOS` folder to get the runtime installed or updated
 
 ## Migration Guides