The Android development environment includes an integrated testing framework that helps you
test all aspects of your application.
Fundamentals
To start learning how to use the framework to create tests for your applications, please
read the topic
Testing Fundamentals.
Concepts
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Activity Testing focuses on testing activities. It describes how instrumentation allows
you to control activities outside the normal application lifecycle. It also lists
activity-specific features you should test, and it provides tips for testing Android
user interfaces.
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Content Provider Testing focuses on testing content providers. It describes the
mock system objects you can use, provides tips for designing providers so that they
can be tested, and lists provider-specific features you should test.
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Service Testing focuses on testing services. It also lists service-specific features
you should test.
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What to Test
is an overview of the types of testing you should do. It focuses on testing
system-wide aspects of Android that can affect every component in your application.
Procedures
Tutorials
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The
Hello, Testing tutorial introduces basic testing concepts and procedures.
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For a more advanced tutorial, try
Activity Testing,
which guides you through a more complex testing scenario.
Tools
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The
UI/Application Exerciser Monkey,
usually called Monkey, is a command-line tool that sends pseudo-random
streams of keystrokes, touches, and gestures to a device.
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The monkeyrunner tool
is an API and execution environment. You use monkeyrunner with Python programs
to test applications and devices.
Samples
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