Kickass Appium Automation: Android & iOS with Java

Explore mobile automation with Appium and Selenium, comparing architectures, W3C protocols, and API v2, and learn how clicks, taps, and scrolls drive automation across Android, iOS, and desktop.

Explore the Appium ecosystem, including the inspector, server, drivers, clients, and plugins, and learn how open source, multi-language and cross-platform support empower mobile automation.

Explore how Node.js provides a runtime for executing JavaScript outside the browser, and how npm delivers packages, including APM server drivers and plugins, with a focus on installation.

Install and verify node.js and npm, install Appium package globally, and set up Appium inspector. Learn to install Android and iOS drivers using UI automated driver and UI test driver.

Install and set up Android Studio on Windows, keeping all defaults. Learn to configure the emulator with the HAXM installer and address virtualization and BIOS settings.

Install java jdk 17 on Windows, configure java home and path, install IntelliJ Community Edition, create a Maven java basics project, and run a simple main class to verify setup.

Install and configure node, npm, and APM, then set up the APM inspector and install Android UI Automator and iOS UI test drivers with stable versions and proper PATH.

Install android studio and set up the android emulator for automation, selecting the latest version and configuring a device with 2–4 gb ram for appium testing.

Install Xcode on Mac via the latest stable version from the Apple Developer site or the resources page after creating an Apple Developer account, and use the iOS simulator.

Install JDK 17 and the IntelliJ community edition, set Mac Java home and Windows environment variable, then create a Java Maven project and run the main class to verify setup.

Learn to verify your Appium setup with APM doctor, confirming node, Java home, Android home, ADB, emulator, and Xcode are found, and install Carthage to enable iOS automation.

Discover how to connect the APM inspector to an Android emulator, set minimum desired capabilities (platform name, version, automation name, driver), and inspect elements using XPath and other attributes.

Connect the APM inspector to a real Android device by enabling developer options and USB debugging, verify with ADB, start the APM server, and inspect DOM with IDs and XPath.

Connect the Appium inspector to an iOS simulator and inspect elements using class chain, predicate, or XPath, as the simulator starts automatically with platform name iOS and UI test driver.

Connect Appium inspector to a real iOS device using the Xcode UUID and USB, and inspect the same dom structure while tapping elements such as general and sounds.

Troubleshoot iOS setup and keep Appium compatible with new Xcode versions by aligning Appium versions with iOS and simulator versions, and signing WebDriverAgent for real devices.

Learn how to install a custom app on real devices and emulators for Android and iOS, using apk, dot app, and dot ipa files, with unknown sources, drag-and-drop, and automation.

Launch your Appium automation script in Java for Android and iOS using IntelliJ and Maven, configure the app package and activity, and launch the settings app on the Appium server.

Master Appium actions by clicking and sending keys in the settings app, using id locators and implicit waits with APM server, then toggle battery saver and end the session.

Debug the automation script by attaching the APM inspector at runtime, using breakpoints, and stepping through actions to identify element IDs and class names and resolve text-entry failures.