--- title: Mobile App Testing Articles & Tutorials | TestingBot description: Appium, XCUITest, Espresso and Maestro on real iOS and Android devices. 12 in-depth articles from the TestingBot team. source_url: html: https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/mobile-testing md: https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/mobile-testing.md --- # Mobile App Testing testing articles Appium, XCUITest, Espresso and Maestro on real iOS and Android devices. [Read the documentation](https://testingbot.com/support) [Start testing free](https://testingbot.com/users/sign_up) [All articles](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles) Mobile App Testing [Selenium](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/selenium) [Test Frameworks](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/test-frameworks) [Web Testing](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/web-testing) [Playwright](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/playwright) [AI Testing](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/ai-testing) [Visual Testing](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/visual-testing) [Testing Practices](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/topic/testing-practices) Article Aug 31, 2026 ## [Mobile App Test Automation at Scale](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/mobile-app-test-automation) How to choose between Appium, Espresso, XCUITest and Maestro, and what changes when you run the suite on real devices at scale. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/mobile-app-test-automation) [![Run Maestro tests in the cloud](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/45-54aab6a840d2561eab846e8bfde7ec26113ba601a9fcc15ddea883c2a80ec29c.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/maestro-cloud-testing "Run Maestro tests in the cloud") Article Dec 18, 2024 ## [Run Maestro tests in the cloud](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/maestro-cloud-testing) What Maestro is, how its declarative flows differ from Appium, and how to run them against remote iOS and Android devices in the cloud. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/maestro-cloud-testing) [![Appium 2 and Appium 3 Migration Guide](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/27-121da26036885301ba438e1cdfc81e7ae8045cbc53c0dafaff5b4436000590b1.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/appium-2-migration "Appium 2 and Appium 3 Migration Guide") Article Jul 27, 2023 ## [Appium 2 and Appium 3 Migration Guide](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/appium-2-migration) What changed between Appium 1, 2 and 3: drivers, capabilities, the removed touch endpoints, and how to upgrade an existing suite. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/appium-2-migration) [![Automate native iOS Apps with XCUITest](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/25-bb2ccb531384c461ef792214839e9e8f99a4b08b1293730ceeab67e4a8352563.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/automate-native-ios-apps-xcuitest "Automate native iOS Apps with XCUITest") Article Jul 22, 2023 ## [Automate native iOS Apps with XCUITest](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/automate-native-ios-apps-xcuitest) How to automate Apple's own iOS apps with XCUITest, with code for driving Settings, Messages and Photos, and how to extend it to other apps. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/automate-native-ios-apps-xcuitest) [![Using Touch Actions with Appium](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/24-490f70ad8a80e4534523707125b88e44e70fe19b126be4f44e689bbd5f6a0cbf.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/touch-actions-appium "Using Touch Actions with Appium") Article Jul 18, 2023 ## [Using Touch Actions with Appium](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/touch-actions-appium) How to simulate taps, swipes and pinches on real devices with Appium Touch Actions, with examples, best practices and common pitfalls. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/touch-actions-appium) [![How to Inspect Element using UIAutomatorViewer](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/23-d6314d62f1aa6a6c51fb960d1b65bc3aeb14ee0ade20527f6546bfd5777536d2.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/android-uiautomatorviewer "How to Inspect Element using UIAutomatorViewer") Article Jul 14, 2023 ## [How to Inspect Element using UIAutomatorViewer](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/android-uiautomatorviewer) How to use UIAutomatorViewer from the Android SDK to inspect app screens and find the selectors your automated Android tests need. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/android-uiautomatorviewer) [![Dark Mode Testing with Appium](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/22-ed15fa0f3fde7566416fff5078b44689dc274439b2fb829f8c68603e909a65d6.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/dark-mode-testing "Dark Mode Testing with Appium") Article Apr 6, 2023 ## [Dark Mode Testing with Appium](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/dark-mode-testing) How to switch a native app between light and dark mode from an Appium test on iOS and Android, and the layout bugs dark mode tends to expose. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/dark-mode-testing) [![Android Espresso Tutorial](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/19-fe4971eb8049097c25f2cc2fce95b71b94f3bb342e094c219b2404c09374f015.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/android-espresso-testing "Android Espresso Tutorial") Article Jul 1, 2022 ## [Android Espresso Tutorial](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/android-espresso-testing) Why Espresso suits Android UI testing, how to add it to a project and write a first test, and how it compares with the alternatives. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/android-espresso-testing) [![Appium Page Object Model & Page Factory](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/18-d5ebe90196feee55fbf779752565bb813e5ff45ba7329882b5bdd38225f35581.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/page-object-model-appium "Appium Page Object Model & Page Factory") Article Jun 23, 2022 ## [Appium Page Object Model & Page Factory](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/page-object-model-appium) How the Page Object Model keeps Appium tests readable, with a worked example, the Page Factory, @FindBy locators and when to cache lookups. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/page-object-model-appium) [![Getting Started with Appium](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/17-0f1ccf4b98b8ad7a8deb4040a2d3f04ef1131418471be27b1c7d0b1b758880eb.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/getting-started-with-appium "Getting Started with Appium") Article May 27, 2022 ## [Getting Started with Appium](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/getting-started-with-appium) Getting started with Appium for native and hybrid app testing, with performance tips and how to troubleshoot using Appium Inspector. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/getting-started-with-appium) [![Appium Flutter Driver: Testing Flutter Apps](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/13-77f190ec948df41b31594f8fc224348844ebc412f374eb6f18c9d4215b4fa49b.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/appium-flutter-app-testing "Appium Flutter Driver: Testing Flutter Apps") Article Nov 16, 2021 ## [Appium Flutter Driver: Testing Flutter Apps](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/appium-flutter-app-testing) How to test a Flutter app with Appium: what the framework compiles to, how the Appium Flutter Driver works, and how to build an app for testing. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/appium-flutter-app-testing) [![How to do localisation testing for mobile apps](https://testingbot.com/assets/resources/articles/12-9db6c7be671827ade1212fa6e476ee36e3365f01569100ee46fe22405c035760.webp)](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/localized-testing-mobile-app "How to do localisation testing for mobile apps") Article Nov 10, 2021 ## [How to do localisation testing for mobile apps](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/localized-testing-mobile-app) Find out how to perform localisation testing with mobile apps. Change your language or locale with Appium, XCUITest and Espresso. [Read article →](https://testingbot.com/resources/articles/localized-testing-mobile-app)