Test an already installed app on the device (skipDeviceInitialization)

[Chris_Trevarthen]

Hi @mdmmzm,

You should be able to start the test with any apk file that you have on your system - the Sample Android Mobile Tests Project that comes with Katalon Studio has one. Then you can switch to the actual application you want using the DesiredCapabilities.

See this post for an example:

How to change desired capabilities during executing the test suit on real android device

Hi @zanoon2010, I think you can fake out the test to switch applications by setting the Desired Capabilities, using RunConfiguration.setMobileDriverPreferencesProperty: import com.kms.katalon.core.configuration.RunConfiguration import com.kms.katalon.core.mobile.keyword.MobileBuiltInKeywords as Mobile // You will need a real .apk file here in order to launch successfully, even if you're not testing it String appFile = "/fullpathtomyfile/mobile-beta.apk" // The app info for the built-in app y…

Hope this helps,

Chris