Automate SMS Sending in Appium (Java)

By Bhau Automation • Appium Mobile Testing

🎯 What You Will Learn

How to automate SMS sending using Appium
Locate messaging app elements
Handle mobile keyboard input
Real-time mobile automation example

📌 Why SMS Automation?

SMS automation is useful for testing OTP flows, messaging apps, and real-time communication features in mobile applications.

📱 Get Current Activity

adb shell dumpsys window | find "mCurrentFocus"

💻 Appium Java Example

driver.findElement(By.id("com.android.mms:id/recipients_editor"))
      .sendKeys("9876543210");

driver.findElement(By.id("com.android.mms:id/embedded_text_editor"))
      .sendKeys("Hello from Appium");

driver.findElement(By.id("com.android.mms:id/send_button"))
      .click();

🚀 Desired Capabilities

caps.setCapability("platformName", "Android");
caps.setCapability("appPackage", "com.android.mms");
caps.setCapability("appActivity", ".ui.ConversationList");

🎯 Real Use Cases

OTP verification testing
Messaging app automation
End-to-end mobile testing
Notification validation

❓ Interview Questions

Q: Can Appium automate SMS?
A: Yes, by interacting with the messaging app UI.

Q: How to get current activity?
A: Using adb dumpsys command.

🎥 Watch Full Tutorial

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🔥 Key Takeaways

Appium can automate real device features like SMS
ADB commands help in debugging
Useful for OTP testing
End-to-end automation becomes possible

🚀 Created with ❤️ by Bhau Automation

Automate SMS Sending in Appium – Mobile Automation Tutorial (Java)