Run Playwright tests on Android devices using BrowserStack

Learn how to run your Playwright tests on Android devices with BrowserStack.

Prerequisites

BrowserStack Username and Access key, which you can find in your account settings. If you have not created an account yet, you can sign up for a Free Trial or purchase a plan.
NodeJS version 14 or higher is installed.
Latest Playwright android compatible version is installed.

Note: Playwright for Android is currently supported only for NodeJS.

To run your Playwright test suite with Android devices on BrowserStack, perform the following steps:

Clone our sample Git repository using the following commands:

Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

Set the environment variables BROWSERSTACK_USERNAME and BROWSERSTACK_ACCESS_KEY with your credentials as follows:

Alternatively, your can add your credentials to the browserstack.username and browserstack.accessKey capabilities in the fixtures.js file.

You are now ready to run your build on BrowserStack. From the root directory of the project, run the following command:

View your tests on the BrowserStack Automate dashboard. To learn more about the dashboard, check the view test results document.

You can set the Android Browser-OS combination in the playwright.config.js as shown:

The patchMobileCaps function within the fixture.js file facilitates dynamic patching of the capabilities according to the project name.

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