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Appium Basic Capability

what is the capabilty remoteAppsCacheLimit used for?

Set the maximum number of remote cached apks (default is 10) which are pushed to the device-under-test’s local storage. Caching apks remotely speeds up the execution of sequential test cases …

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what is the capabilty skipServerInstallation used for?

Skip uiAutomator2 server installation and use uiAutomator2 server from the device. It can be used to improve startup performance when an uiAutomator2 server in the proper version is already installed …

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What is the Use of enablePerformanceLogging?

Enable performance logging of webviews and web browsers. Enables Chromedriver performance logging on Android. Enables Safari performance logging on iOS. Defalut Value:-false Example:-capabilities.setCapability(“enablePerformanceLogging”, false);

Appium Basic Capability

What is the Use of webviewConnectRetries?

Number of times to send connection message to remote debugger, to get webview. Defalut Value:-8 Example:-capabilities.setCapability(“webviewConnectRetries”, 12);

Appium Basic Capability

what is the use of disableWindowAnimation?

Set device animation scale zero if the value is true. After session is complete, Appium restores the animation scale to it’s original value. Defaults to false eg: capability.setCapability(“disableWindowAnimation”, true);

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what is the use of androidInstallPath?

The name of the directory on the device in which the apk will be push before install. Defaults to /data/local/tmp

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what is the use of androidInstallTimeout?

Timeout in milliseconds used to wait for an apk to install to the device. Defaults to 90000

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what is the use of deviceReadyTimeout?

Timeout in seconds while waiting for device to become ready. Default time:5 sec

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Why to use safariGarbageCollect capability?

Perform garbage collection of the javascript heap in Safari webviews before each command is sent. Defalut value:-False Eg:-capabilities.setCapability(“safariGarbageCollect”, true);

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What is the purpose of using autoWebview capability in Appium especially for iOS (with webviews)?

If you are testing Hybrid Apps, which are basically 100% webview, it can be inconvenient to remember to switch to using the Webview Context before every test. Sending the autoWebview …

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