Appium Interview Questions and Answers

Ques 16. How do you set up Appium for iOS testing?

For iOS testing, you need Xcode installed, a valid developer certificate, and Appium capabilities configured for the iOS device.

Ques 17. What is the difference between UIAutomator and UIAutomator2 in Appium?

UIAutomator is used for Android versions up to 4.3, while UIAutomator2 is used for Android versions 4.4 and above.

Ques 18. Explain the concept of XPath and its types in Appium.

XPath is a language used to navigate XML documents. In Appium, XPath can be absolute or relative.

Example:

By.xpath("//android.widget.Button[@text='Submit']")

Ques 19. How can you handle alerts and pop-ups in Appium?

Appium provides the Alert interface to handle alerts, and you can use the accept() and dismiss() methods.

Example:

Alert alert = driver.switchTo().alert(); alert.accept();

Ques 20. Explain the concept of Desired Capabilities in Appium.

Desired Capabilities are a set of key-value pairs used to provide information to the Appium server about the test session and the desired environment.

Example:

{"platformName": "iOS", "deviceName": "iPhone 11", "app": "/path/to/app.app"}