Test iOS Apps with UI Automation

Capturing Our First Script from the Simulator

Let’s jump right in and go through the motions to capture gestures in the simulator. This will get us used to the Instruments profiling tool that houses UI Automation, and will give us a script we can study to learn how it works. Follow along to get a feel for the workflow.

Does UI Automation Work on the Device?

Yes, it does! If you choose your device in Xcode, Instruments will launch and attach to the app running on the device instead.

Some differences between the simulator and device environments may matter for your own applications. The camera shows up only on the device, and some performance tests, such as CPU and GPU benchmarks, are best performed on devices.

But we’re starting with the ...