The document outlines the execution of mobile web app test scripts on real Android devices using Appium, highlighting benefits such as reduced manual effort and time. It details the Appium architecture, setup prerequisites, and steps to execute test scripts in the Chrome browser. Common issues faced during execution, such as ElementNotClickableException and slow window switching, are also addressed along with recommended solutions.

1. Mobile web app scripts
execution on real
Android device using
Garima Goel
(Naukri Quality)

2. Why Appium?
Advantages of using appium for mobile site
Test script execution:
• Different Android devices
• Different versions of Android OS
• Reduces manual Effort
• Reduces Testing time
• Larger ROI on Automation test scripts
• Responsive Pages automation

3. Appium Architecture

4. On an Android device, Appium uses the UIAutomator framework to automate
the apps.
When we execute the test scripts, Appium sends the command to the
UIAutomator running on the device. Here, bootstrap.jar is used to execute
the test command in order to perform the action on the Android device.
Appium on Android

5. Additional prerequisites to use
Appium

6. Apart from current selenium setup, we need to
configure following setup on our machine
Android SDK tools (API>=17)
ADT plugin for Eclipse
Appium server
Appium client libraries
AVD or real device

7. Appium Server
There are 2 ways to
start the Appium
server:
• Using command prompt -
Type command: “appium &” to
start the server.
• Using Appium GUI - Click
“Launch Appium Server”
button in the appium GUI to
start the server
Before server Start
After server Start

8. Setup to be done on mobile device before
start working with Appium

9. Mobile web app
test script
execution on
real device
We will now study how to
execute selenium test
scripts in native chrome
browser of real android
device.

10. Code to initialize Android Chrome
browser

11. Following steps
are to be followed
to execute the
mobile site test
scripts on real
android device
• Enable USB debugging option in the
android device
• Connect the device to the laptop and type
“adb devices” in the command prompt to
check device is connected.
• Start the Appium server.
• Run the project using ant/maven
command.
• The test scripts will start executing in the
Chrome browser of the connected mobile
device.

12. Issues faced
while test script
execution in
Chrome
ElementNotClickableException
InvalidSelectorException
Slow Window Switching
No support for Actions class

13. Use JavaScript or
sendkeys(Keys.Enter) to click
the element in chrome
browser
Use Explicit Wait / Webdriver
Wait to avoid
InvalidSelectorException
Use Thread.sleep() after
switching to window.