Select an automation engine
You can override the default automation engine used to execute your appium tests on BrowserStack. In order to change Appium’s automation engine, use the automationName capability.
| Capability | OS | Values |
|---|---|---|
automationName |
Android | UIAutomator2, Appium, Flutter(for flutter apps) Default: UIAutomator2 |
| iOS | XCUITest, Flutter(for flutter apps) Default: XCUITest |
If you are using BrowserStack SDK, you can set the following capabilities in the browserstack.yml file:
BrowserStack SDK is a plug-n-play solution that takes care of all the integration steps for you. Using the BrowserStack SDK is the recommended integration method for your project. To know more, visit the SDK core concepts page.
DesiredCapabilities desiredCapabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
desiredCapabilities.setCapability("automationName", "Appium");
var capabilities = {
'automationName': 'Appium'
}
DesiredCapabilities capability = new DesiredCapabilities();
capability.SetCapability("automationName", "Appium");
$capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
$capabilities->setCapability("automationName", "Appium");
desired_cap = {
'automationName': 'Appium'
}
desired_caps = {
'automationName': 'Appium'
}
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