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In order to automate mobile test cases on Windows Computers, you must download and install Appium and Android Studio.
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- Download Android Studio.
- Once downloaded, double-click android-studio-bundle-windows.exe.
This will start installation of Android Studio. - Follow the on-screen instructions and complete the studio installation.
Select Standard Installation.
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Note Android Studio is developed for Android application development. In order to get started with application testing using virtual devices, users need to have at least one project created. Once project is created, users can create and start emulators and download required platform images from the Android Studio.
- Once the installation is complete, launch Android Studio.
- Create a dummy project.
- From the Tools menu, click Android and then select SDK Manager.
Select required packages to install and click Apply.
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Tip Google system images are required to create and start virtual devices (emulators). Generally, emulators created with Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image serve all the testing requirements, however, users can download and install any system image depending on the testing requirements.
If you want Google Chrome in the Nougat emulator, please select Google API as system image. Google Chrome comes as a default browser for Nougat and not for other Android operating systems.
System displays the list of components selected to be installed.Go to SDK Tools and ensure that Android SDK Build-Tools are is installed. If not, then download it.
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Click OK.
Once all the required components are installed, click Finish.
Now you can start creating virtual devices. For more information about creating and managing virtual devices (emulators), click here.
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