Appium - Selenium for Mobile Automation Testing

Install Eclipse as the Java IDE for Selenium WebDriver development, select the Lunar Eclipse package, and set up a workspace.

Discover multiple methods to install apk on a mobile device from Windows, including adb installation, direct downloads, and Chrome extension connected workflows.

Install Appium for Android on Windows, setting up .NET framework, Java/JDK, Eclipse, and Android SDK; configure JAVA_HOME and PATH, enable developer options and USB debugging, with Mac setup to follow.

Install Appium part 2 shows how to install Android SDK and platform-tools and set environment variables for adb detection. Connect a device and verify with adb devices.

Install Appium on Windows for Android automation by setting up Appium Desktop, Java bindings, and Selenium jar, then configure prelaunch and run a sample Flipkart app.

Install Appium and Android dependencies on Windows, verify device connection with logs, reset and launch the app in debug mode, and learn to read logs for setup validation.

Discover how Appium manages native, web, and hybrid apps and switches between contexts. Learn to switch from native view to web view to interact with elements.

Learn to automate native Android apps with Appium by identifying an app's package name and main activity using adb commands, then launch the app via your automation API.

Learn to configure Appium Android capabilities, including platform name, device name, platform version, and app path, and initialize the Android driver with the Appium server address and port.

Identify mobile app elements by properties, inspect them with the inspector, and perform tapping actions using Appium's UI Automator approach while configuring the Appium server and ensuring device connectivity.

Learn to locate mobile UI elements with Appium using IDs and resource IDs, click buttons, and read element text. Configure and launch the Appium server for Android apps.

Explore selecting elements in mobile automation using id, class name, and xpath, verify element properties, and understand that xpath is unreliable for native apps, favor resource ids when possible.

Learn to find multiple elements with class name, obtain a list of buttons, iterate to read their text, and click the button labeled test using Appium.

Learn how to locate elements in a mobile app using Appium, find elements by id, scope searches inside a container, iterate through elements, and extract their display text.

Learn to locate elements inside a container when IDs are absent by using class names and android ui selectors in appium. Build robust locators for nested elements.

Learn how to perform taps and long presses in Appium using the action class, find elements by text or id, and control press duration with press and release.

Explore implementing and debugging left, right, up, and down swipes using coordinate-based gestures, timing, and five-second waits in Appium for mobile automation testing.

Learn to implement drag and drop in mobile automation with Appium, using long press, element-to-element dragging, and drop verification via text.

Explore using Appium to automate toggle buttons in a mobile app, from locating the notifications toggle to validating its on/off state, with steps for finding elements, clicking, and taking screenshots.

Learn to perform zoom and pinch gestures in a mobile app with Appium, locating elements by id and using a zoom function or x and y coordinates.

Master multi-touch actions in Appium to simulate two-finger pinch and zoom, coordinating simultaneous gestures and using image-based coordinates to overcome screen size issues.

Learn how to automate mobile screen orientation in Appium, switching between portrait and landscape using orientation objects, screen rotation commands, and driver interactions.

Master taking screenshots in Appium for mobile automation by creating a file, capturing the screen with the driver, and moving the image to a project location using Apache file utilities.

Learn to use Android key events to interact with soft keyboards and hardware features in Appium, including sending keys, back and menu actions, and key codes.

Explore how Appium enables mobile automation for native and hybrid apps and test mobile browser experiences, while examining user agents and the concept of responsive design.

Learn to automate a mobile browser with Appium by configuring capabilities to open Chrome, navigate to Google, and handle web elements across browser and native views.

Learn how to automate Android apps with Appium for both third-party and manufacturer pre-installed apps by configuring package and activity IDs, starting the Appium server, and running a test.

Learn to automate mobile dialing tasks with Appium and Android tools by inspecting elements, taking screenshots, and clicking by id to dial numbers and initiate calls.

Learn to set up Appium for mobile automation testing on Android by installing Java, Android, Eclipse, and Selenium, and configuring the Appium driver and capabilities to automate WhatsApp.

Configure Appium with minimum android capabilities, including device name, platform name, and app path; launch the Appium server and run a test with the Android driver.

Automate a native calculator app using Appium and Selenium by locating element IDs, tapping digits, and verifying the result is 12.

Automate setting an alarm in the clock app with Appium by configuring capabilities, package name, and activity id, launching the app, sending keys to set time, and confirm the alarm.

Switch between apps in Appium-based mobile automation testing using a practical workaround: launch an app, background it, and switch to another with a switch function.

Learn how Android emulators and iOS simulators differ for mobile automation testing, why emulators are used for Android and simulators for iOS, and the trade-offs of memory and realism.

Learn to set up and launch an android emulator by creating an android virtual device, selecting a nexus 5 profile, configuring android 4.4.2, skin, and memory for mobile automation testing.

Learn how to configure, run, and manage tests with TestNG in Eclipse, including logs, reports, and test data integration for accurate results.

Explore TestNG annotations, such as before method, after method, before class, and after class, and learn how they control test setup, execution, and teardown across tests in a Java project.

Learn how TestNG annotations like before test, before class, and before method initialize drivers once in a selenium framework. Understand execution order including after test and after class completing tests.

Create and use default and customized build.xml files to run tests in batch, organize functional and regression tests, and select specific test classes like login and sign-up.

Learn to create and manage batch files for mobile test automation, organize tests into basic functionality and payment suites, and run all tests with a master suite and reports.

Demonstrate using TestNG to mark tests as pass, fail, or skip, with assertions and skip exceptions, and review clear reports for login and name tests.

Master test prioritization using TestNG's priority and manage dependencies with dependsOnMethods to control execution order, including skipping dependent tests when prerequisites fail during login and navigation.

Learn how to pass input data to TestNG tests using parameters and compare it with data providers. Data providers handle multiple data sets, while parameters are best for single values.

Use TestNG data providers by storing test data in a separate class and referencing it by name, enabling reuse across tests and flexible datasets with correct column alignment.

Learn how to group TestNG tests into smoke, performance, and regression sets, then include or exclude groups to control which tests run in mobile automation projects.

Generate XSLT reports with Ant by compiling, running tests, and producing report folders; automate with a bat file to read XML test results and render browser-accessible reports.

Discover how Selenium grid enables TestNG parallel execution across different operating systems and browsers, reducing regression testing time and coordinating tests on multiple machines.

In TestNG parallel execution part 3, learn to implement a thread-local web driver factory that initializes browser drivers (Firefox, Chrome) per thread, ensuring isolated, parallel test runs.

Explore TestNG parallel execution and data-driven testing with data providers in Selenium, showing how to set up parallel tests, use Firefox WebDriver, and run multiple test cases efficiently.

Install Maven and manage dependencies via a central repository, maintaining jars and versions for a multi-user project. Enable Maven to download Selenium jars automatically and update Eclipse projects.

Master how to install and manage maven dependencies for selenium by updating pom.xml, downloading jar files, and refreshing the project, then run tests via maven to verify the setup.

Learn to configure Maven from the command prompt, create a new project with a Maven archetype, and import it into Eclipse, while managing dependencies like Selenium via pom.xml.

Install and configure Selenium 2.4.5 via Maven in Eclipse using Command Prompt, download dependencies from central repository, set classpath, and run a Firefox test that logs into the application.