Recommended: Java interview questions for Selenium professionals What is the Appium Server?Īppium server or simply Appium is a mobile automation tool which dedicatedly performs automation of Native, Hybrid and mobile web apps.

But, there is a thin line of difference between Appium and Selenium grid which will be visible in the later part of the tutorials. When I started working on mobile automation through Appium a few days back then I found its working principle is the same as the Selenium Grid. Well, you will feel connected with Appium or Appium Server if you are aware of two of the most important components of Selenium i.e., Selenium Grid & Selenium RC.

The agenda of this article is about the understanding of Appium Server and its architecture which demystifies the testing of mobile app and site. This is just the beginning of the mobility section of our blog. It’s high time to switch to mobility and mobile automation testing because mobile-first is the talk of the town. We have discussed most of the web GUI automation with Selenium WebDriver.

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