Appium -Mobile Testing (Android/IOS) from Scratch+Frameworks

Set the video resolution to 720p for the best quality, switch to full screen to improve font clarity, and maximize audio for a better learning experience.

Configure your Appium environment by installing Java (JDK), Android Studio and Android SDK, and Node.js, then set Java home and Android SDK paths on Windows or Mac for mobile automation.

Set Windows environment variables for Android SDK and Node by locating the Android SDK, defining android_home, and adding SDK tools/bin and platform-tools to PATH; also configure node_home and npm bin.

Set Mac system variable paths by editing the bash profile, exporting java home and android home, and updating the path, then source the profile.

Configure an Android virtual device in Android Studio via Device Manager and launch a Pixel 3a emulator for Appium testing. Install Appium server globally with npm; start on port 4723.

Install Eclipse, create a Maven project, and add the APM Java client dependencies from Maven repositories; configure groupId and artifactId and prepare for Appium mobile tests.

Install the test engine plugin from Eclipse Marketplace and restart Eclipse. Use Java 11+ with the latest test engine, or Java 8 with test engine 6.14.3, and set system variables.

Master essential Java basics, including variables, data types, arrays, loops, strings, and object-oriented concepts, paired with an introduction to Appium mobile automation and Selenium automation.

Explore declaring and using Java variables with primitive and non-primitive data types, including int, string, char, float, double, and boolean, plus printing and concatenation in the main method.

Explore how arrays in Java store multiple values in a single variable using square brackets and the new operator to allocate memory, initialize, and access elements by the zero index.

Learn how to use a for loop to print each element of an array of strings and integers, using array length, zero-based indexing, and i++ for iteration.

Explore enhanced for loop syntax to iterate over arrays, print values, and apply if conditions inside the loop to filter multiples of two, with break optimization.

Explore the concept of ArrayList in Java, contrasting fixed-size arrays with dynamic memory, and learn how to import java.util, create objects, and use add, get, and remove to manage data.

Explore how strings in java are objects, created as literals or with new, and use core methods like split, trim, length, and charAt to manipulate and reverse text.

Learn to create and access Java class methods, using objects and static calls, with proper return types and visibility. Explore organizing code in classes and calling methods across classes.

Explore inheritance in Java by extending a parent vehicle class to reuse color, gear, engine, and brakes in a new generation vehicle.

Explore how UI Automator powers Android automation and how Appium wraps it with the UI Automator 2 driver, including setting the server, capabilities, device name, and app.

Learn how to start and stop the Appium server programmatically using AppiumServiceBuilder, specify the main.js path, IP address, and port, and manage server lifecycle for reliable tests.

Learn to use the Appium inspector to identify elements and capture their properties, create locators (accessibility id, Android UIAutomator), and automate app interactions in an emulator.

Create a base test class with reusable Appium utilities, manage a shared driver and server, and extend it to child tests using inheritance and before/after class annotations.

Learn a practical workaround for Appium server not starting programmatically by starting the service in your terminal before tests and ensuring it listens on port 4723.

On Mac, fix Android home not set by adding the Android home path in Eclipse run configurations environment tab, then apply and re-run to ensure Eclipse recognizes the SDK.

Learn to locate app elements with Appium inspector using id, xpath, and accessibility id, navigate through preference dependencies, perform taps, refresh, and validate wifi settings in an Android app.

Learn to handle mobile popups on Android apps with Appium, using id, class name, accessibility id, and Android UI Automator locators to interact with edit boxes and return matching elements.

Extract the pop-up title text from a mobile app using a locator and store it in a string, then assert the actual title equals 'wi fi settings'.

Learn how Appium enables mobile gestures like long press, scroll, and pinch; use APM Inspector, accessibility IDs, and execute script to perform gestures precisely on elements.

Learn to implement a long press gesture in Appium for Android by locating a sample menu with resource id, verifying display, and using a reusable long press action with assertions.

Learn how to perform scroll gestures on Android apps with Appium, using Android UI Automator and UI Scrollable to scroll into view text like WebView, or scroll by coordinates. Reuse the scrolling logic with a do-while loop to scroll to the end and reveal elements such as WebView.

Learn to automate Android swipe with Appium, validate initial focus on the first image, swipe left to move focus to the second, and implement a reusable swipe utility.

Learn to automate drag and drop in Appium for Android, using drag gesture, source and destination elements, coordinates with X and Y, Appium Inspector, and assertions to verify the drop.

Begin the end-to-end Appium exercise by selecting the app with dialogs, then practice interacting with radio buttons, checkboxes, and edit boxes, including text entry, using clicks, long presses, and assertions.

Rotate the device to landscape with a rotation class and driver.rotate to test landscape. Utilize clipboard testing via set clipboard text and get clipboard text, and simulate Android key events.

Directly launch a page by specifying the app package and activity with Appium, using start activity or mobile: start activity and adb dumpsys to identify package and activity.

Automate a real-time hybrid android and ios app with Appium, practicing native and webview testing from form validation to cart checkout. Master gestures, scrolling, and hybrid app handling.

Master a mobile Appium test case by filling the shopping form: enter name, hide keyboard, choose female, scroll to Argentina, and submit to reach the next page.

Learn to handle Android toast messages with Appium by locating the Android.widget.Toast tag, retrieving the name attribute for the message, and asserting the error 'please enter your name'.

Scroll through a dynamic product list with Appium Android to locate Jordan six rings by name, then click add to cart for the matching item and verify in cart.

Validate dynamically selecting a product by text-based scan in appium mobile testing, ensuring the added item appears in the cart using explicit waits and text-based assertions.

Learn how to validate the checkout total in Appium mobile testing by adding two items to the cart, extracting prices, summing them, and verifying the displayed total.

Explore code optimization by creating a reusable get formatted amount method. Validate that the total sum matches the screen display after removing dollars and converting to numbers.

Learn to validate mobile gestures with Appium by performing a long press to trigger a pop-up, then tap to close and complete a purchase flow.

Master automating hybrid apps with Appium by switching context between native and web view, using get context handles to drive browser-level actions inside the app.

Configure the Chrome driver path and compatible version to automate Chrome in hybrid apps with Appium, then switch contexts between Chrome and the native app using context handles.

Learn how to run mobile browser tests with Appium and Selenium by configuring the browser name, opening Chrome, and executing web tests on a mobile device.

Learn how to automate mobile browser tests with Appium, including scrolling, locating elements using XPath and CSS selectors, inspecting native vs web pages, and asserting text on a DevOps example.