Appium, how to install and inspect elements on Android ?

• Install brew:

  ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/

  install/master/install)"
  

 

• Install Node.js: brew install node
  

 

• Install XCode

 

• Install XCode Command line

 

• Install appium. app

 

• Install android jdk

 

• Install java

 

• Export $HOME
  

 

• Export $JAVA_HOME – If you are using Mac, your java will be at: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdkx.x.x.jdk/Contents/Home
  

 

• Export $ANDROID_HOME – If you have android studio (and on Mac), your jdk will be point to /Library/Android/sdk
  

 

• Export $PATH: $PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
  

 

• Create an emulator with adb

 

• Download a sample apk, for example: IMDB – android 4.2.2 or Wikipedia

 

Be sure you have an android emulator created, I normally use genymotion.

 

Inspect this app with appium

 

 

• Run Appium Doctor and be sure everything is setup:

• Click on General Settings button and fill the form like this example:

• Click on Android Settings buttons and fill the form like this example:

• Open the emulator with adb or genymotion and click to Launch:

• After this you can click on Inspector button, which will open the app and let you inspect the elements

 

Easy peasy 🙂

Thank you guys, see you next weekend !