How to handle redirects from one app to another

[monix]

I'm creating a test script for an Android app using Java and I am stuck in automating the scenario below which involves redirection from 1 app to another.

1. Press a button in App1 which will redirect the user to App2
2. Validate fields in App2 and press a button that will return user to App1
3. Perform some more tests in App1

My script is failing in Step 2 since the android driver does not recognize the UI elements in App2. Can someone help me in how to handle this?

Thanks a lot!

[Aleksei]

we do not have problem with Android when we want send email from client using e.g. Gmail client. What is your scenario?

[monix]

This is my current code:

//Click on the button that will redirect user to App #2
driver.findElement(By.id(appButton1)).click();

//User is now in App #2
//Make Asserts
Assert.assertEquals(driver.findElement(By.id(sometext)).getText(), "Test");
//Click on the button that will return the user to App #1
driver.findElement(By.id(appButton2)).click();

//User in now back in App #1
//Make Asserts
Assert.assertEquals(driver.findElement(By.id(Parameters.SCC_LINE2)).getText(), "Test");

The problem is that the script does not recognize the UI elements in App #2. Should I have in my code a line that will switch to the other app?

Thanks.

[Aleksei]

make sure that you use FULL id with package name when you calling another app.

e.g. with Gmail client need to call like:

    @AndroidFindBy(id = "com.google.android.gm:id/subject")
    private List<AndroidElement> gmail_SubjectInput;

[monix]

Adding the package name to the id worked perfectly. Thanks so much!

[monix]

Hi, do you have an idea on how to do the same in iOS? I already have the package name but the elements do not have an ID. I can only use the xpath.

[Aleksei]

package name in IOS? seriously?

[monix]

I believe the Bundle ID in iOS is same as the Package name in Android.

Any idea how to refer to a UI element in another app for iOS? I tried using the same format as Android but it didn't work. See format below:

com.google.android.gm:xpath/