Accessing Elements that are off screen

[PaulB]

Hi,

I'm new to Appium and Android automation, generally experienced in Web Automations using Selenium.

Recently we have been looking to automate our Android application, one thing I've noticed is that I can not find items unless they are visible on the screen, i.e. I need to scroll the page

Is this always the case? as I would find it difficult to automate when the screen resolutions are different, meaning less/more scrolling required.

Or am I missing some feature here?

Thanks in advance!

[Aleksei]

it is all true for Android - elements outside screen not visible. with iOS it is visible but need to be scrolled first if you want to tap on them.

[PaulB]

So what is the best way to deal with different screen resolutions? Or is it best to design the tests best on one fixed set of devices?

[Aleksei]

not clear what the problem is?

[PaulB]

Basically I have a Form that has many elements, you have to scroll vertically to see all of these. On different devices you have more or less scrolling to perform.

For instance a 480x800 resolution vs 1440x2560 resolution , the Form needs different amount of scrolling to get to elements. I see you can use ScrollTo() but the elements do not have a Name so would need to use Swipe() , defining the amount of scrolling required.

I am new at this and learning exch day what is possible, this may not be an issue just something I have to learn to overcome.

Thanks!

[Aleksei]

all correct. you need to scroll. As idea of end scroll you can choose any strategy:
- either you know in advance the last element
- or you should remember last element scroll and see if last element changed

[sheetal0123]

PaulB,

Its easy to handle different devices, you need to first check if element is displayed or not, if displayed then click else scroll a bit and again check. Keep this loop till you find element.

Hope you got an idea

[PaulB]

Yeah that makes sense!

Guess I'll write a custom function to do so

Thanks!