Selenium is an industry standard for web testing. Most of test automation engineers are well versed with this tool, and even use its broad capabilities to execute some mobile tests. Inspired by Selenium and built based on testing approach Appium was created. It is an open-source tool for automating native, mobile web, and hybrid applications on iOS and Android platforms. In this how-to webinar, we will show you how you can utilize your Selenium skills to scale your mobile testing with Appium. Join Giovanni Rago, Customer Success Manager at Sauce Labs, in this event that will give you new insights into the way you approach mobile testing. Here are the main takeaways: -- Difference between Selenium and Appium -- Which Selenium skills can be used when testing in Appium -- What’s the best testing strategy for mobile -- How much more there is to learn about Appium

1. Giovanni Rago - Manager of
Customer Success, EMEA
Selenium for Mobile?
Meet Appium

2. YOUR SPEAKER
• Giovanni Rago,
Manager of Customer Success, EMEA
• Helping Sauce users automate to the next
level
• Background in mobile test automation
using Appium
• Previously at TestObject

3. SELENIUM
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● Allows user to remote control a browser
● Client-server architecture based on
WebDriver protocol (W3C Candidate
Recommendation)
● Supports major browsers
● De facto open-source
standard for web test automation
● Sauce Labs wouldn’t exist without it!
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4. WHAT ABOUT MOBILE?!
It’s 2017, and... mobile users > desktop users since years
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5. WHAT ABOUT MOBILE?!
It’s 2017, and... mobile revenue > desktop revenue
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6. WHAT ABOUT MOBILE?!
It’s 2017, and...
…there should be a great
automation tool for mobile out there!
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7. MEET APPIUM
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● Selenium with added mobile caps
● Allows users to remote control
mobile devices
● Same architecture: client-server
based on WebDriver protocol
● On its way to become the de-facto
standard for mobile
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8. WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT IT? - CROSS
TECHNOLOGY
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9. WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT IT? - CROSS PLATFORM
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Appium allows you to write tests against multiple platforms (iOS, Android,
Windows), using the same API. This enables code reuse between test suites
on different platforms.
This code clicks the same UI element on both platforms: *
MobileElement loginButton = driver.findElement(By.id(“login_button”));
loginButton.click();

10. NOT ENOUGH?
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Appium supports a variety of popular languages to write your tests scripts in!
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11. ARCHITECTURE
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12. ARCHITECTURE
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CLIENT
SERVER DEVICE

13. JUST HOW CLOSE ARE THEY?
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• Client-server architecture
• Based on WebDriver Protocol
• Multi-browser
• Multi-language
• Open source
• Massive, active community
• In active development
• De-facto standard
• Client-server architecture
• Based on WebDriver Protocol
• Multi-platform
• Multi-language
• Open source
• Massive, active community
• In active development
• Leader in Mobile Automation field

14. ENOUGH TALK!
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Let’s try it out!
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15. Got questions?

16. Thank you!