Initiate mobile testing from Android, iPad, and iPhone environments in MobileFirst Studio
With MobileFirst Studio, we can add iOS or Android applications to IBM MobileFirst Platform Test Workbench, and make them available for the recording and playback of test scripts.
- Prepare the application for testing...
- For Android apps:
- Create the native Android project in MobileFirst Studio by clicking...
application (right-click) Run As | Build Android Environment
- Create the application binary file (the APK file) using the Android tools.
- For iOS apps, create the Xcode project in MobileFirst Studio by clicking...
application (right-click) | Run As | Build IPhone Environment
The appropriate certificate is specified in the Xcode project, for testing the app on a real device.
- Perform a build and deployment action on the project by right-clicking the project name, and clicking...
Run As | Run on MobileFirst Development Server
...to make the iOS .ipa file or the Android .apk file available, and to update the Android project.
- (For Android only) Compile the APK by right-clicking the name of the automatically generated Android project, and clicking...
Run As | Android Studio project
We can add Android or iOS hybrid apps to the test workbench using either of the following methods...
- Follow instructions in Add applications in the workbench.
- Complete the following procedure...
- Right-click the iPad, iPhone, or Android environment of your MobileFirst application and click...
Run As | Test with IBM Mobile Test Workbench
- For Android, this action places the .apk file in the test workbench.
- For iOS, the application is instrumented, then added to the test workbench.
Use the Application Center to share applications
Parent topic: Use MobileFirst Studio and Application Center