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What is Appium | How Appium Works 📲| Appium Testing Tutorial | Part I

What is Appium | How Appium Works 📲| Appium Testing Tutorial | Part I

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  • What is Appium | How Appium Works | Appium Testing Tutorial | Part I
  • How to install Appium | Appium Testing Tutorial | Part II
  • How To Install Android Emulators | Appium Testing Tutorial | Part III
  • How To Install APK File & Appium Inspector | Appium Testing Tutorial | Part IV
  • Appium Framework Design: Setup with Maven & Folder Structure | Appium Testing Tutorial| Part V
  • How To Run Your First Appium Test | Appium Testing Tutorial | Part VI
  • How To Perform Mobile App Testing Using Appium | Appium Testing Tutorial For Beginners
  • Appium Framework Design: Test Data Management with JSON | Appium Testing Tutorial | VII

About the Video

In this Appium testing tutorial, Sidharth Shukla (@sidharthshukla4), founder and author of Automaters: Full Stack QA_SDET, deep dive into the basics of the Appium framework for performing Android and iOS app testing. He briefly explains what Appium is, why we need it, and the fantastic features that make it distinct from the other mobile testing frameworks.

Video Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:22 Why is mobile testing required?

04:02 What is Appium?

07:12 Why do we need Appium?

16:50 How does Appium work?

17:47 What is client-server architecture?

20:10 Points to note

26:30 About the next video

27:01 Conclusion

Key Topics Covered

Introduction to Mobile Automation Testing:

Explanation of the growing demand for mobile testing due to the increase in mobile app usage.

The need for automation in mobile testing to handle repetitive tasks and multiple devices efficiently.

Introduction to APM (Appium):

Overview of Appium as an open-source mobile test automation framework.

Appium’s role in automating mobile app testing for both Android and iOS devices.

Benefits of using Appium, including cross-platform support and community resources.

Why Appium is Popular:

Cross-platform support allowing the same test scripts for both Android and iOS with minimal changes.

Compatibility with multiple programming languages like Java, Python, Ruby, etc.

Support for testing on real devices, emulators, and simulators.

Understanding Mobile Apps Types:

Definitions and differences between Native Apps, Hybrid Apps, and Progressive Web Apps.

How Appium supports automation for all these app types.

How Appium Works:

Overview of the client-server architecture of Appium.

Step-by-step explanation of how Appium processes commands and interacts with mobile devices through API requests.

Setting Up Emulators and Simulators:

Introduction to emulators and simulators, and their importance in mobile automation.

Mention of upcoming sessions focusing on creating and using emulators in mobile testing.

Integration with CI/CD Pipelines:

Importance of integrating Appium with CI/CD tools like Jenkins for continuous testing and faster releases.

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