Mobile Automation Testing Using Appium – Launch App (Part 7)

By Bhau Automation • Appium Automation Framework Tutorial

🎯 What You Will Learn

What is Mobile Automation Testing?
How to launch Android app using Appium
Appium framework structure
Desired capabilities explanation
Running first Appium test
Real-time automation workflow

📌 What is Mobile Automation Testing?

Mobile Automation Testing is the process of automating mobile applications using tools like Appium to validate functionality, UI behavior, and performance.

⚙️ Tools Required

Java (JDK)
Android Studio
Appium Server
Appium Inspector
TestNG / JUnit
Real Device or Emulator

🚀 Launch App Using Appium

DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.setCapability('platformName', 'Android');
caps.setCapability('deviceName', 'Android Emulator');
caps.setCapability('automationName', 'UiAutomator2');
caps.setCapability('appPackage', 'com.saucelabs.mydemoapp');
caps.setCapability('appActivity', 'com.saucelabs.mydemoapp.MainActivity');

AndroidDriver driver = new AndroidDriver(
new URL('http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub'), caps);

📱 Framework Flow

Start Appium Server
Configure Capabilities
Launch App
Locate Elements
Perform Actions
Validate Results

🧠 Why Appium?

Open-source tool
Android & iOS support
No app modification
Supports Java, Python, JS

🎯 Best Practices

Use Page Object Model
Avoid hard waits
Use stable locators
Run on real devices

🎥 Watch Full Tutorial

Watch Mobile Automation Using Appium

🎓 Key Takeaways

Appium is best for mobile automation
Capabilities are mandatory
Framework improves scalability
Supports CI/CD pipelines

🚀 Next Topic: Writing First Appium Test Script using Page Object Model

Created with ❤️ by Bhau Automation

Mobile Automation Testing Using Appium – Launch App & Framework Setup