Configuring new platforms

mpayne 2017-03-20 21:43:19 UTC #1

I have the latest version of Appium installed both on a Windows machine and a Mac. I've noticed that the latest platforms available in Appium for either Android or iOS are quite old compared to the latest platforms available in XCode and Android Studio.

How do I configure Appium to be able to test against virtual devices running more recent platforms?

Aleksei 2017-03-21 08:08:45 UTC #2

you just need to install it using "npm". install on mac and windows and do:

npm install -g appium
// or for some version
npm install -g appium@1.6.1-beta

mpayne 2017-03-21 20:32:33 UTC #3

I did install with npm on both Windows and Mac. Are you saying that 1.6.1-beta has more up to date platforms?

Aleksei 2017-03-21 20:33:21 UTC #4

i am using 1.6.4-beta now.

mpayne 2017-03-22 20:19:22 UTC #5

Thank you. After watching a recent webcast, I noticed that there is a new GUI - appium-desktop, which seems to come bundled with 1.6.4-beta of the Appium server.

Using that GUI it became clearer that the platform dropdown on the old GUI is a bit misleading - you don't need to select from the list, you can just type in a platform.

Aleksei 2017-03-22 21:15:53 UTC #6

if you want to use the latest - drop using GUI. it will be always old comparing with command line version.

mpayne 2017-03-23 20:11:13 UTC #7

So, just use "npm update appium -g"?

What do you use for an inspector?