Nowadays automated tests are used during almost every testing process. This is not shocking, as properly ordered automated testing very much decreases the time which is needed for a testing process, and excludes errors and omissions in test execution triggered by a human aspect.
Nowadays almost every testing process used automated tests. The benefits of Automation Testing are reducing the time for a testing process and excluding errors and bugs in test execution caused by a human factor. We have used different automation testing tools for Android App Testing.
Let’s explore the latest tools for Android Automation Testing. Following different tools are available in the market.
Let’s see more details about these tools
Appium is a framework for creating automation tests for iOS and Android applications. Appium supports Android version 2.3 and later. Appium also used the WebDriver interface to run the test cases. Appium supports different programming languages like Java, C#, and Ruby.
Appium also can control different browsers on mobile devices like Safari and Chrome. But some engineers are complaining, Appium is providing poor, insufficient reports and Also, reduced XPath support on mobile devices, this is a weak point of Appium.
This test automation framework is used for hybrid Android apps and mobile web. This framework supports Windows, Mac, and Linux OS. Selendroid supports test writing with Selenium to client API. Selendroid is an allowed platform for parallel testing.
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Calabash is an automation testing framework. It is performed acceptance tests for Android and iOS apps. Calabash can be used by everyone i.e., Mobile app developers and the ones who don’t know about coding skills. This tool automatically interacts with an application to input the text and verify validations.
Calabash has a library. Using this library test-code will be able to programmatically connect with native and hybrid apps.
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Robotium is one of the first automated testing tools for software supported on Android devices.
Robotium is a free Android UI testing tool. Robotium is an appropriate automation testing tool for various Android versions and sub-versions. Test cases are created by Robotium and are written in Java. It is eligible for automation in Android versions and sub-versions. Software developers explain it as selenium for Android. When a test case is created in Robotium it is written in Java. And Robotium is a library for unit tests.
It is suitable for test automation for different Android versions and sub-versions. Software developers often describe it as Selenium for Android. Tests created by Robotium are written in Java. In fact, Robotium is a collection for unit tests.
But Robotium takes more time and effort for creating test cases, to automate the test one should be working with program source code. Robotium is unsuitable for cooperation with system software, it cannot lock and unlock mobile phones or tablets.
Robotium does not provide a record and play function, and screenshots functionality also does not provide.
Monkey Runner is a famous Android Testing tool and It is used fully for automating functional tests for Android software.
Monkey Runner is poorer than Robotium. To automate, tests do not need to interact with the source code. The tests are written in Python and can use a recording tool for creating tests.
Monkey Runner is one of the popular Android Testing tools used for automating functional tests for Android software.
This tool is more low-level than Robotium. One does not have to deal with the source code in order to automate tests. Here the test is written in Python, and for creating the test you can use the recording tool.
Monkey Runner is also can run tests on actual devices which are connected to a PC. Monkey Runner has an API. This API allows handling a smartphone, a tablet, or an emulator from outside of Android code.
Monkey Runner has a disadvantage of the mobile app testing tool like you need to write a script for each device.
Monkey Runner can run tests on actual devices which are connected to a PC or emulators. Monkey Runner has an API, using this API allows it to control a smartphone, a tablet, or an emulator from outside of Android code. Another problem with this tool is that the tests require adjustments each time when the user interface of the tested program is changed.
This mobile app testing tool’s most disadvantage is that you need to write code for each device. Another problem with Monkey Runner is that the tests require modifications each time when the user interacts with the tested program is changed.
Ranorex is the best tool for test automation. Ranorex is not only supporting the newest but also supports the early versions and sub-versions of Android devices, starting from Android 2.2.
One of the Ranorex advantages is it provides detailed reports with screenshots. Ranorex can connect a mobile phone or a tablet to the Internet via Wi-Fi. Using this tool automated test engineers can elaborate data-driven tests, excluding XML data format. Ranorex Studio allowed an automated test engineer to create tests simply by just clicking the mouse. It permits for expansion of additional program modules.
Ranorex is a business mobile application tool and its license price is 1990 EUR. Ranorex searches elements very slowly and it takes up to 30 seconds to perform the operation.
Ranorex is more used for creation tests for beginning Android versions.
UI Automator tool has been latest enlarged by Google. It supports Android versions starting from 4.1. For earlier versions should be select another Android app testing tool.
UI Automator is capable to communicate with all kinds of software products for Android, including system applications. UI Automator provides to lock and unlock a smartphone or a tablet.
Automate tests for earlier versions need to select another Android app testing tool. UI Automator is also able to communicate with all kinds of software products for Android as well as including system applications. This allows UI Automator to lock and unlock functionality for a smartphone or a tablet.
Created scripts using this tool, you can be executed this script on many different Android platforms. It is also allowing duplicate complex sequences of user actions.
UI Automator also can operate external buttons of a device like buttons for going back, volume regulation, and turning on and off the device.
It can be combined with a testing framework TestNG. In this situation, UI Automator can create informative and detailed reports, as the same reports which are generated by Ranorex. This tool also searches elements very fast.
For quality mobile application testing on many Android platforms, Software testing experts find UI Automator. It is one of the excellent tools for Android applications.
Kobiton is a mobile testing tool that allows the functionalities to perform manual as well as automated testing also on real devices. It also supports gestures, orientation, etc. To perform testing on real physical devices in the cloud. You are able to test iOS and Android devices testing in a highly responsive environment.
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SmartBear BitBar is the testing platform for mobile and web apps to perform manual as well as automation testing on real devices. You are able to access the real device cloud and it has the same HW and OS versions that your customers are using.
Testdroid is an all-in-one real device testing cloud. It has functionalities for automation testing in any framework, manual app testing, and scriptless testing for real devices.
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TestComplete tool is an Automation testing tool with AI.
Smart Bear’s TestComplete is the Automated UI Testing Tool with AI. It allows the platform for web applications, mobile applications, and desktops. It is a reliable automation testing tool. Here for creating functional GUI tests, do not need to select an option between scripting and script-less testing.
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Accelerating Mobile testing cycles and improving the quality of your releases by high-volume automated Android testing.
Twisa works as a Software Tester at QACraft. She is a Computer Engineer with a degree and she has 5+ years of experience in the QA field(Manual as well as Automation Testing). As an automation tester, she has good knowledge about Automation testing of web-based applications using selenium Webdriver. In her free time, she loves to explore new technologies.
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