iOS Automation

An introduction to the basics of TestArchitect automation on iOS devices, and the steps involved in setting up the test environment.

TestArchitect supports the following:

Appium	2.x
iOS	16.x
Devices	All types of iPhone and iPad.

If an application is designed specifically for the iPhone, that application can only be tested on the iPhone device. The same is true for the iPad.

Before beginning automated testing on an iOS device, you need to configure Appium Server.

• If you use cloud-based application testing service, Appium server is already configured.
• If you use local devices through appium server locally please make sure that the device’s settings are configured correctly. (learn more)

Setting up the iOS test environment
How to setup and configure iOS automated testing environment on target devices are discussed in following sections.

Capturing iOS controls with the Interface Viewer
The Interface Viewer looks for the presence, and displays the graphical user interface (GUI) of, available iOS devices.

Starting iOS automated tests
Approaches to selecting which iOS device(s) runs automated tests in TestArchitect.