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Error when opening Chrome on Android 13 via adb

2022-08-052022-11-10OK5 Comments

Recently 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.

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Chrome crashes when opening non-ASCII URL

2022-07-152022-07-15OKLeave a comment

In 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.

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Most useful Git commands

2021-02-152023-02-19OKLeave a comment

Those 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.

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Useful adb commands for testing

2020-12-242022-08-21OK1 Comment

This is a list of adb commands which I often use when doing manual or automated testing of Android apps.

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Most common test automation mistakes – Part 2

2020-12-032023-02-19OKLeave a comment

Note: 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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