LambdaTest Out Of Box IntegrationLambdaTest Integration to Execute Mobile App Automation Scripts for Android Devices

LambdaTest Integration to Execute Mobile App Automation Scripts for Android Devices

This article provides instructions on how to integrate algoQA with LambdaTest for performing mobile test automation for Android devices. It includes prerequisites, configuring the necessary files, running the tests, and monitoring the results.

Prerequisites

  • Make sure you have an appropriate licensed version (Native App trial version) to perform mobile test automation in LambdaTest.

  • Upon obtaining the license, log in with your credentials and navigate to the Dashboard page. Click the icon in the top-right corner to view the access key. Your username will be displayed alongside the registered username. For example, if your registered username is John Davis, it will appear as "John Davis" in place of 'username'.

    LambdaTest Connection Details popup with Hub, Username and Access Key fields, Access Key icon highlighted

  • Alternatively, you can access the Username and Access key by clicking the key icon available on the left pane and copy the username and access key by clicking the copy icon.

    Credential popup showing Username and Access Key fields with copy icons highlighted

  • You must fetch the APP ID details.

    To access LambdaTestAppKey or App ID in LambdaTest, click the settings icon next to the uploaded apk file after navigating to the App testing screen.

    Uploaded Apps list on LambdaTest with settings gear icon highlighted next to Kushal's.apk entry

  • The Settings window appears where you can find the LambdaTestAppKey.

    App Settings dialog with App Id field highlighted and copy icon, Save Changes button

  • You can find the device name and Platform version in the App Testing screenshot. This is the name of the chosen device in LambdaTest where the scripts will be executed. For more details, refer to step 5 screenshot in the next section.

Integrating algoQA with LambdaTest

Launching your app in the selected device

Perform the following:

Navigate to App Testing from the left panel.

Click the Android icon.

Click the Upload button to upload your respective APK file, then select the required device brand and device.

Click the Start button to start the build.

You can launch your app in the selected device where you can perform your testing.

In this case, a sample app is considered.

LambdaTest App Testing page with Android tab, Upload button and Start button numbered for steps

Configuring the ApplicationSettings.xml file in the algoQA-generated script folder

Perform the following:

  1. Navigate to the algoQA Platform by entering https://algoshack.com/ and sign in with the appropriate credentials.

  2. In the Scenario List, click the Generate Script button. Follow the onscreen instructions to generate the scripts.

  3. After generating the algoQA scripts, navigate to the script downloaded folder to open the ApplicationSettings.xml file. For example, you can find the ApplicationSettings.xml file in an algoQA-generated script folder for mobile automation available at the following path:

    C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\ScriptGeneration_202410040608951000\AlgoAFScript_202410040608951000\feature for Python Appium
C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\ScriptGeneration_202412240520726000\AlgoAFScript_202412240520726000\src\test\java for Java Appium

  4. In the ApplicationSettings.xml file, update the following details manually as shown in the example table:

    You can find the Username, Access Key, App ID or Key from the prerequisites steps from LambdaTest. PlatformName and version depend on whether you are using Android or iOS.

    FieldDetails
    deviceNameGalaxy S24
    PlatformNameAndroid
    PlatformVersion14
    UsernameParimala.bc
    Access keyHyDKmA3cf32RImwztkupVWUrZJFLFLWWyMRghDrUvNPSJXKymm
    LambdaTestAppKeylt://APP1016040971727694151489425
    Testing EnvironmentLambda
    AutomationTypeAndroidApp
    AutomationNameuiautomator2
    ApplicationSettings XML file showing deviceName, platformName, automationName and LambdaTest credential fields

  5. Navigate back to the pom.xml directory and open Command Prompt in the same directory.

  6. Run the following command to execute the script. The script folder may vary depending on where you have generated the scripts.

    behave -f allure_behave.formatter:AllureFormatter -o C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\ScriptGeneration_202410040608951000\AlgoAFScript_202410040608951000\features\temp -f pretty "C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\ScriptGeneration_202410040608951000\AlgoAFScript_202410040608951000\features".

    If you choose to execute scripts for Java Appium, then run 'mvn test' command.

Triggering the build in LambdaTest

Perform the following:

Make sure the APK file is uploaded.

When the build is triggered after running the command for the algoQA-generated scripts in the command prompt, scripts are executed in LambdaTest.

To view the execution in LambdaTest, navigate to App Automation from the left pane by selecting Automation.

LambdaTest sidebar with Automation menu item highlighted

The system captures the live recording of the steps.

App Automation live session with Commands list and Live device screen showing Allow notification prompt

You can perform the following while live recording the steps in LambdaTest:

  • You can view your Network Logs, App Logs, and Device Logs.
  • You can also view XPaths for a particular UI element/control after selecting the UI Inspector feature.
  • With the device controls, you can change the keyboard language, the device orientation, put the device to sleep mode, and increase and decrease the volume.
  • For more information on the preceding topics, refer to the topic in LambdaTest - Realtime Native Mobile App Testing.

If you don't have an existing APK file, then you can use the sample file from the LambdaTest here. Make sure to create the test scenario from the same app uploaded.

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