diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 3e217f2..aa10c29 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: 🏗 Setup repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: 🏗 Setup Node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 22
+        cache: pnpm
 
     - name: 🏗 Setup pnpm
       uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
@@ -30,29 +31,22 @@ jobs:
     - name: 🏗 Setup Android SDK
       uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
 
-    - name: 🏗 Setup Expo and EAS
-      uses: expo/expo-github-action@v8
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
-        eas-version: latest
-        packager: pnpm
-
     - name: 📦 Install dependencies
-      run: pnpm install
+      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-    - name: 👷 Build app
+    - name: 🧱 Generate native Android project
+      run: npx expo prebuild --platform android --non-interactive
+
+    - name: 👷 Build release APK
       run: |
-        eas build --local \
-          --non-interactive \
-          --output=./app-build \
-          --platform=android \
-          --profile=preview
+        cd android
+        ./gradlew assembleRelease --no-daemon
 
     - name: 📝 Rename build to APK
-      run: mv app-build luggage-list-release.apk
+      run: cp android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk luggage-list-release.apk
 
     - name: 📤 Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: luggage-list-android-preview-build
         path: luggage-list-release.apk
@@ -62,27 +56,21 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: 🏗 Setup repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: 🏗 Setup Node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 22
+        cache: pnpm
 
     - name: 🏗 Setup pnpm
       uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
       with:
         version: latest
 
-    - name: 🏗 Setup Expo and EAS
-      uses: expo/expo-github-action@v8
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
-        eas-version: latest
-        packager: pnpm
-
     - name: 📦 Install dependencies
-      run: pnpm install
+      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
     - name: 👷 Build web
       run: npx expo export --platform web
@@ -91,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cd dist && zip -r ../luggage-list-dist.zip .
 
     - name: 📤 Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: luggage-list-web-build
         path: luggage-list-dist.zip
@@ -102,15 +90,15 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-android, build-web]
     steps:
     - name: 🏗 Setup repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: 📥 Download Android artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: luggage-list-android-preview-build
 
     - name: 📥 Download Web artifact
-      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: luggage-list-web-build
 
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/manual-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/manual-build.yml
index 697a779..84fd766 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/manual-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/manual-build.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: 🏗 Setup repo
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: 🏗 Setup Node
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: 22
+        cache: pnpm
 
     - name: 🏗 Setup pnpm
       uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
@@ -28,29 +29,22 @@ jobs:
     - name: 🏗 Setup Android SDK
       uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
 
-    - name: 🏗 Setup Expo and EAS
-      uses: expo/expo-github-action@v8
-      with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.EXPO_TOKEN }}
-        eas-version: latest
-        packager: pnpm
-
     - name: 📦 Install dependencies
-      run: pnpm install
+      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-    - name: 👷 Build app
+    - name: 🧱 Generate native Android project
+      run: npx expo prebuild --platform android --non-interactive
+
+    - name: 👷 Build release APK
       run: |
-        eas build --local \
-          --non-interactive \
-          --output=./app-build \
-          --platform=android \
-          --profile=preview
+        cd android
+        ./gradlew assembleRelease --no-daemon
 
     - name: 📝 Rename build to APK
-      run: mv app-build luggage-list-manual.apk
+      run: cp android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release.apk luggage-list-manual.apk
 
     - name: 📤 Upload build artifact
-      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: luggage-list-manual-apk-build
         path: luggage-list-manual.apk
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f72ae21..99c058b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ npm run start
 Gitea workflows are in `.gitea/workflows`:
 
 - `dev.yml`: smoke check via `expo export --platform web` on non-main branches
-- `ci.yml`: Android preview APK + web bundle + release tag/artifacts on `main`
-- `manual-build.yml`: manual APK build
+- `ci.yml`: Android APK build via `expo prebuild` + Gradle, web bundle export, release tag/artifacts on `main`
+- `manual-build.yml`: manual Android APK build via `expo prebuild` + Gradle
diff --git a/TODO.md b/TODO.md
index 37f714f..fe6d17d 100644
--- a/TODO.md
+++ b/TODO.md
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@
 - [x] Added trip deletion flow and confirmation
 - [x] Updated Gitea workflows/artifacts naming for Luggage List
 - [x] Ran local web export smoke checks successfully
+- [x] Fixed CI build path to avoid EAS project init requirement (use expo prebuild + Gradle APK build)