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Test Automation for Mobile

The demand for releasing quality mobile applications across multiple platforms warrants a solid test automation framework to thoroughly inspect and catch any regression issues. Mobile application developers have the necessity to rapidly release bug fixes and new features to keep up with the competition. This makes mobile test automation indispensable in the development life cycle. In this chapter, let us take a hands-on approach to thoroughly review mobile test automation and its setup.

Here are the main topics we will be looking at in this chapter:

  • Getting to know Appium
  • Knowing WebdriverIO and its advantages
  • Setting up Appium and WebdriverIO
  • Writing our first mobile test
  • Key considerations for mobile automation ...

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