Tutorials, guides, and best practices for mobile test automation with Appium. From installation and setup to advanced framework design for Android and iOS.
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driver.executeScript() unlocks a whole layer of device control that standard WebDriver commands can't reach. This guide covers the most important execute methods for UiAutomator2 and XCUITest — gestures, app lifecycle, device interaction, location simulation, clipboard, and permissions.
A single misconfigured capability can stop your Appium session before it even starts. This guide covers the most important ones for UiAutomator2 and XCUITest — what they do, when you need them, and how to put them together into a working session configuration.
The locator strategy you choose directly affects how fast your tests run and how often they break. This guide covers every strategy available for Android and iOS — with honest performance comparisons and clear guidance on when to use each one.
Most people use Appium Inspector to find locators and nothing else. But it has a gesture builder, a code recorder, a command executor, and two interaction modes that most people never discover. This guide covers all of it.
Most Appium beginners write test scripts before they understand the UI they're automating. Appium Inspector solves that — this guide shows you how to connect it to a real app and start finding locators without writing a single line of code.
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