Automation Guide Application testing Mobile testing Testing mobile applications iOS Automation Setting up the iOS test environment

 Configuring an iOS device

Configuring an iOS device

Configuring an iOS device for test automation.

Perform the following on your iOS device:

• Turning on the location service for TestArchitect Agent allows the agent to run uninterrupted in the background, which is necessary for automated testing.

  1. Tap Settings > Privacy > Location Services,

  2. Turn on the TestArchitect Agent location service.

• Shut down all unnecessary running applications, except TestArchitect Agent. This ensures against the possibility of running applications consuming too much memory, which risks causing the agent to crash.

• Disabling Assistive Touch de-activates the accessible gesture commands. (Having the accessible gesture commands active can result in unstable behavior in the agent.):

  1. Tap Settings > General > Accessibility.

  2. Set AssistiveTouch to Off.

• Optional: accessibility label is a property of some controls in iOS. If your test needs to access this property, turn on Speak Screen in iOS 8 or, in iOS 7, set Triple-Click Home to control Toggle VoiceOver. This allows for the Interface Viewer to capture the accessibility label property:

  • iOS 8:
    • Tap Settings > General > Accessibility > Speech.
    • Enable Speak Screen.
  • iOS 7:
    • Tap Settings > General > Accessibility.
    • Scroll down to the Physical & Motor section and then tap Accessibility Shortcut.
    • Ensure that the VoiceOver option is selected.

• Disabling Auto-Lock ensures that your device does not automatically lock its display while the automated test is running, which would cause the test to fail:

  1. Tap Settings > General > Auto-Lock.

  2. Select the Never option.