In all the previous chapters, we have worked on web applications that are loaded in desktop browsers. But with the increasing number of mobile users, businesses today have to serve their users on mobile devices as well. In this chapter, you will learn about the following:
- The different types of mobile applications and testing tools
- How to test mobile application using Selenium WebDriver, more specifically, with Appium
- Testing mobile applications on Android and iOS
- Using cloud-based device labs for real device testing
Appium is an open source mobile-automation framework used to test mobile apps on iOS and Android platforms using the JSON wire protocol with Selenium WebDriver. Appium replaces the iPhoneDriver and AndroidDriver APIs in Selenium 2 that were used to test mobile web applications.