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Getting Started with Appium android:
step towards mobile automation….
Description:
Have you always wanted to get into mobile test automation space but was reluctant thinking you have no clue where to start?
Then here you go , a simple article outlining how to setup android emulator and find the locators for the elements using Appium desktop app and Android studio
(The Android Emulator simulates Android devices on your computer so that you can test your application on a variety of devices and Android API levels without needing to have each physical device)
Android Studio
Install Android Studio:
This has the emulator .
https://developer.android.com/studio
Note: you might get an error at the end saying cannot open correctly follow the below step
Open Android studio:
In windows go to the installation folder and open
android studio/bin and double click studio.bat
Change the Target of your android studio
Install SDK in android studio:
click SDK manager:
Select the desired SDK android version and click apply.