Using appium inspector (Android)

vicidroid · February 21, 2016, 5:18pm

I want to use Inspector for its record&replay property but I don’t have an apk file, I test an application with its source code. Thus, I cannot select an apk file under ‘Android Settings’ of Appium. Can you help me how to use inspector to test application with source code?

dasuner · February 22, 2016, 6:21am

Do you mean you build the project using Android Studio and test?

If it is yes, you can find the .apk on YourProject/app/buid/outputs/apk/<yourapp.apk> location

vicidroid · February 22, 2016, 3:30pm

I build using Eclipse, is the location different ?

vivek978 · February 22, 2016, 4:11pm

In eclipse right click on your project and in that menu select Android tools->Export signed Application package .

And In that appearing dialog follow the instructions.

Thanks , All the bast.

afwang · February 22, 2016, 10:06pm

Appium does not need nor require your application’s source code to let you run tests. Think of Appium as a tool for black-box level testing.
Under Eclipse, the APK should be under the bin/ subdirectory of the project directory after building, IIRC.

Degard · February 25, 2016, 1:51pm

You should set package and activity of application in appium android settings.
Do not set app path.
Set checkbox: ‘no reset’

Also uncheck intent if it is selected:

vicidroid · February 28, 2016, 12:08pm

Thanks for your relpy. Now, I am able to connect Inspector but I cannot see record property. Is Appium Inspector Record Replay property still not supported by Windows?

vivek978 · March 30, 2016, 7:27am

Yes on windows we can’t record

vicidroid · March 30, 2016, 10:02pm

Thanks for your reply @vivek978