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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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How-to, Miscellaneousadb, android

Set permissions via adb and appops command

2022-07-102022-07-10OKLeave a comment

Recently 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.

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How-toadb, android

Using RunListener in Android tests

2021-04-072021-10-23OK

In 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.

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How-toandroid, junit

Test automation books review

2021-01-072021-10-23OK

Today 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).

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Reviewsandroid, book review

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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Miscellaneousadb, android

How to get displayed notifications on Android

2020-12-122021-10-23OK1 Comment

When 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.

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How-toadb, android, appium, notifications, uiautomator

Android Service with multiple threads

2020-12-012021-10-23OK

In this post I’m going to explain step-by-step how to create background Android service with multiple threads.

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How-to, Miscellaneousandroid, services

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