Automate Mobile native applications using Appium/Selenium
Today in this post you will get the complete information about how you can automate native application using Appium
In previous, article we have already discussed installation and running tests on mobile chrome browser so before reading this article it is must to complete the previous post.
Once you are done you need to download the apk file which you want to test.
In Android application extension is .apk file.
In IOS application extension is .ipa file.
I have uploaded the same tutorial on YouTube
Steps to Automate Native application using Appium
- Download .apk file for android device
- Install in your device using ADB
- Set .apk file in Appium and get the details about application which is required to run your test.
- Write a test to launch the application on real device
- Perform some action on application. (We will perform sendkeys i.e typing)
Download .apk file Appium
I have found an easy application which contains almost all kind of web elements.
Visit http://selendroid.io/setup.html and download .apk file.
Make sure Appium server is off.
Click on Android ICON.
Check the checkbox before application path
Browse the .apk file which we downloaded at 1st step.
Run the Appium server
Click on Android ICON.
Copy Package and Launch activity.
We need to deploy application in our local device as well.
Open cmd
Type > adb devices
This will display the device which is connected.
Type > adb install give-apk-file-path-with-application
Once it is deployed to your device you will get a success message.
Program to automate Native application using Appium
package demo;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import java.io.File;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.CapabilityType;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
public class StartApplication {
// create global variable
private static AndroidDriver driver;
public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException, InterruptedException
{
// Create object of DesiredCapabilities class
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
// Optional
capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.BROWSER_NAME, "");
// Specify the device name (any name)
capabilities.setCapability("deviceName", "My New Phone");
// Platform version
capabilities.setCapability("platformVersion", "4.4.2");
// platform name
capabilities.setCapability("platformName", "Android");
// specify the application package that we copied from appium
capabilities.setCapability("appPackage", "io.selendroid.testapp");
// specify the application activity that we copied from appium
capabilities.setCapability("appActivity", ".HomeScreenActivity");
// Start android driver I used 4727 port by default it will be 4723
driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4727/wd/hub"), capabilities);
// Specify the implicit wait of 5 second
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
// Enter the text in textbox
driver.findElement(By.xpath("//android.widget.EditText[@content-desc='my_text_fieldCD']")).sendKeys("Mukesh Selenium Appium");
// click on registration button
driver.findElement(By.id("io.selendroid.testapp:id/startUserRegistration")).click();
// Wait for 10 second
Thread.sleep(10000);
// close the application
driver.quit();
}
}
Run the program and enjoy the native test automation.
This is just a small program just to make sure everything is up and running.
I took very basic application to automate Native application using Appium but you can take any application and perform the same step.
In next article I will cover how you can perform other activity on application using xpath and other ways.
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Hi Mukesh,
Thanks for your videos,
Can you please help how to hit the mobile application via Proxy ? I need a help to implement the proxy for Mobile App.
Hi Roshni, you can use Proxy class from Selenium and then use the same for AppiumDriver.
Hi Mukesh, I am referring your tutorial in 2019, can you do one more video on mobile testing with latest android version, latest appium version and NOX android emulator.
Sure Akash…:)
videos are awesome
waiting for next video how you get x path and id
in native app.
thanks mukesh
Hi there,
Very soon I’ll post it.
In Appium framework, Package and Launch activity is blank even though I checked d check box, can you please help me, bt sample selendroid.apk is installed in my device
Thank you Mukesh, its really helpful
Thanks
Hi Mukesh…Thanks for your excellent tutorial & documention…I have been following this for long time. I need your suggestion in one place where I stuck..I alreday posted the issue in slack and some forums –[http://stackoverflow.com/questions/40643411/appium-webview-switch-not-working-in-ubuntu] can you please this link and help
No idea about Linux 🙁
Hi mukesh,
While running the program you mentioned in your post, I got below error:
Failed to start an Appium session, err was: Error: ‘java -version’ failed. Error: spawn ENOENT
Hi Anjali,
Is this fixed? Kindly update appium to latest version and run the same code again.
Hi Mukesh,
I am using windows machine currently
If I want to test on my app on iphone then can I simply change something in above script and run it? OR I have to setup everything on Mac machine?
Hi Richa,
You need mac machine in order to run or test IOS app.
Below video will help
If you dont have MAC then check below video
Hi Mukesh,
I have been following you on youtube videos and they are good.I like the way you have explained it and the communication is the key.
I am at automation engineer been working on Appium, I am stuck with doing scroll on Mobile Apps for both iOS and Android, will be helpful if you could link me to those videos on how to do it, or give me an example for any app which it is implemented and working fine.
Or else if you could help me i can share you the .apk/.ipa file of the App which i am working on.
Look forward to hear back from you.
Regards,
Lokesh
Hi Lokesh,
Note- Kindly use java-client jar less than 4.0 version then only below post will help.
Below post will work
https://vistasadprojects.com/mukeshotwani-blogs-v2/scroll-in-appium-for-android-and-ios/
Hi Mukesh,
I would like to say thank you for the all videos you have uploaded till now. Videos are totally awesome. You have explained small to small very clearly.
Please upload some more videos on Appium tool. This is my request to you.
Hey Ankur,
Thanks 🙂 yes Appium videos are in pipeline so will upload soon
Hi Mukesh,
i am new in appium and learn lot of concept from your site ,some confusion i am craeate script for mobile Automation but some time i am my appium server is not start so what can i do and i am wriing all functionality code but some time it works and some time it fails.
package gotuktuk;
import java.io.File;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
import org.openqa.selenium.By;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.CapabilityType;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.DesiredCapabilities;
import org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
public class StartApplication {
private static RemoteWebDriver driver;
public static String phoneNum = “9926895346”;
public static String pickUpAdd = “Corporate House, Rabindranath Tagore Marg, Chhoti Gwaltoli, Indore, Madhya Pradesh”;
public static String dropAdd = “301/4 Nehru Nagar, Patni Pura Indore, Madhya Pradesh 452001”;
public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException, InterruptedException {
System.out.println(“**************************start***********************************”);
File classpathRoot = new File(System.getProperty(“user.dir”));
System.out.println(“USER DIR : “+System.getProperty(“user.dir”));
File appDir = new File(classpathRoot, “/Android/data/”);
File app = new File(appDir, “RIDER.apk”);
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability(CapabilityType.BROWSER_NAME, ” “);
capabilities.setCapability(“deviceName”, “Galaxy j5(2016)”);
capabilities.setCapability(“platformVersion”, “6.0.1”);
capabilities.setCapability(“platformName”, “Android”);
capabilities.setCapability(“app”, app.getAbsolutePath());
capabilities.setCapability(“appPackage”, “in.gotuktuk.rider”);
//capabilities.setCapability(“appActivity”, “com.tuktuk.corelib.ui.activity.LogoSplashActivity”);
driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL(“http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub”), capabilities);
driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(80, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
//Thread.sleep(4000);
setPhoneNumber(phoneNum);
Thread.sleep(20000);
getMenu();
// Thread.sleep(20000);
// getHistory();
// Thread.sleep(5000);
// getRateCard();
//setCurrentPickupLocation(pickUpAdd);
//seeRateCard(dropAdd);
// driver.quit();
System.out.println(“**********************************End***********************************”);
}
private static void setPhoneNumber(String phoneNum2) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println(“==>Entering phone number ..”);
driver.findElement(By.id(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/phoneNumberEditText”)).sendKeys(phoneNum2);
driver.findElement(By.id(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/verifySMSButton”)).click();
System.out.println(“==>Clicked on Button ..”);
}
private static void seeRateCard(String dropAdd2) throws InterruptedException {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println(“==>Entering drop address ..”);
driver.findElement(By.className(“android.widget.RelativeLayout”)).findElements(By.id(“0”));
Thread.sleep(5000);
driver.findElement(By.id(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/staticComponentDropAddressTextView”)).getAttribute(dropAdd2);
System.out.println(“==>Clicked on Rate Card Button ..”);
}
private static void setCurrentPickupLocation(String pickUpAdd2) throws InterruptedException {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println(“==>Setting current address ..”);
driver.findElement(By.id(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/myLocationImageView”)).click();
Thread.sleep(2000);
//driver.findElement(By.id(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/bookingButtonActionEnableTextView”)).click();
System.out.println(“==>Clicked on Button ..”);
}
private static void getMenu() throws InterruptedException {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
//Thread.sleep(3000);
System.out.println(“==>in get menu ..”);
driver.findElement(By.className(“android.widget.ImageButton”)).click();
Thread.sleep(7000);
System.out.println(“==>Clicking on History ..”);
driver.findElement(By.name(“HISTORY”)).click();
Thread.sleep(3000);
driver.findElement(By.className(“android.support.v7.app.ActionBar$Tab”)).click();
Thread.sleep(5000);
System.out.println(“==>Back button from history ..”);
driver.findElement(By.className(“android.widget.ImageButton”)).click();
Thread.sleep(5000);
driver.findElement(By.className(“android.widget.ImageButton”)).click();
Thread.sleep(5000);
System.out.println(“==>Clicking on tCash ..”);
driver.findElement(By.name(“tCASH”)).click();
System.out.println(“==>Clicking on SHARE REFERRAL CODE ..”);
Thread.sleep(3000);
//driver.findElement(By.id(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/tCashSocialMediaShareView”)).click();
System.out.println(“==>Back button from refereal code ..”);
driver.findElement(By.className(“android.widget.ImageButton”)).click();
//driver.findElement(By.className(“android.widget.ImageButton”)).click();
driver.findElement(By.className(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/menu_row_name”)).click();
}
private static void getHistory() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
driver.findElement(By.id(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/menu_row_icon”)).click();
}
private static void getRateCard() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
driver.findElement(By.className(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/menu_row_icon”)).click();
}
private static void Notification() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
System.out.println(“==>Back button from refereal code ..”);
driver.findElement(By.className(“in.gotuktuk.rider:id/menu_row_name”)).click();
driver.quit();
}
}
so can you share me this type of solution
Hey Santosh,
We need to find out the pattern and then we need to make changes. Run multiple time and when it fails try to collect logs, then only we can make the changes.
Hello! Awesome tutorials! I was wondering how to integrate appium with jenkins? Also what if you don’t have a local jenkins server? Thanks!
Hi CG,
Thanks for nice feedback.
Process to integrate with jenkins will be same.
Kindly refer below link
https://vistasadprojects.com/mukeshotwani-blogs-v2/selenium-integration-with-jenkins/
If Jenkins is on server then you need to create slave on local machine then you can trigger the test.
Gr8 article Mukesh. Thanks. Plz tell me how to take xpath in mobile native app
Hi Suresh,
Below article will explain you the same
http://toolsqa.com/mobile-automation/appium/findelement-and-findelements-commands/
Can you tell me how to use Appium inspector in windows 7
Hi Nil,
I use UIAutomateViewer to inspect the elements.
Thank you for sharing this information, I also shared this with your links and name at http://www.qatestingtools.com/testing-tool-article/Automate%20Mobile%20native%20application
will be happy to share of your articles
Thanks Yuval