How to setup Appium for Mobile Testing + WebdriverIO

How to setup Appium for Mobile Testing + WebdriverIO


WebdriverIO
Appium Javascript Typescript Mobile Automation

Appium

Appium is an open-source tool for automating native, hybrid, and mobile web apps on iOS, Android, and Windows devices. It allows you to remotely control mobile devices or emulators from your test scripts.

WebdriverIO

WebdriverIO is a test automation framework that allows you to write tests in JavaScript or TypeScript. It is built on top of WebdriverJS and supports the W3C WebDriver protocol.

Setup videos

The setup might be a bit tricky, but I will try to make it as easy as possible. Please check the videos below to get a detailed explanation of how to setup Appium and WebdriverIO for mobile testing.

Android native setup

ANDROID TESTING VIDEO

IOS native setup

IOS TESTING VIDEO

Running tests in a real device using BrowserStack

BROWSERSTACK TESTING VIDEO

Documentation references