How to change context in testing android hybrid app

Question

I'm trying to test a hybrid app using appium and protractor. If I run my test in android+chrome with simple browser.get() . The protractor test works, but when running in app it shows an error:

Appium logs shows that it has 2 available context, but when I try to set the context to webview using driver.context('WEBVIEW_com.google.android.gms') it doesn't work.

I've been googling for days already but none seems to work for me. TIA!

Answer 1

You can use the following method to switch to the webview:

public void switchToWebview() {
    Set<String> availableContexts = driver.getContextHandles();
    for (String context : availableContexts) {
        if (context.contains("WEBVIEW")) {
            System.out.println("Context Name is " + context);
            driver.context(context);
            break;
        }
    }
}

Let me know if it works fine for you.

Answer 2

You can give Appium Studio a try. You can find here on how to switch context in AppiumStudio. Its a easy to use tool with integrations with various other frameworks