In this post I will show how to test toast messages in Android using bare UI Automator.
If you are using Appium then you can skip this post, because with Appium a toast should be easily found using xpath “/hierarchy/android.widget.Toast”.
Continue readingRecently I’ve started adapting our test framework for new Android release, and encountered an unexpected error when opening Chrome on Android 13 via adb. Since solving this issue required some investigation and a knowledge of Android development, I’ve decided to write a blog post about it.
TL;DR: Use the correct command below to launch Chrome:
adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d https://google.com -n com.android.chrome/com.google.android.apps.chrome.IntentDispatcher --es "com.android.browser.application_id" "some_package"
And to launch Samsung browser:
b shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -d https://google.com -n com.sec.android.app.sbrowser/com.sec.android.app.sbrowser.SBrowserLauncherActivity --es "com.android.browser.application_id" "some_package"
Those, who want to know all the nitty gritty details, please keep reading.
Continue readingIn my last post I promised to write about log viewing tools, but since then I encountered a new issue with Chrome crashing when opening non-ASCII URL on Android, and I wanted to let you know about it ASAP.
Continue readingRecently I’ve ended up spending quite some time trying to figure out why a test where I was trying to set permissions via adb and appops command on Android intermittently fails (the dreaded flaky test!). So in today’s post I want to share my findings with you.
Continue readingIn this post I will describe how to use RunListener in Android instrumented tests (i.e. UI Automator or Espresso). But before getting into the nitty-gritty details, let’s discuss if you need to use it at all.
Continue readingThose of us who work in a team often have to use some git-based repository for managing automation source code. In this post I would like to share with you git commands I use most often for my everyday tasks, and hopefully you will find them useful.
Continue readingToday I would like to share with you brief reviews of two test automation books I’ve recently read — “Software Testing Automation Tips: 50 Things Automation Engineers Should Know” and “Mastering Mobile Test Automation” (affiliate links).
Continue readingThis is a list of adb commands which I often use when doing manual or automated testing of Android apps.
Continue readingWhen doing mobile test automation, you might need to check if a certain notification is displayed or to get all displayed notifications. In this post I’m going to describe how this can be achieved on Android using adb and/or UiAutomator. Some of the approaches can also be used with Appium.
Continue readingNote: This is Part 2 of a two-part series on most common test automation mistakes. Part 1 is here.
This is my take on the “most common test automation mistakes” topic. However, I’m not going to delve into the mistakes SDETs make when creating test automation strategy or using Selenium etc. Instead, I’m going to concentrate on mistakes on a coding level, which are relevant to many testing tools, frameworks and programming languages.
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