How can I use UiDevice and UiObject classes?

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Hi

I’m new to Appium. How can I use UiDevice and UiObject classes for native app testing.

Can you help me with real time examples.

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For iOS or Android? Could you please be more specific to help you.
Also, post where you are stuck?

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Hi,

I want to use these for Android. I don’t have any specific scenario to tell but want to learn how there can be used in Appium/Android automation as I’m very new to Appium.

Please help.

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@Bharath_Madishetti: Very high level statement.
Start from here to learn automating android using appium: http://appium.io/slate/en/tutorial/android.html?java#

Try few things on your own and come back here in case you are stuck somewhere. This community would be very glad to help you.

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Hi, I have gone through it earlier and I felt it was at very high level, not much useful for novice.

Can you please answer to below thread if possible.

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Hi Bharath,

Actually Appium had abstracted UIAutomator objects. So you can not directly access UIDevice/UIObjects directly But appium internally do this for you. So from point of beginner, you just need basic exposure of Selenium-webdriver and any of programming language to kick off mobile automation.

Thanks,
Priyank Shah

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Priyank is right – avoid the uiautomater code unless absolutely needed.

You are looking for this call

driver.press_keycode(4)  # 4 is the keycode for back
driver.press_keycode(84) # 84 is the keycode for search
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Answered in that thread.