What are the limitations of using Appium?

Limitations of Appium:

• Configuration and time needed to setup Appium for iOS and Android is complex.
• Only one iOS device at a time can be run in Appium.
• Automation support for Android 4.1 or lower is not present.
• Appium inspector cannot be run on Windows.

What are the challenges in Appium?

Now here are the top mistakes, automation engineers make when creating Appium webdriver tests.

• Overusing XPath.
• Not Making Use of Accessibility IDs.
• Not Making Your App Testable.
• Not Thinking About Application View States.
• Querying for the Visibility of Every Element.
• Thinking that Using Native Testing Tools is Always Better.

What is Appium most considerable limitation?

The limitations of using Appium is given below: Appium does not support the testing of android which is lower than 4.2 version. It provides limited support during hybrid app testing. It does not support to run the Appium Inspector on the Microsoft Windows.

Which of the following is not a limitation in Appium?

Answer : Appium does not support testing of Android Version lower than 4.2. Limited support for hybrid app testing. E.g., not possible to test the switching action of application from the web app to native and vice-versa.

Is Appium safe?

In general, if you’re running your own Appium server locally, and not sharing it with anyone else, and don’t expose Appium’s port to the wider internet, you should have nothing to worry about, and can safely enable all Appium’s features.

What are the most difficult scenario to test with Appium?

The most difficult scenario to test with Appium is data exchange. 15) While using Appium can I run my tests in a multithreaded environment? Yes, you can run the test in a multithreaded environment but you have to ensure that no more than one test runs at the same time against the same Appium server.

What are the challenges faced in mobile testing?

Top 10 Mobile Testing Challenges

• Screen Sizes.
• Connection Types.
• OS Version Fragmentation.
• Browser Fragmentation.
• Power Consumption/Battery Life.
• Usability.
• Internationalization.
• Device Settings.

What are the most difficult scenarios to test with Appium?

Which languages Appium does not support?

Is Appium any good?

The main reason why Appium is a good choice for us is that it allows for tests to interact easily with both Android and iOS devices. Instead of using one toolset for Android and another for iOS, Appium combines how automation functions with each platform and puts it all into one library.