Integrating web-based functionality into Android apps can present challenges, particularly during UI testing. This post explores an issue where a button in a web form remains disabled despite valid inputs being provided programmatically. The root cause is the 'non-trusted' nature of JavaScript events in such scenarios. To overcome this, the post suggests simulating real user input through the keyboard using Espresso's Instrumentation class, ensuring the web form behaves as expected during tests.

5m read timeFrom engineering.theblueground.com
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