Explore mobile automation with Appium and discover new ways to test native, web, and hybrid applications About This BookUse Appium to automate any type of mobile application from any language using any test frameworkWrite a single script to perform automation testing on both Android and iOS platformsEquip yourself with the practical skills required to develop mobile applications using this pragmatic guideWho This Book Is ForThis book is intended for automation testers and developers who want to enhance their skills from web-based automation to mobile application automation using Appium. Basic knowledge of mobile application testing, Selenium WebDriver, and programming is assumed. In Detail Nowadays, mobile automation is growing at a fast pace; this is where Appium comes in. It is a tool that performs automated mobile testing for Android and iOS.Appium Essentials is a practical guide that will help you to perform mobile automation testing and gain a good understanding of mobile automation concepts. This book will teach you how to use Appium drives on native, web-based, and hybrid apps.You will then explore Appium usage with different mobile applications, get acquainted with using an emulator to automate mobile apps, and learn about mobile gestures such as tap, zoom, and swipe. Finally, you will test your apps on a physical device and experience the look and feel of an end user!