Chapter 1, Introduction to Appium, starts with an introduction to the mobile app. It talks about different types of mobile app, that is, native, hybrid, and mobile web. We then take a little closer look at the advantages and limitations of each type of mobile app. We learn about Appium's architecture and about two different automation frameworks Appium uses, XCUITest and UIAutomator2 for iOS and Android, respectively.
Chapter 2, Machine Setup, starts with instructions for setting up your machine in order to start using Appium and write automated tests. In this chapter, we address the setup for both Windows and Mac machines. Some of the prerequisites to install are the most recent Java, Android SDK, Genymotion Emulator, ...
