Can anybody share the code to switch to chrome browser and then switch back to the app we were automating

[jitenderbhardwaj]

Please share the code to switch from an app to chrome browser and then switch back to the app I am automating.
I tried but failed!

[Aleksei]

first pls clear where is "chrome" to open? same phone or PC where tests are running?

[jitenderbhardwaj]

Hi @Aleksei

I need to perform the complete operation on a single device.
Like I am automating an application A from here I need to open some specific URL in chrome in the same device and now I again need to switch back to application A.

[Aleksei]

@jitenderbhardwaj when you need to start chrome try something like:

import io.appium.java_client.android.Activity;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidDriver;
import io.appium.java_client.android.AndroidKeyCode;

        ((AndroidDriver) driver).startActivity(new Activity("chrome_app_package", "chrome_app_activity"));
        ((AndroidDriver) driver).get("your_url");
        ((AndroidDriver) driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.BACK); //close browser with back key

[jitenderbhardwaj]

startActivity(new Activity("chrome_app_package", "chrome_app_activity"));

@Aleksei
I'm missing something. Can you help me out?

[Aleksei]

@jitenderbhardwaj your code is wrong (not startActivity but driver.startActivity....). i updated mine code with imports. just copy paste.

note: mine java-client version is:

            <groupId>io.appium</groupId>
            <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
            <version>5.0.0-BETA8</version>

[jitenderbhardwaj]

@Aleksei
The issue isn't with the code.
I guess the issue is with the chrome activity declaration or chrome itself.
Because same code is working for other apps like Gmail, Mozilla Firefox etc.

[vrunoa]

Have you tried:
pkg = “com.android.chrome”;
activity = “com.google.android.apps.chrome.Main”;
?

[jitenderbhardwaj]

@vrunoaThanks.
You are right I was giving some other activity name that is why I was getting: permission denied.
And when I used the activity name which you mentioned, it resolved my issue.