How to execute Mobile Tests

Introduction

In order to execute Mobile Tests, you must connect to an external grid which offers real mobile devices.

There are 2 options available:

  • BrowserStack
  • Sauce Labs

1. How to execute Mobile Tests on BrowserStack

You need an account on BrowserStack that has access to App Automate.

If you do not have an account on BrowserStack, you can sign up for a free trial.

That will give you 100 minutes of App Automate.

Even if your tests will be executed on BrowserStack, you will get the results and logs in your Endtest account.

Steps

Connect your Endtest account with your BrowserStack account:

  1. Go to your BrowserStack account.
  2. If you don't have a BrowserStack account, you can just sign up for a Free Trial.
  3. Go to the Products section from BrowserStack and click on App Automate.
  4. Click on the Show button from the Username and Access Keys section from the left side of the page.
  5. Go to the Settings page from Endtest.
  6. Add the Username and Access Key from BrowserStack App Automate in the BrowserStack User and BrowserStack Key inputs from the Endtest Settings page.
  7. Click on the Save button.


Your Endtest account and your BrowserStack account are now connected.

You won't have to repeat steps 1-7 unless you move to another BrowserStack account.

  1. Upload your APK or IPA file in the Drive section.
  2. Copy the File Download URL for your uploaded app.

Your app is now stored on the Endtest Drive.

Steps 8-9 will be repeated only when you want to test a new version of your app.

  1. Go to the Mobile Tests section from Endtest.
  2. Click on the Run button and select BrowserStack from the Grid dropdown.
  3. Select the desired configuration.
  4. Paste the File Download URL in the APK Download URL / IPA Download URL input.
  5. Start the test execution.


You can also upload your APK or IPA file in the Drive by using our Endtest API.

More details are available in the Endtest API chapter.

You can also upload your APK or IPA file on a server or an AWS S3 bucket.

The URL must have the file name and the file extension at the end and the file (app) must be downloaded automatically, without any prompts or confirmations.

Take our APK Download URL for the WIkipedia Android App as an example:

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/endtest-tests/WikipediaSample.apk

2. How to execute Mobile Tests on Sauce Labs

You need an account on Sauce Labs that has access to TestObject.

If you do not have an account on Sauce Labs, you can sign up for a free trial.

That will give you access to a list of devices.

Even if your tests will be executed on Sauce Labs, you will get the results and logs in your Endtest account.

Steps

  1. Go to your Sauce Labs account.
  2. If you don't have a Sauce Labs account, you can just sign up for a Free Trial.
  3. Go to the Access Real Devices Automation section from Sauce Labs.
  4. Upload your APK or IPA file.
  5. Get the testobject_api_key from the Appium - Basic Setup section.
  6. Go to Mobile Tests section from Endtest.
  7. Click on the Run button and select Sauce Labs from the Grid dropdown.
  8. Select the desired configuration.
  9. Add the testobject_api_key in the TestObject API Key input.
  10. Start the test execution.


Steps 1-5 will be repeated only when you want to test a new version of your app.

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