Using the Overview, Home and Back native buttons is pretty straight forward using WebDriver and Appium. Below there are the code examples for all the 3 buttons:
How to click the Back Button on Android with Selenium WebDriver and Appium
public void clickBackButton(){
((AndroidDriver)driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.BACK);
}
How to click the Overview Button on Android with Selenium WebDriver and Appium
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public void clickOverviewButton(){
((AndroidDriver<WebElement>)driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.KEYCODE_APP_SWITCH);
}
How to click the Home Button on Android with Selenium WebDriver and Appium
public void clickHomeButton(){
((AndroidDriver<WebElement>)driver).pressKeyCode(AndroidKeyCode.HOME);
}
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