为什么Android调试版本比android发布版本更多地用于Appium自动化测试中？

Question

Android debug build apk is mostly used for testing; is there any problem if I use android release build apk in Appium testing?

Answer 1

We can use Release build also for Appium automation but if the locator value protected by the release build we have to change to debug build . So that its easy to write reliable script with right locators.

Answer 2

You can use either build when testing this issue with using a production build for testing is performing automated tests on production is not good practice. If something were to go wrong your automation could potentially dos your production servers. Many other issues can also arise, through proper setup of the app package you are using you should be able to run on either or builds. I for example am running on both a dev and qa environment with no problems.