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.
Quickstart
To run your Playwright test suite with Android devices on BrowserStack, perform the following steps:
Refer to the steps provided in the run your first test page.
In Step 3, while configuring your browserstack.yml file, use the deviceName parameter and specify the devices parameters as shown below:
Select over 100+ browsers-OS combinations from the list of supported device and OS.
Install dependencies
Install the required dependencies by running the following command:
Set access credentials
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.
Execute build on BrowserStack
You are now ready to run your build on BrowserStack. From the root directory of the project, run the following command:
View test results
View your tests on the BrowserStack Automate dashboard. To learn more about the dashboard, check the view test results document.
Understanding the test configurations
Set Browser-OS combination
You can set the Android Browser-OS combination in the playwright.config.js as shown:
Patching the capabilities dynamically
The patchMobileCaps function within the fixture.js file facilitates dynamic patching of the capabilities according to the project name.
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