Lesson #14: Connecting to a mobile device

This tutorial will guide you through the process of connecting to a mobile device using desired capabilities. With TA Viewer and Mobile Live Screen, you can interact or inspect controls on your devices.

Prerequisites:

• Completed lesson #2 #3
• Learn more how to set up Appium server on Android and iOS.

What you will learn:

• How to input desired capabilities to connect to a mobile device.
• How to import/export a desired capabilities file.
• How to connect to a mobile device.

Inputting desired capabilities

Inputting desired capabilities to connect to a mobile device.

Importing/Exporting a desired capabilities file
After inputting all desired capabilities, you can export them to a JSON file for later reuse.

Connecting to a mobile device
Start a new connection to a mobile device, reconnect to that device, or connect to another device.