[appium-device-farm-7] — How to Install APKs(@runtime) Using “Appium Device Farm” |Step-By-Step Details

Get a step-by-step walkthrough in the video below!

This article covers the process of uploading APK/IPA files at runtime in Appium Device Farm.

Step-1: Launch the appium server explicitly with Device Farm plugin

Command:

appium -ka 800 --use-plugins=device-farm -pa /wd/hub --plugin-device-farm-platform=android --log ./devicefarm.log 

Example:

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Step-2: Upload the apk/ipa file in “Apps” screen/Tab

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Observe that App has been upload successfully & provided App Capability — app:file-1753272517991.apk

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Step-3: Add the Automation Filename in the script:

cap.setApp("file-1753272517991.apk");

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Step-4: Execute the script

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Observe that user able to install the specified apk file under the capability & complete the execution without any exceptions.

“Complete Code: Optimized and Ready to Use”:

package com.appiumguide.devicefarm;

import org.testng.annotations.AfterTest;
import org.testng.annotations.BeforeTest;
import org.testng.annotations.Test;

import io.appium.java_client.AppiumBy;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.android.options.UiAutomator2Options;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.*;
import java.time.Duration;

/**
 * Script Details - "appium-device-farm”- Complete Details on How to Install APKs(@runtime) Using “Appium Device Farm”
 * 
 * appium-java-client version: Latest
 * 
 * @author 'Ramesh Kodumuru' for AppiumGuide [appiumguide@gmail.com]
 */

public class devicefarm_InstallapkDemo {
 
 private AndroidDriver driver;
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 @BeforeTest
 public void setup() throws MalformedURLException {
  UiAutomator2Options cap=new UiAutomator2Options();
  cap.setPlatformName("android");
  cap.setAutomationName("uiautomator2");
  cap.setDeviceName("Pixel6");
  
  //Install apk by using device-farm central repo
  
  cap.setApp("file-1753272517991.apk");
  cap.autoGrantPermissions();
  cap.noReset();
     
  driver = new AndroidDriver(new URL("http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub"), cap);
  driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(Duration.ofSeconds(100));
  
 }
 
 @Test
 public void test() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
  
  driver.activateApp("io.appium.android.apis");
  
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.accessibilityId("Views")).click();
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.androidUIAutomator("new UiScrollable(new UiSelector().scrollable(true))"+
    ".scrollIntoView(new UiSelector().text(\"Tabs\"))"));
  
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.accessibilityId("Tabs")).click();
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.accessibilityId("5. Scrollable")).click();
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.androidUIAutomator(
          "new UiScrollable(new UiSelector().scrollable(true)).setAsHorizontalList().setMaxSearchSwipes(10)" +
           ".scrollIntoView(new UiSelector().text(\"TAB 30\"))"));
      
  Thread.sleep(5000);
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.androidUIAutomator("new UiSelector().text(\"TAB 30\")")).click();
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.androidUIAutomator(
          "new UiScrollable(new UiSelector().scrollable(true)).setAsHorizontalList().setMaxSearchSwipes(10)" +
           ".scrollIntoView(new UiSelector().text(\"TAB 1\"))"));
  Thread.sleep(5000);
  
  driver.findElement(AppiumBy.androidUIAutomator("new UiSelector().text(\"TAB 1\")")).click(); 
          
 }
 
    
  
 @AfterTest
 public void teardown() {
  
  if(driver!=null) {
   driver.quit();
   System.out.println("Test Completed");
  }
  
 }

}

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