The document outlines the importance of mobile application automation testing, particularly using the open-source tool Appium, which supports various types of mobile applications and is cross-platform. It highlights the advantages of automation such as efficiency and cost reduction, while also addressing the complexities and limitations associated with mobile testing. Additionally, it provides prerequisites for using Appium and emphasizes best practices for effective testing.

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2. Mobile automation Testing Course
• What is Appium
• Appium Basics
• Competitors
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
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Need of Mobile
Application Automation
Testing

4. • Smartphone Apps have experienced explosive growth
since 2007
• Mobile App are more reliable for Organizations
• Mobile Apps bringing half of their Web Traffic
• In some cases, mobile apps are the only way
customers interact with their products.
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5. • No Wonder, that Mobile Apps Development Process has
become quick and efficient, which also have high priority
for organizations.
• Fortunately, Mobile development tools are evolving to
meet these needs, with modern dev teams.
• Development of Mobile Apps has become faster
• But, what about the Testing approaches??
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6. Testing Mobile Applications are:
• More complex
• Time consuming
• Platform Variations
• Quality Concerns
So, alike Manual Mobile Testing process,we should also
adopt Mobile Automation Testing
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Need of Automation in Mobile Testing
Automation
is the key
7(Q1’14) – 40(Q1’16)

8. Various factors to adopt Mobile Automation:
• Efficient
• Faster
• Reusability
• Reliable
• Cost Reduction
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9. Which Mobile
Automation Tool to be
Used?
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11. What is Appium?
&
Why Appium?
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12. • Appium is an open-source test automation tool
• Allows testing for all types of Mobile Applications:
Native Apps, Hybrid Apps and Mobile Web Apps
• Importantly, it is Cross-Platform
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14. • Appium is Cross Platform supporting iOS and android
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Operating System & Device Manufacturers

16. • Appium supports most of the Programming languages
like java, ruby, php, C#, etc.
• Appium handles both, Simulators and Real devices
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17. • Appium supports Automation for all Apps like Hybrid,
Native and Web apps
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Complexities in Mobile Landscape

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Screen Size & Resolution

20. • Appium is compatible with Selenium Webdriver
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21. • Appium is very well supported and Active group,
Building a large and thriving open source community effort
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Mobile Automation Tools

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MonkeyRunn
er

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UI AutomatorUI Automator

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Choose the RIGHT tool

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The Process: Recipe of Success

29. Getting Started with
Appium
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30. Prerequisite to use Appium:
• JDK (Java Development Kit) - V1.6(+)
• Eclipse - Indigo(+)
• Android SDK – With API level 17(+)
• Selenium WebDriver JAR – 2.43.0(+)
• Appium for Mac/Windows – 1.3.7.2(+)
• APK App info from Play Store
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31. How Appium works?
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Working
Architecture

32. Working Architecture of Appium on Real
Devices/Simulator
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33. Working flow:
• 1. From Web-driver, Automation Commands are sent in
form of JSON via HTTP request to Appium Server.
• 2. Appium Server invokes Vendor specific mechanism to
execute those commands on the Mobile-Device.
• 3. Client sends back the message to the Appium Server.
• 4. Appium Server logs the result in the console of the Web
Driver.
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34. Limitations of Appium:
• Doesn't support image comparison
• Doesn’t support testing of Android Version lower than 4.2
• Limited support for testing Hybrid App
• Long time to configure Appium for both android and iOS
• No Support to run Appium Inspector on Microsoft Windows
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Takeaways
• Use real devices: avoid simulators as much as
possible
• All elements in the UI should have an unique
resource id.
•The App UI has changed: Get ready for
modifying your test script.
•Say NO to sleeps

36. Any Questions?
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37. Thank You
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